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A few days after BJP leader Varun Gandhi's praise for cousin Rahul Gandhi's development work in his constituency Amethi raised eyebrows, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Saturday that her brother and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi has chosen a wrong path and urged them to lead him to the right way.

Addressing party workers in the Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district on Saturday, Priyanka said, "Varun is my brother and has chosen a wrong path. So, I urge you all to lead him to the right way."

On April 1, a controversy had erupted after Varun in a meeting with teachers and NGOs had praised the work done to empower people in Amethi. His words were seen by his critics as praise for his cousin Rahul Gandhi.

"My comment, last night, in a meeting with teachers and NGOs, in response to being asked whether I knew about initiatives in Amethi, was that although I had not seen the work done via self help groups in Amethi, I had heard it was fairly decent, and that I would stress on empowering people towards being self-reliant. It should not be seen as an endorsement of any political party or candidate," Varun later clarified in a tweet.