Party backs rahul comment

The Congress on Friday backed the statement of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi that there are more important issues in the country than Ayodhya, saying it reflected the aspirations of a large section of the youth.

The Congress on Friday backed the statement of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi that there are more important issues in the country than Ayodhya, saying it reflected the aspirations of a large section of the youth.

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“He contextualised the Ayodhya dispute. His statement reflected the aspirations of a large section of the youth,” Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said. “Young India even then (at the time of the dispute) had felt that issues which are connected to the daily life of the people and are fundamental are more important,” he added.