◆Priests: Rahul belongs to Kaul Dattatreya lineage
【Ajmer/Pushkar】Congress chief Rahul Gandhi performed puja rituals under the presence of his two family priests Deenanath Kaul & Rajnath Kaul at the ghats of Sarovar lake in Pushkar on November 26.
The priests at Brahma Temple have revealed that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's gotra' or caste as Kaul Brahmin (Kashmiri Brahmin) and belongs to Kaul Dattatreya (a saint: incarnation of trinity Brahma Vishnu and Shiva) lineage. Kaul is a surname used by Kashmiri Pandits. Rahul Gandhi's great-grandfather Jawahar Lal Nehru was a Kashmiri Pandit.
Rahul had earlier claimed himself to be an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and a twice-born Hindu (janeu dhari), was under attack from ruling BJP to reveal his caste.
Rahul kicks off a campaign from Dargah and Brahma temple in Rajasthan to woo Hindu and Muslim voters: Rajasthan goes to polls on December 7 and counting will take place on December 11.