Kannur (Kerala), Dec 1 – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a sarcastic jab at his political rivals in Delhi on Friday, stating that the leadership in the national capital is eager to attract all loudspeakers and cameras, while he prefers to redirect the microphone towards the people. Addressing a gathering after presenting the first Priyadarshini Literary Award by KPCC to renowned writer T Padmanabhan in Kannur, he remarked that politicians are an amusing bunch, always having loudspeakers directed at them.
“It (loudspeakers) is not facing the crowd because we like to hear ourselves speak. Every time I go there, I have to turn the speakers the other way. I think, in today’s India, it is very important that the speaker is allowed to be turned the other way. Because, if you look at your leadership in Delhi, all loudspeakers and cameras are pointed in this direction,” Gandhi said.
He pointed out the stark difference between writers like Padmanabhan and politicians like himself. “It is much easier for Padmanabhan to speak the truth than it is for politicians. That is something which he has done in his whole life without exception,” he said. The Wayanad MP also urged politicians to aspire to be like writers, who speak whatever truth comes to their minds. However, Gandhi admitted that it was a much “harder job.”
