Manmohan Singh fuels talk of stepping aside for Rahul Gandhi

telegraph.co.uk
May. 4, 2009
Manmohan Singh the Indian prime minister has fuelled speculation that he could step aside for the Congress dynasty's scion Rahul Gandhi after voting ends in the country's general election later this month.
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