Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s four-page open letter that formally and unambiguously announces his exit as the party chief is both a message to and indictment of his party colleagues. Mr. Gandhi not only held himself accountable for the 2019 poll debacle but, more importantly, also made it clear that heads need to roll. “Rebuilding the party requires hard decisions and numerous people will have to be made accountable for the failure of 2019. Without any direct reference to his party colleagues, Mr. Gandhi seems to have addressed a common criticism that the Congress is more comfortable being the party in power than the Opposition. Mr. Gandhi, however, made it clear where he stood on this issue by defending a ‘strong and dignified’ campaign.

Source: The Hindu July 04, 2019 07:27 UTC