Descent of the republic

Sons and daughters can be forgiven for wanting to emulate successful parents. Abhijit Mukherjee, son of President-elect Pranab Mukherjee, is reportedly keen on contesting from the Jangipur Lok Sabha seat, which was vacated by his father on being elevated to the presidency. To many in the Congress, steeped as it is in a dynastic culture, this yearning seems natural enough. But politics is not a family business for a son to make capital of the goodwill and assets of the father. 

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