These pics prove Sonia and Indira Gandhi's fondness for Rahul Gandhi

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Rahul Gandhi turns 49 today and is celebrating his second birthday as Congress Chief after he replaced his mother, Sonia Gandhi in December 2017. He has also served additional offices such as chairperson of the Indian Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India, Rahul Gandhi comes from a family of longline politicians. He currently represents the Wayanad constituency. Netizens took to social media website, Twitter to pour birthday wishes on the Congress chief with some rare pictures of him with his mother Sonia Gandhi.

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These pictures prove Rahul Gandhi has always been his mother's boy and the apple of his grandmom Indira Gandhi's eye! The grand old party has been in a crisis since Rahul said that he was no longer interested in taking the Congress ahead and wants a non-Gandhi to step in. Leaders are hoping that he has a birthday message for the party on his big day.

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