Five months after their Lok Sabha debacle the Congress is finally in an introspective mode but still shielding the Gandhis from any blame. CNN-IBN's Pallavi Ghosh talked to Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit.
CNN-IBN: Do you agree with P Chidambaram when he says the Gandhis should have spoken more?
Sandeep Dikshit: Oh yes, to a certain extent, yes, I would, and I would say that when they speak it is effective and that is one of the reasons why I am saying that they must come out.
CNN-IBN: What about Sonia Gandhi & Manmohan Singh?
Sandeep Dikshit: Soniaji, let me put it in a different perspective, I think she is perhaps one of the most able Congress President's of all times, when she came in 1997-98 please understand the situation of the Congress, everybody was thinking the party was over. She got our units together in 2004.
CNN-IBN: You are 44 now, you think Sonia needs to replay that role once again?
Sandeep Dikshit: To a large extent yes, I personally feel that only she is capable of doing that.
CNN-IBN: Why not Rahul Gandhi?
Sandeep Dikshit: No, No, this is not a comment on him. She is the most capable right now.
This was on a day when Rahul Gandhi held the first meeting post-poll results and said that Congress must bounce back. Sandeep Dikshit's comments reflect the lack of confidence in Rahul Gandhi's ability to rejuvenate Congress.
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