The congress has become Sonia Congress. It is only natural that Sonia will get some flak during the election campaign. Unfortunately, having done nothing in public life, the opponents are left with not too many issues to attack her with. Hence a personal bent to the attacks.
Frankly, I don't see much wrong in what Fernandes said. A little strong maybe, but elections are a serious business, you know. And what did Mahajan say? If you insist on having a born foreigner as PM, why not have Tony Blair or Bill Clinton or even Monica Lewinsky? Can hardly be termed "equating" Sonia with Monica.
Sonia has done nothing in public life. Except maybe, liasioning Quattarochi with Rajiv, and securing public funds for the private RJ foundation, and pulling the congress strings from a backroom. The BJP and others who oppose Sonia has the right, and responsibility to point this out, but as soon as they do the sycophants in the congress runs crying the press that Sonia is being "denigrated", and the press gleefully reports this, hoping to create yet another "controversy". |
