Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda says he would be on Rahul‘s side if Rahul Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister.
Former Prime Minister and JD(S) candidate from Tumkur, Deve Gowda said that he will stand by Rahul Gandhi if he becomes the PM. He said that Sonia Gandhi had chosen to support his party even when it was not that big of a political party and it was his time to lend support to Congress.
Deve Gowda said, ” I announced three years ago that I will not contest elections. There are circumstances now in which I have been forced to contest. There is nothing to hide. I have no ambition of anything but what I always said is that I am not going to retire from active politics. Talking about his son HD Kumaraswamy‘s remarks that his father might become the Prime Minister as a consensus candidate, Deve Gowda says, “Ia m not bothered about this. My concern is Modi will come to Parliament. I have got the guts and conviction to tell it to the face of the PM. I have the courage. If Rahul Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister i will sit by his side. It is not necessary to become the Prime Minister.
“Madam Sonia Gandhi has taken the decision to support Deve Gowda even though we are a small party. now it is my responsibility to move forward with the Congress, though I do agree in some states there is no question of any coalition. But in Tamil Nadu there is a coalition between Congress and DMK and with Sharad Pawar‘s party in Maharashtra,” he added.
“Several leaders who worked with me collectively, have left. Some people are in Congress, some in BJP. I was able to keep the party intact but suffered. I have not allowed my family members to become presidents of the party,” he says slamming comments of family politics.