Mohandas Gandhi's great grandson Srikrishna Kulkarni on Tuesday came out in support of the AAP candidate Kumar Vishwas, saying he was a "self-made" man taking on "corruption-based dynastic rule" in Amethi.
Kulkarni, a Bangalore-based robotics engineer, is in Amethi campaigning for Vishwas. Kulkarni's mother is the daughter of Mahatma Gandhi's son, Ramdas Gandhi.
Speaking over the phone, Kulkarni said he had come to Amethi to support Vishwas' courageous campaign against dynastic rule in Amethi.
"I was not invited by anyone...I came on my own to support Vishwas who has been courageous to contest from one of the most difficult constituencies in the country," he said.
Praising Vishwas, he said the AAP leader was a self-made man who had taken up the commendable task of rooting out dynasty politics in Amethi.
Accusing the Gandhi family of misusing the surname of the father of the nation, Kulkarni termed the Congress "napunsak" (impotent) and said the party had become synonymous with evils such as corruption.
Coming down heavily on dynasty politics in the country including in Haryana, Punjab, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Kulkarni said it had severely hurt the soul of India's Constitution and would lead the country to destruction.
"Evils of the dynastic rule has ruined the soul of the Constitution. It must be banned," he said.
Between a choice of BJP's Narendra Modi and Congress' Rahul Gandhi, Kulkarni chose the former saying he was a self-made man while the Congress vice president had been thrust upon the people.
Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, had unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha elections against Rajiv Gandhi in Amethi as a Janata Dal nominee in 1989.
He is contesting this year's general elections as a AAP candidate from the East Delhi constituency.
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