Mahatma’s grandson Rajmohan Gandhi joins AAP, may contest from Delhi

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New Delhi, Feb 21: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has got a shot in the arm. Eminent thinker and writer Dr Rajmohan Gandhi has officially joined the AAP on Friday. He has been a supporter of the AAP for a few months. Rajmohan Gandhi is likely to get an AAP ticket in the Lok Sabha polls. He is likely to contest from one of the seven seats in Delhi.

 

After joining the AAP, he said, "I joined the party looking at the enthusiasm. The party has grown from the roots. It does not see politics as dirty and something that should be avoided. I’m open to contesting but contesting against Narendra Modi is a very long shot. At one point, the Congress was an aam aadmi party, now it is the khas aadmi party. BJP is the rich man’s party."

The 78 years old Gandhi is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and the eldest son of Mahatma’s youngest son Devadas Gandhi. Rajmohan Gandhi’s younger brother Gopalakrishna Gandhi was the Governor of West Bengal and ambassador to many countries. Another brother and eminent writer, Ramachandra Gandhi died a few years ago. Their mother is the daughter of Rajaji.

Rajmohan Gandhi is not new to politics. He had contested against the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi from Amethi in 1989 with a Janata Dal ticket and lost.

Rajmohan Gandhi has been teaching history at various Indian and American universities. His book on Sardar Patel is considered a masterpiece.