Prez Pratibha Patil's son Rajendra Shekhawat speaks to Varun Singh on his campaign, the criticism and his mother

Being the son of the first citizen of the country does pay. Rajendra Shekhawat, son of President Pratibha Patil, who had asked for a ticket in the 2004 Assembly polls from Amravati and been denied, is today busy campaigning for the same seat.

After making the reporter listen to Jai Ho (his caller tune) nearly a dozen times, the Congress candidate finally took a break from campaigning for a tete-a-tete.

What made you contest this election?
I had asked for a ticket in 2004 too, but I didn't get it then.