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Shehzad Poonawalla rules out Congress return, sets cheeky condition involving Gandhi family

Shehzad Poonawalla rules out Congress return, sets cheeky condition involving Gandhi family

Shehzad Poonawalla, a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson, has ruled out returning to the Congress party and has set a condition that the Gandhi family must be removed before he would consider rejoining the Congress. Poonawalla made these remarks while speaking to NDTV, expressing his lack of faith in political leaders like Rahul Gandhi and his belief that Prime Minister Modi is the best leader India has seen or will see.

He also mentioned leaving the BJP due to financial reasons, stating that political parties do not pay their spokespersons and his current role did not provide him with sufficient income.

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