rahul nehru's "education" and other dubious filings in his candidacy

apr 7th, 2009

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From: Vijay


SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY

> > 07.04.2009
> > PRESS RELEASE
> > The revelation in New Indian Express, Chennai today of
> the false claim of Mr.Rahul Gandhi made in his sworn
> affidavit that he holds a M Phil in Development Economics
> from Trinity College, Cambridge University calls from an
> immediate Notice for perjury to be sent to him by the
> Election Commission.  Otherwise, I shall move the Courts for
> action.
> >
> > The revelation confirms the disclosure I made after a
> visit to the Department of Development Studies, University
> of Cambridge in 2005.  I was informed by the Department's
> library and revealed in its computer, that Mr.Gandhi did not
> complete his M Phil degree because he had failed the
> National Economic Planning and Policy exam and hence could
> not fulfil the mandatory requirement of writing a M Phil
> thesis (much less defend it). Also, Trinity College does not
> award M Phil degrees, and Development Studies Department has
> nothing to do with the  Economics Department.
> >
> > Moreover, according to University records Mr.Gandhi as
> Raul Vinci had given his citizenship as 'Italian citizen
> by birth since born to an Italian mother", and holds an
> Italian passport in that name.  He also paid his fees from a
> numbered account in a tax-haven bank.
> >
> > Incidentally, Mr.Gandhi had failed the first year B,A
> in St.Stephan's College in Delhi because, as his sister
> had in Jesus and Mary College, he failed the Hindi
> compulsory course exam.
> > (SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY)