Former Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar had said that Rajiv Gandhi had failed twice but was made the Prime Minister. Congress infighting

Call it a coincidence or a political gimmick that Rajiv Gandhi, who taught Mani Shankar Aiyar the tricks of politics, is now decades later, the same Mani Shankar Aiyar is calling Rajiv Gandhi illiterate. Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar is once again in the news. This time he questioned the educational qualification of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, saying that he had failed twice and yet he was made the Prime Minister. As soon as Aiyar's statement came out, there was a ruckus in the political corridors. While the BJP took advantage of the situation to hit out at the Congress, its own leaders condemned the remarks. In fact, Congress leaders reacted strongly to this statement of Mani Shankar Aiyar. Terming it as "absurd," former Union minister Pawan Bansal said Rajiv Gandhi was a great leader of the country. He brought a revolution in the field of information technology and was also appreciated internationally. Iyer had once described himself as close to him. I didn't expect such a comment from him.