Docile and simple-natured, Rajesh Rai is a special appointee in the Uttar Pradesh Information and Public Relations Department. His wife, Kusum Rai, mother of two daughters, is a Rajya Sabha member and national vice-president of the BJP women’s wing.
Rajesh, 46, has a MA degree in Hindi literature. Talking to TSI, he maintains that his family had never been actively involved in politics; however, they participated in social activities. He became a member of the ABVP, the students’ wing of the BJP, and got aware of the prevailing political situation in the country. He married Kusum Rai in 1984 and came to Lucknow the very next year.
They got close with the RSS and Kusum joined the women’s wing of the organisation. She was offered a role in the Rajajipuram unit of the RSS.
Rajesh recollects how he used to take care of their infant daughter when Kusum was in her work. He chose to take a backseat when Kusum jumped into the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and mobilised thousands of women.
In 1998, when internal political tussles began to take their toll and Kusum found herself in the line of fire, Rajesh stood by her side like a rock and did not let her capitulate. As a consequence, she steadily kept gained strength. According to Rajesh, the troubled times have helped his wife mature so much that she no longer needs anybody's help to tide over a crisis. Instead, she now offers help to others who need it.
Rajesh, 46, has a MA degree in Hindi literature. Talking to TSI, he maintains that his family had never been actively involved in politics; however, they participated in social activities. He became a member of the ABVP, the students’ wing of the BJP, and got aware of the prevailing political situation in the country. He married Kusum Rai in 1984 and came to Lucknow the very next year.
They got close with the RSS and Kusum joined the women’s wing of the organisation. She was offered a role in the Rajajipuram unit of the RSS.
Rajesh recollects how he used to take care of their infant daughter when Kusum was in her work. He chose to take a backseat when Kusum jumped into the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and mobilised thousands of women.
In 1998, when internal political tussles began to take their toll and Kusum found herself in the line of fire, Rajesh stood by her side like a rock and did not let her capitulate. As a consequence, she steadily kept gained strength. According to Rajesh, the troubled times have helped his wife mature so much that she no longer needs anybody's help to tide over a crisis. Instead, she now offers help to others who need it.
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