Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday officially resigned as Congress president and tweeted his resignation letter.
“Accountability is critical for the future growth of our party. It is for this reason that I have resigned as Congress President,” Rahul said in his resignation letter.
It is an honour for me to serve the Congress Party, whose values and ideals have served as the lifeblood of our beautiful nation.
I owe the country and my organisation a debt of tremendous gratitude and love.
Jai Hind 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/WWGYt5YG4V
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 3, 2019
“Many of my colleagues suggested that I nominate the next Congress president. While it is important for someone new to lead our party, it would not be correct for me to select that person,” he said.
Rahul earlier told reporters that he’d resigned and the Congress Working Committee should make the appointment soon.
“I am no longer the Congress president. I have already resigned. The CWC should convene a meeting immediately and decide on the new Congress president,” he said when asked about the future course of the party.
Taking moral responsibility for the party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Rahul resigned as Congress president at a CWC meeting on 25 May, two days after the results were declared.
The party won 52 seats in the Lok Sabha election.
