Saturday, 13 October 2012

The rise and rise of Robert Vadra

The rise and rise of Robert Vadra
Since his marriage into the Gandhi family, Robert Vadra quickly became a wealthy businessman from a person of no real importance
The rise and rise of Robert Vadra
India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal accused Vadra of gaining undue favours from builders DLF, resulting in Vadra making hundreds of crores in just three years
The rise and rise of Robert Vadra
Robert, expectedly, denied any wrongdoing and said that it was the new politican Kejriwal who sought publicity using his name
The rise and rise of Robert Vadra

The rise and rise of Robert Vadra
Congress leaders defended Sonia's son in law, saying these are just allegation and that Vadra had disclosed details of Vadra's business transactions
The rise and rise of Robert Vadra

The rise and rise of Robert Vadra
Vadra's businesses, other than the one with DLF, include: Artex- a handicraft exports business Blue Breeze Trading- an aircraft charter firm Skylight realty and Skylight hospitality firm North India IT Parks Real Earth Estates
The rise and rise of Robert Vadra
Robert hadn't shown any interest in politics until recently. In February this year, he said that he may join politics if people want him to. However, when Priyanka was asked if Robert would join politics, she said he was a successful business and not intersted in Politics
The rise and rise of Robert Vadra
Robert and Priyanka have known eachother since 1993. Some reports say neither Robert's father wasn't keen on the relationship while Sonia also had her reservations. The couple got married in 1997 and they have two children
The rise and rise of Robert Vadra
This is not the first time controversy hit Robert Vadra. Back in 2002, he issued a statement stating that his father Rajinder and brother Richard were using the Gandhi name unduly