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I am ready to take over: Rahul Gandhi's Berkeley message decoded

The Gandhi scion will first have to find complete acceptability within his party before he takes over from his mother

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Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday addressed students of the University of California, Berkeley, on 'India at 70: Reflections on the Path Forward'. Photo: Twitter (@INCIndia)

Renu Mittal | The Wire
From the US, where he is travelling, Rahul Gandhi has sent a strong message to the Congress that he is ready to take over the reins of power from his mother and become the president of the party. Going further, he has made it clear that he would not shy away from becoming the leader of the opposition, from there onwards even perhaps the combined opposition candidate for the prime ministership in 2019.

Rahul, who was so far ambivalent about taking over the control of the Congress from his mother Sonia Gandhi, has listed his priorities, his intentions and his