BJP Leader Shehzad Poonawalla Thanks Rajiv Gandhi, Mocks Rahul Gandhi
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Shehzad Poonawalla is a leader from the BJP party in India.
He said, 'I will always be grateful to Rajiv Gandhi.'
Rajiv Gandhi was a former Prime Minister of India.
Poonawalla also made a joke about Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi is a leader of the Congress party.
Poonawalla talked about why he left the BJP.
He said he needed to pay his rent.
He also spoke about joining Congress.
He said he will join Congress, but he has one condition.
He did not explain the condition in detail.
People are talking about his words on social media.
Many people want to know his final choice.
Vocabulary15 words
- BJP
- a big political party in India
- grateful
- feeling thankful
- Prime Minister
- the top leader of a country
- Congress
- another big political party in India
- rent
- money you pay to live in a house
- condition
- a rule you must follow first
- leader
- a person who guides others
- party
- a group of people with the same political ideas
- resign
- to leave a job
- tease
- to make fun of someone
- comment
- something you say about a topic
- political
- about government and power
- support
- to help or agree with someone
- decision
- a choice you make
- public
- all the people in a country
Quiz
Answer key
1. Rajiv Gandhi 2. BJP 3. Rent
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Shehzad Poonawalla is a leader from the _____ party in India.
He said, 'I will always be _____ to Rajiv Gandhi.'
Rajiv Gandhi was a former _____ of India.
Poonawalla also made a joke about _____ Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi is a leader of the _____ party.
Poonawalla talked about why he left the _____.
He said he needed to pay his _____.
He said he will join Congress, but he has one _____.