For India’s opposition to recover, the Gandhis should quit
Single-family dominance repels talent from the Congress party
THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS is the grand old party of the world’s biggest democracy. Its president is Sonia Gandhi, the 74-year-old widow of Rajiv Gandhi, a former prime minister who was also the son and grandson of prime ministers. Its de facto leader is Rahul Gandhi, Rajiv’s and Sonia’s 51-year-old son. Priyanka Gandhi, their 49-year-old daughter, is a general secretary. Somebody named Gandhi has run the party for all but six of the past 43 years.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Heir today, gone tomorrow?”
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