The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has found for itself another admirer and
that too not an ordinary one but the grandson of former Prime Minister, Lal
Bahadur Shastri, Adarsh Shastri.
Adarsh
(40) who joined the AAP on Friday is also the son of Congress leader Anil
Shastri and was the head of sales for Apple in Western India. The unconditional
support provided by the Congress to the AAP to form the government in Delhi
paves way for Adarsh as a high-profile enlist in the party that takes pride in flaunting
the broom.
When
asked, Adarsh said that his decision to join the party was solely based on
personal conviction. He added that though he had a cushy life with a great
company but somehow it did not feel right. He felt inspired by Kejriwal and
compelled by the AAP leader to do more.
Adarsh
who felt interested in the policies and outlook of the AAP around seven months
ago quit his job in the first week of December.
Meanwhile,
the Congress leader and father of Adarsh, Anil Shastri talked about the
possibility of the AAP changing his son’s way of thinking. Though none of his
sons showed any political inclination in the past, he feels that his son should
go ahead with his decision if he feels it right.
Adarsh
has not been assigned any specific role by the AAP. Also Adarsh who had
campaigned for his father in 1989, 1991 and 1996 for Varanasi, Allahabad and
Indore seats is ready to contest the Lok Sabha elections if his party
allows him to do so.
Adarsh
has over 15 years’ experience in the telecom sector and comes from a known
political lineage.
The
unusual change from a corporate job to donning the cap for a newbie political
party facing numerous challenges to fulfill the expectations of the common man may
leave the newcomer look for new strategies to make his stint in the political
arena successful.
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