Rahul has qualities needed to be Prime Minister, says Priyanka

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said her brother Rahul Gandhi would one day become the Prime Minister of the country as he had all the qualities needed for the top post. However, she was quick to add that Manmohan Singh will be the Prime Minister if the Congress is voted to power in the coming elections.

Asked if she herself planned to join politics, Priyanka did not say a direct ‘no’. “I have realised that in politics one should never say no,” she said, and then added: “But I do not see this happening.”

When asked whether she thought Rahul was qualified enough to become the Prime Minister, she told reporters: “I have full faith in my brother. He is hardworking. He means well. He is, according to me, qualified... So, one day he will. He will do a good job of it.”

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Priyanka meets Nalini, says it was 'my coming to peace'

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today confirmed that she met Nalini Sriharan, serving a life sentence for her role in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, on March 19 but records at the Vellore Central Jail don't mention her name anywhere. She has been logged as "a visitor", with no further details.

Though the records state that Nalini (convict number 301) - categorised as an "important prisoner" by the jail authorities - was paid a visit by her mother, Padma, the previous day, there is nothing in the prison records to show that the two women met.

According to prison records, there were 31visitors on March 19 who had come to meet "remanded prisoners". Details of the visitors and inmates are mentioned in the records. But one entry has been logged as just "a visitor" to a "convict accused", with no further details.

"It is true that I met Nalini Sriharan in Vellore Central Jail on March 19, 2008. It was my way of coming to peace with the violence and loss that I have experienced," said Priyanka in New Delhi.

In a statement, she she said it was a personal visit "that I undertook completely on my own initiative" and "i would be deeply grateful if this could be respected". "

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