Click to play videoMangalore: Connections and famous surnames help in Indian politics but it shouldn’t be so, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has said.
Rahul, while speaking to students of Manipal College in Mangalore, said his career in politics would not have been easy if he was not "connected to somebody".
"I would try to be in politics but progress would not have been easy if I was not connected to somebody. I am a prominent face of the problem," he said on Thursday when asked if his surname helped him in politics.
In an hour-long discussion with students, Rahul said: the "present political system was a closed system and also one that is destructive."
He called on the students to challenge the present system to bring about a change and said, "With your help, we would like to bring these changes."
On a query regarding the influence of Mahatma Gandhi as the source of inspiration in politics for him, Gandhi said, "I like to choose the good in everybody as opposed to the bad."
Talking to the students on crucial issues including the Indo-US nuclear deal, Gandhi said he was "gaining knowledge of politics" and added "It is time to look at the rest of the world not as a challenge but as an opportunity to advance and succeed."
Agreeing that respecting various ideas in the Indian polity was needed, he said it was important for everyone to understand things before talking. "I am in the business of respecting your ideas and would not like to talk about things I myself do not understand," he told students.
On a five-day tour of poll bound Karnataka, Gandhi has planned his programme with several interactions with students and youths.
The interactions range from those with tribals, fish mermen to IT professionals, engineering students and differently-abled children.
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