Lucknow: Till now Varun Gandhi has only been known as BJP's young star to counter the charm of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, but has he also become their Hindutva icon?
Speaking in his mother's constituency Pilibhit, he not only insulted the minority community but also spoke dismissively about the father of the nation.
The grandson of Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru's great grandson, now is in an extreme right avatar. The shocking remarks by the young Gandhi fighting his first election from Pilibhit have led to the election commission issuing him a notice and his father's party the Congress, jumped on the opportunity to point out the contrast to his cousin Rahul and target the BJP.
Varun Gandhi in his official reply to the district magistrate denied he had made communal remarks. But for this novice politician, here's one important lesson - the camera doesn't lie.