Kozhikode, Jan. 18 -- * Kerala did a disastrous thing by electing Rahul Gandhi

* Don't make the mistake of Mughal dynasty

* Don't listen to Chamchas who tell you that you are still the Badshah

A "fifth-generation dynast" Rahul Gandhi has no chance in Indian politics against a "hard-working and self-made" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kerala did a disastrous thing by electing the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to Parliament, said Historian Ramachandra Guha here yesterday.

Guha said the reduction of the Congress from a "great party" during the freedom movement to a "pathetic family firm" now is one of the reasons for the ascendency of Hindutva and jingoism in India.

"I have nothing against Rahul Gandhi personally. He is a decent fello...