And this guy wants to be the Prime Minister!

Rahul Gandhi doesn't want to grow. He has scant respect and regard for his elders and political opponents. His words and actions have demonstrated, time and again, that he is thoroughly immature and incapable of shouldering serious responsibilities. A person who has been in the forefront of his party has never been able to carry his party to victory and many-a-time, the party has suffered ignominous defeats at the hustings because of the hatred and venom that he and his colleagues spew on their opponents.

I often wonder as to who writes his scripts; it's definitely by a person who dislikes him and makes him a villain of the piece, always and every time. 

Now, let's see his latest tamasha. While addressing the press today, Rahul Gandhi at Mayasandra in Tumakuru, Karnataka - on the 31st day of his Bharat Jodo Yatra - said, "I think the RSS was helping the British and Savarkar was getting stipends from the British. BJP was nowhere in the freedom struggle. BJP cannot hide such facts, Congress and its leaders fought for freedom".

With a single proverbial stone, he has sought to kill three birds! Let's call out the frauds being perpetuated :-

    * The RSS was helping the British - a totally false statement.

    * Veer Savarkar was getting stipends from the British - balderdash!

    * BJP was nowhere in the scene; the Bharatiya Jana Sangh - which was a precursor of the present day BJP - was very much there.

Rahul Gandhi, allow me to give you a few important lessons, if you are aspiring to be PM and not because your mummy wants it. Let me tell you, your sister would have done a much better job.  

If you are aspiring to be someone big in this country, then follow these fundamental aspects of behaviour :-

   * When you speak, measure your words.

   * You just cannot afford to be parsimonious with the truth.

   * Have respect for your opponents; do not denigrate them even if they were to do so to you.

   * You need to grow up and stop being immature.

   * What you're doing now is 'Bharat thodo' and not 'Bharat jodo'.

Kindly make amends to your entire range of approach towards making an impact in the hearts of the people.

And for starters - I've been crying hoarse from day 1 - "What's your vision for this country? And don't give me the moth-eaten Congress party manifestoes, please! We're curious to know!"

Tailpiece.

Got up at a quarter past 6, the chores and was ready by 10.

Achieved quite a few things over the telephone.

The maid came for work, quite late, around lunch time.