Nayantara Sahgal says Rahul Gandhi is showing 'signs of great change'

November 06, 2015 11:26

Noted writer and niece of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Nayantara Sahgal is impressed with the way Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has decided to play a "bigger role" and feels he is showing "signs of great change".

Speaking on the sidelines of fourth Chandigarh Literature Festival here today, Sahgal, when asked to comment on what she thought about Rahul, said, "Like everybody else I thought (several years back), he did not want to be in politics. Many of us thought it would be better if he takes up something else." She, however, quickly added that now she has seen a great change in Rahul.

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