Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that Jyotiraditya Scindia was the only person in his party, who could walk into his house anytime.
Dismissing reports that the former Congress leader tried to reach out to Sonia Gandhi and him before leaving the party but was not given time, Rahul told media: “He was the only chap in the Congress who could walk into my house anytime.”
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
– Leo Tolstoy pic.twitter.com/MiRq2IlrIg
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 13, 2018
Gandhi also retweeted an old picture of his with Scindia and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath that he had posted in December 2018 ahead of Nath’s announcement as the state’s chief minister. ”The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. – Leo Tolstoy,” the photo is captioned.
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Scindia, considered a close confidant of Rahul, joined BJP earlier today. He resigned from the Congress party on Tuesday. Following this, several Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs tendered their resignation.
(With Agency Inputs)