Sharad Pawar speaks about Rahul Gandhi

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has different opinion about the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi appears to lack the "consistency" needed to be accepted by the country as its leader, Pawar said this on Thursday in Pune at an event organised by Marathi newspaper Lokmat. "There are some questions in this regard. There seems to be less consistency,"he said. Asked about the Congress's future and if Rahul Gandhi was becoming a "hurdle" for the party,  Pawar said the leadership of any party depends on what kind of acceptance he or she has within the organisation. Though  i had differences with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and the family, even today Congressmen have a sense of affection for the Gandhi-Nehru family," the NCP chief said. The NCP and Congress are allies in Maharashtra.

 Pawar, however, took exception to former US President Barack Obama's unflattering comments about the Congress leader. "I can say anything about the leadership in our country. But I will not talk about the leadership in another country. One should maintain that limit... I think Obama crossed that limit," he said. Before Pawar, the Congress's other ally in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena, had condemned Obama's remarks as "distasteful"