Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi speaks during the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting in New Delhi January 17, 2014. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty scion promised on Friday to combat corruption and warned of an opposition trying to split India on religious lines in his first speech since being named to head the embattled Congress Party's campaign in a general election.
Broadcast live across India, the address was touted as a coming-of-age event for a 43-year-old politician struggling to follow in his family's footsteps as a statesman and fiery orator capable of galvanising a new generation of voters.
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