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Survival of the Fittest!

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It was 14 th August 2012. Meeting with the dullest person of India on the brightest Delhi morning! Indian National Congress party (Congress) was at its peak, not sure of corruption or ruling. I was barely 8 months old in India after my brief stint in Dallas TX of almost 7 years, off and on. Prior to me was another American Senator scheduled to meet the aspiring Prince of India! I overheard the self-obsessed price charming trying to compare a senator’s post to something equivalent in India. He somehow did manage, though he was wrong, as usual! Irrespective of my agenda with Rahul Gandhi, I was more intrigued to learn him, his mind set, his party and his surroundings. Time was in my favour, may be to demonstrate me that it would be the last time I am destined to deal with him. “ 70% of India’s population live in villages. They know nothing but farming. We want them to continue farming. We promised them water, we promised them rural roads, we promised them agricultural benefits, we