Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 12: Mallikarjun Kharge, a longtime leader in the Congress and the party’s presidential candidate, said that Sonia Gandhi did not offer his name and denied any endorsement from the party’s acting president.
Kharge claimed that Sonia Gandhi had never recommended him for the role of party president and dismissed the rumour.
“Sonia Gandhi suggesting my name for the president position is all a rumour, I have never said this. She has clearly stated that anyone from the Gandhi family will neither be a part of the election nor support any candidate,” Kharge said on Tuesday.
Notably, for the post of Congress President Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge are up against each other in the race.
“Someone has spread this rumour to defame the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi and me. She has clearly stated that she will not participate in the party elections nor will she come in support of any candidate,” Kharge added.
Kharge added that the 9300 delegates chosen by the party’s members to cast ballots for candidates will choose the one who received the most votes. Kharge stated earlier on Sunday that he is “fighting” the Congress Presidential polls because of the extremely “poor” status of the nation.
