Congress President Rahul Gandhi today dismissed the exit of Tom Vadakkan who joined the BJP, saying, he is "not a big leader." Responding to reporters in Chhattisgarh's Raipur, Mr Gandhi said, "Vadakkan? No, no Vadakkan is not a big leader." In a major surprise, the former Congress spokesperson and once a close aide of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Tom Vadakkan joined the BJP on Thursday, in the presence of union minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.
