The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. - Leo Tolstoy https://t.co/MiRq2IlrIg — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1544711227000

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that Jyotiraditya Scindia abandoned his ideology and went with the RSS out of concern for his political future, warning him that he would not neither get respect nor satisfaction in the BJP.Breaking his silence on the Gwalior royal's decision to leave the Congress, Rahul Gandhi told reporters, "Scindia became apprehensive about his political future, he abandoned his ideology and went with the RSS. But the reality is that he will neither get respect nor satisfaction there (in BJP) given what he has in his heart. He will understand."In what appeared a reaction to Scindia's comments in praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP, and his criticism of Congress, Gandhi said, "Ours is an old friendship. What is in his heart and what he is saying are two different things." Stressing the difference between Scindia's old and new political shelter, Rahul said, "This is an ideological fight with Congress on one side and RSS-BJP on the other. I know Scindia's ideology, he was with me in college."The remarks came a day after Rahul Gandhi offered a nuanced reaction to Scindia's rebellion by retweeting a picture he had posted after Kamal Nath was named the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh in December 2018. Flanked by Scindia and Nath, Rahul had captioned the picture by stressing the importance of "patience and time being the greatest warriors".Rahul's comment that Scindia became "apprehensive" about his political future alludes to his rivalry with Nath and Digvijaya Singh, who came to be seen as the ruling faction of Madhya Pradesh Congress after Nath became the CM.However, in the wake of Scindia's exit, the Gandhi scion is finding it hard to quell the queries that members of his "team" are facing trouble at the hands of the "old guard".While he appeared before the press to criticise Modi government over its response to economic crisis and coronavirus, he was miffed at repeated questions about post-Scindia rumblings.