NEW DELHI: Days before Rahul Gandhi 's coronation as Congress president, Times Now has accessed a set of audio tapes that blows the lid off a 70-year-old open secret: that the Congress is a familyrun proprietorship — despite vehement statements by all Congress officials to the contrary, including party president Sonia Gandhi . They are essentially selected by state president who was also essentially selected by the Congress president.Tewari: Shehzad, have you thought all this through? It is not a political party and no party in India is a political party, they are all proprietorships. Indeed, after Shehzad's open letter to Rahul challenging his elevation as Congress president, the party tried to distance itself from him.But there are clearly many who do not disagree with the issues raised by Shehzad. "I admit it's 100% selection not election; if this continues, the Congress will become a Pvt Ltd company."

Source: Times of India December 01, 2017 23:26 UTC