His question was answered inadvertently years later while on a train to Allahabad, his father's ashes in his hands.
“I looked out of the train and I saw a lot of people following. And in their faces I saw a sense of loss and I felt that as my father's son I had some responsibility,” admitted Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi about his decision to join politics, at a media meet.
In 2012 Rahul Gandhi finall announced that he was ready to take the plunge. He was prepared to face his destiny and play a larger role in the party's activities. Eventually by 2013 he was made Congress party's Vice President. Undoubtedly, Rahul Gandhi's asset was his descent.
