Before Priyanka Gandhi Vadra finally joined active politics, adoring Congress folk used to call her the party's "Brahmaastra", that is, the 'ultimate weapon'. Considering the buildup, many may say that the ultimate weapon proved to be rather a dud. Even so, the Congress party considered politics to be 'PGV's' manifest destiny.

In the Winter Session of Parliament, PGV did not disappoint her admirers in the party with her impassioned speech on the Vande Mataram controversy. Unlike her sibling, the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who often ends up courting controversy on the floor of the House with his fiery comments, she managed to score points against the Modi government all with a smiling face and a gentle but unyielding speech.

The cordiality didn't end there. PGV went ahead making friends and influencing people with a chat over tea and snacks with Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Transport. Reportedly, six projects in Kerala featured in the discussion. Gandhi also attended the Speaker's tea - the first person from the Gandhi family to do so after the 2024 election results - and wasn't hesitant to share details about it outside........

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