New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi on Saturday paid tributes to the late Sitaram Yechury at his memorial ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Kharge said, Yechury had a great capacity to carry along everyone. He said that the late CPM leader had a great contribution in forging together the INDIA bloc.
The Congress president said Yechury had an endearing personality who was liked and respected by people across the party lines.
Kharge recalled his association with Yechury particularly during the period of the formation of the INDIA bloc.
Speaking on the occasion Rahul Gandhi described Yechury as a friend, who operated in the political system. “He was the person you could trust,” he remarked.
“When people look at politics from outside, it’s not easy to see the dynamics that take place inside the political system. It’s an unforgiving place, harsh place, uncomfortable place and it brings out mostly the worst in people. It’s rare that you see that politics brings out the best in a person. I saw Yechury from the first day I started my political journey. I observed him quite carefully. What I found was a person who was flexible, who listened, who even though he was on the opposite spectrum ideologically, had the ability to understand where we were coming from and he also allowed us to understand where he was coming from. He was a bridge in a sense between certainly, the Congress party and other parties in the INDIA bloc,” he said.
He said that Yechury was such a figure, who in the INDIA bloc certainly and the erstwhile UPA, held the architecture together.
“He held the architecture together, because he was flexible, because he listened and he didn’t have the common traits that a lot of politicians have- anger, aggression, arrogance. These things were missing and this is rare in our work; so, he was a friend,” Rahul Gandhi added.
“The only thing I could say is that he was a person you could trust. He was a person that you were sure, a hundred per cent sure that he wasn’t compromised. In today’s situation where there are pressures, it’s easy to get compromised; he was not compromised and whatever he did, he always did for the interest of our country,” he said.
–IANS
dan/
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
