My role is to inject love, respect, humility: Rahul tells Indian Americans

Texas: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, currently on a three-day visit to the US, addressed the Indian diaspora in Dallas, Texas, highlighting that his role in Indian politics is to "inject the values of love, respect and humility".

"I see my role as Leader of Opposition is to inject the values of love, respect, and humility in Indian politics and all political parties," he said, addressing the Indian community. He remarked: "I am speaking to Dallas, and who are you? You are people who have come from India, and the values that I have been describing -- the values of the Constitution, respect, and humility -- are in your heart, in your blood. You came to this country not with arrogance but with humility and love".

He stressed the importance of the India-US relationship, saying: "The US needs India, and India needs the US. You are the bridge between your old home and your new home. You should bring the ideas of India to the US and the ideas of the US to India."

Reflecting on the Indian national anthem, the LoP in the Lok Sabha stated, "It mentions all our states equally. It doesn't rank one above the other. Our Constitution clearly states that 'India, that is Bharat, is a Union of States' -- very much like the United States. We share the fact that we are the two biggest democracies and also that we are unions of states."