ahul Gandhi is an unusual figure in Indian politics. He is a ‘Nepo Baby’ like many others, but the mantle of a political leader didn’t really sit well on him. He gave the impression that he had been conscripted into politics because of his distinguished lineage, one that boasts three prime ministers. Helped by his frequent foreign jaunts and the troll armies of the opposition, he was caricatured as a non-serious political dilettante. Ever since his early years, he has flattered to deceive. He arrived like a kind-hearted young prince awaiting a natural coronation, exuding a fresh charm that saw choruses of approval. But his claim to represent a force for the good was first deflated by the India Against Corruption movement against his party’s UPA-II
