India’s ruling Congress shrugs off Economist’s take on Rahul

Washington Post, The Economist, Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s comments on India . . . We need to free ourselves from the spectre of mental colonialism,” Congress party spokesperson Manish Tewari told the media in the national capital. In an article, titled ‘The Rahul Problem’, ‘The Economist’ magazine asks: “What is the point of Rahul Gandhi?
The problem is that Mr Gandhi has so far shown no particular aptitude as a politician, nor even sufficient hunger for the job.
He is shy, reluctant to speak to journalists, biographers, potential allies or foes, nor even to raise his voice in parliament. Nobody really knows what he is capable of, nor what he wishes to do should he ever attain power and responsibility,” the article says. — Xinhua.