Neither opulence nor ostentation worked for Ahmed Patel

November 26, 2020 17:57

'It was inevitable that Patel should have become the perfect 'political aide' to Sonia Gandhi; after initial years of a tepid relationship, Sonia came to value his judgment, advice and sagacity. If Sonia sustained herself as the longest serving president of this very old party it was for one and only one reason -- she had Patel in her corner, watching out for her interests as well as what was best for the Congress.

'And, if a Congress decline seems inevitable, it is because the younger Gandhis -- Rahul and Priyanka -- never learnt to respect Patel. Now Sonia is old and rather unwell, and there is no Patel to steer the Congress. A chapter in the Congress's history finally comes to an end,' writes senior journalist Harish Khare, who as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's media advisor had a ringside view of the goings-on in the UPA, in The Wire, here.

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