Kochi: Attacking BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday questioned his credentials as a 'strong leader' saying he was the Home Minister of the country when terrorists were released at Kandahar.
On the Kandahar issue, Rahul said, "You should have resigned if the PM did not have faith in you. Did he buckle under pressure when Kandahar happened or Vajpayee not believe him. I want to know which is correct."
Talking about his sister Priyanka's statement that she wanted to see him (Rahul) as the PM, the young leader said that he did not think his sister could have made such a statement.
"There is a twist to that. My family has always seen politics as (something) what you do for the country rather than where you end up. Rahul Gandhi becoming PM is not an important issue," the AICC General Secretary said, brushing aside the matter.
Backing the Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi hailed Manmohan Singh and described him as "young". He referred to the policies of the party and the stand of Singh on various issues to buttress his point that Singh was young.
Asked about his marriage plans, the young leader said that he was too busy with elections and that "marriage will have to wait".
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