Letters: The Quiet Revolutionary.(Letters)

Rahul Gandhi and his reshaping of the Congress party will take India up, up, up. Mayawati would have taken India down, down, down.

Rakesh B. Dass, New Delhi, India

As his party commands an immense popular mandate, the charismatic Rahul Gandhi might usher dynastic rule back into -India--which is not in keeping with a democracy. Rahul is the only bet India has to bring young leadership into the sea of aged politicians. Mellowed and matured, Rahul has all the right ingredients to take over the reins and infuse fresh and young blood into Indian politics.

K. Chidanand Kumar, Bangalore, India

"The Quiet Revolutionary" says almost everything about the recent landslide victory of India's oldest political party, the Indian National Congress. It is true that young Rahul Gandhi's strategy worked very well. But he doesn't deserve all the credit. The humility of his mother, Sonia Gandhi, played a major role in the party's success. Her entry into politics, albeit accidentally, changed the face of the Congress party via her unique approach, in contrast to that of her -mother-in-law, the late prime minister Indira Gandhi. Yet another important factor for the Congress party's success was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's leadership, which helped implement policies that are in the interest of both the poor and middle class. Now it's time for Singh and his team to deliver what ...