Congratulations to Shri Mallikarjun Kharge

Change and Continuity

On October 19, 2022, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge was elected the President of the Indian National Congress. Congress Sandesh congratulates Shri Kharge and welcomes the opportunity to work under his leadership. Congress Sandesh also offers its deepest gratitude to Smt. Sonia Gandhi for her long, historic and outstanding tenure as Congress President. The Party will forever be grateful to the service and sacrifice she has rendered to the Party and the Nation.

A mention must also be made here about the democratic process itself. The next President of the Congress was selected through an open, transparent, inclusive and fair process that represents the voice of Congress workers everywhere. The Congress stands alone among the Indian parties in its commitment and ability to give voice to its workers. The Central Election Authority led by Shri Madhusudhan Mistry ji deserves applause for its outstanding conduct of the process.

Shri Kharge takes charge of the Party at a crucial time for the Nation. The Nation has been divided, hollowed out and rendered weak by a Government whose priority is solely the capture of power and the benefit of their few friends. The politics of Modi ji and the RSS has destroyed Constitutional institutions, the media and the harmony needed for democracy to function. India therefore finds its capacity for democratic politics the weakest at a time when it needs a strong democratic politics the most.

There are many challenges, but Kharge ji is very much up to the task. He has absolute commitment to the Constitution, the Congress Party and the idea of social justice. He has long experience in electoral, administrative and organizational positions at all levels. His energy and intense capacity for work are well known. Kharge ji is also ably supported by the guidance of two former Congress Presidents and a range of senior leaders and workers in every village and street in the Country. Kharge ji and the entire Party will also draw enormous strength from the unprecedented support that the Bharat Jodo Yatra is receiving from the people of the Country.

Once again, we join the entire Party in congratulating Shri Mallikarjun Kharge and committing ourselves to work under his dynamic leadership.

Jai Congress.Jai Hind. Jai Jagat.