Lucknow: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi got support from an unexpected corner on Monday when UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said that if Mr Gandhi had used the words ‘khoon ki dalali’’ on the surgical strikes, he must have thought over the issue before saying so.
“Congress ka pata nahi par Rahul ji se hamare sambandh acche hain, unho ne kaha (khoon ki dalali) toh kuch soch ke hi kaha hoga (Not sure about Congress but I have good relations with Rahul Gandhi, and if he has used such words he must have thought thoroughly before saying so)”, Mr Akhilesh Yadav told reporters.
This is the first time that Mr Akhilesh Yadav has come out to support Mr Gandhi. The two had been almost mocking each other till a few months ago when Mr Gandhi said that Akhilesh is a good boy but could not do much work at a programme in Lucknow. Reacting to the remark, the chief minister said, “Rahul is also a good boy”.
Later, in a TV show, Mr Yadav said that if Mr Gandhi had termed him a good leader, he would have also termed him a good leader instead of a good boy.
