Gopalkrishna's kin pens letter opposing his VP candidature
Vice Presidential nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi's nephew Shrikrishna Kulkarni registered a protest, "Not in Gandhiji's name", in an open letter against Gopalkrishna's candidature. Kulkarni expressed dismay at his uncle's move to become the Congress-led Opposition's candidate. He criticised "Nehru-Gandhi" family practising "dynastic politics" adding Mahatma Gandhi "opposed entitlements due to birth."