Has Rahul Gandhi changed or is Modi's sheen wearing off?

Rahul was the object of ridicule, the callow and immature Pappu in contrast to the street-smart, canny and clever politician Narendra Modi

In October 2012, Rahul Gandhi said in Chandigarh that seven out of every ten youth in Punjab had a drug problem. It sounded like an outrageous statistic and his claim was met with derision and ridicule. Even the fact that this was probably the first time a national leader had mentioned the subject in public was ignored – the very fact that Rahul had said it made it a legitimate subject for not just online trolling but also media criticism. Once again, it was emphasised that the young Gandhi family scion was simply not cut out for