It could be mother or son

With rumours of Rahul Gandhi taking over as Congress president soon doing the rounds, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar said that “only two people can be Congress president, mother or son”.

“Rahul (Gandhi) already said that he is ready to contest the election,” Mani Shankar Aiyar was quoted by a news agency.

“To contest an election, people are required. If there is no one and there is only one candidate, how will you conduct the election in the first place,” the senior Congress leader asked.

Rahul Gandhi is likely to be announced as the Congress president by October 31, taking the mantle from mother Sonia Gandhi who steered the party for 19 years.