Digvijay Singh : the unofficial court jester

The maverick Diggy is at it again.
Known for his verbal tangents and unsettling utterings Digvijay Singh has let loose one more arrow from his quiver.

He has championed the cause of Rahul Gandhi as the heir to the prime minister’s throne. According to Diggy, post his 40th birthday the Amul Baby of Congress has matured for the top post. And ofcourse with avuncular concern he adds that the baba should now tie the matrimonial knot.

Diggy’s antics are not new. Sometimes one suspects him to be the unofficial spokesperson of Queen Sonia, and sometimes a court jester who has got a royal licence to shoot his mouth as he pleases.

Sample this : Digvijay was taking Baba Ramdev headon after the Congress bluff and buster act, and risked a court summon in the process.

By calling Amar Singh a Congress supporter , Digvijay had taken the wind off Singh’s sail when the latter had started his anti-Shashi Bhushan campaign. Afterall Rahul baba is no sympathizer of Amar Singh.

Post the death of Osama Bin Laden he had called him Osamaji and had called for a decent burial of the slain Al-Qaida leader. This gleefully ruffled the feathers of BJP, and put Congress on the backfoot too.

And not long ago he stirred a hornest nest by claiming that the slain Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare had called him up and told about threat to his life from Hindu extremists. A move aimed at RSS but which also backfired on Congress with US Wikileak on the issue condemning the party of `` playing religious politics.``

Now, by verbally anointing Rahul Gandhi as the prime minister has he marked time for Mr. Manmohan Singh? With a slew of corruption cases emanating from the cupboards of his regime has Mr. Singh become a liability for the party? Does the Congress seek a fresh and young caliph to take on the anti-corrpution brigade , among other things?
These and more questions have been raised by Digvijay. So is he merely articulating the internal and mental debate that is going on within the party??

Digvijay’s bile against the BJP/Sangh Parivar is well-known.Afterall he had lost his gaddi to Uma Bharti in Madhy Pradesh. Most of his jibes are directed against the Right. The type of unbridled comments that other ‘’responsible ‘ party functionary would rather not utter. This suits the party high command well. But in the process the court jester also lets off some uncalled-for uncomfortable remarks. Well that’s the bargain.
Now becoming the unofficial mentor and chaperone of Rajiv Gandhi he seeks to draw close to the Party Missus and also to keep his option open and bright within the party.