‘Greatest force of change’: On Women’s Day, Rahul Gandhi shares video of interaction with girl students in Keralam – watch | India News
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hailed women as the “greatest force for change” while extending his greetings on International Women’s Day on Sunday.The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha shared a video capturing his conversation with young schoolgirls from Keralam.“The conversation with the young students of Kerala was truly inspiring. Their confidence and tenacity to follow their dreams shows that women are the biggest force for change,” Gandhi, a former Lok Sabha MP from the state’s Wanad constituency, wrote in the post.The video showed Gandhi entering a school canteen and sitting at a table where several female students had gathered.One girl told her that despite the number of women India has achieved, she still feels it is “shameful” to be a woman in Indian society.He disagrees with his view and cites the example of legendary athlete PT Usha, who hails from Keralam.“What is wrong with running like a girl? What about PT Usha? She has done very well. All this is happening because you are used to living in a man’s world, and already a man’s world is unfair to you. They are making the rules. They are saying what is good and bad. You should make the rules. As a woman you should not be ashamed,” the former Congress president said.She then recalls how in her own family, she was “outnumbered” by women, describing her grandmother, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, as “the boss of the family”.“Women are generally smarter than men, for the most part. Men are in a hurry, and they get blindsided by stupid things. Women think long-term — they don’t exercise direct power, they exercise indirect power. It’s more effective,” she adds.Gandhi then asked what they each wanted to be in the future. He received a variety of replies, including one from a student who wanted to pursue research in medical physics, which he chose because he could not opt for MBBS.He expressed his support for campus politics and said that people should have some understanding of what politics is.A student asked what changes Gandhi wanted to see in India in the next 10 years and how it could be achieved. The MP from Rae Bareli replied that he would like all the youth of India to do what they want, not what others want.“The only real thing you should do is discover your uniqueness,” he said.The video ends with students and canteen staff taking pictures with the politician.
