Sonia Gandhi Should Have Been PM In 2004, Says Union Minister R Athawale
NDTV
Sonia Gandhi should have been Prime Minister when the Congress-led UPA came to power in 2004, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has said, drawing a comparison with US Vice president Kamala Harris. He has also suggested that Sonia Gandhi should have picked Sharad Pawar as Prime Minister instead of Manmohan Singh.
"Sonia Gandhi should have been the PM when UPA (United Progressive Alliance) came to power. If Kamala Harris can become US Vice President why can't Sonia Gandhi become Prime Minister? (She) is an Indian citizen, wife of former PM Rajiv Gandhi and a member of Lok Sabha," Ramdas Athawale was quoted by news agency ANI as saying on Saturday.
The BJP ally said any talk about Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin is "meaningless".
"When the UPA got a majority in the 2004 election, I had proposed that Sonia Gandhi should become prime minister. I was of the view that her foreign origin issue had no meaning," Mr Athawale told reporters in Indore.
