PM congratulates Rahul on elevation as Congress president

December 11, 2017 18:59

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Rahul Gandhi for his elevation as Congress President.

"I congratulate Rahul Ji on his election as Congress President. My best wishes for a fruitful tenure. @OfficeOfRG," Modi tweeted.

Earlier, Congress' central election authority head had said Gandhi was elected unopposed as Congress president.

Rahul Gandhi will collect the certificate formally declaring his ascension to the post on December 16, party's CEA head Muallapally Ramachandran had said.

The 47-year-old Gandhi succeeds his mother Sonia Gandhi, who remained in the post for 19 years.

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