"Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister when he was 40 and his son Rahul Gandhi will follow his footsteps."
"This is the course of history and it is irreversible."
India's Minister of External Affairs, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, speaking at the 2009 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (a summit honoring Non-Resident Indians and People of Indian Origin), sealed the future of the country's top job. As an 'indispensable' member of the current Cabinet of Ministers and a known confidante of the Gandhi family, Mr. Mukherjee's words serve as a genuine precursor of what is to be the country's fate. India's news networks and newspapers also picked up Mr. Mukherjee's byte and the comparison to a newly elected, young leader of another democracy and Mr. Gandhi have begun to flow freely. Clearly, they seem to believe youthfulness alone implies change.
Mr. Mukherjee's words also serve as inspiration to the young majority of India's population. Finally, a genuine reason to not bother contemplating a possible foray in to public life in the future. If it is the irreversible course of history that at the end of the day, 10 Janpath shall rule India, then any effort to become a politician and aspire to reach the top will be counterattacked. To those who wish to argue by saying becoming a politician does not imply one must solely aspire for the Prime Minister's seat, then you're missing the point entirely.
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