Speaking Out : Ghulam Nabi Azad Breaks Silence ; Says Was Forced To Leave My Home ; Claims Targeted Over G-23 Letter

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Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who resigned from the grand old party recently said that he was “forced” to leave. Speaking to media persons in the national capital, Azad said, “I have been forced to leave my home.”

Taking a dig at the Congress over his resignation, he said, “Modi is an excuse, they have had an issue with me since the G23 letter was written. They never wanted anyone to write to them, question them.”

“Several (Congress) meetings happened, but not even a single suggestion was taken,” added Azad.

Azad on Friday resigned from all posts of the party citing the “immaturity” of Rahul Gandhi whom he blamed for “demolishing the consultative mechanism” in the party.

In a hard-hitting 5 page note to party interim president Sonia Gandhi, Azad claimed that a coterie runs the party while she was just a nominal head and all the major decisions were taken by “Shri Rahul Gandhi or rather worse his security guards and PAs”.

On Sonia Gandhi, Azad while speaking to ANI stated, “My respect for Sonia Gandhi is same as 30 yrs back, respect for Rahul Gandhi is same as that befitting Indira Gandhi’s family, Rajiv-Sonia Gandhi’s son. Personally, I pray for his long life. We tried to make him a successful leader but he’s not interested.”

Ghulam Nabi Azad took jibe at Rahul Gandhi’s hug to PM Modi in Parliament, saying “It’s not me who is entangled with Modi, it’s him.”