Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursdaysaid she respected her brother Rahul Gandhi’s decision to step down as theparty president and lauded his “courage” to do so.
Gandhi had posted his resignation letter on microbloggingsite Twitter on Wednesday.
Priyanka retweeted her brother’s letter with a message.
“Few have the courage that you do @rahulgandhi. Deepestrespect for your decision,” she said.
Few have the courage that you do @rahulgandhi. Deepest respect for your decision. https://t.co/dh5JMSB63P
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) July 4, 2019
In the four-page open letter, Gandhi had urged the CongressWorking Committee (CWC) to entrust a group of people with the task of finding anew president as it would not be proper for him to do so.
The 49-year-old also stressed on the need for the Congressto “radically transform itself”.