Congress leader M. Veerappa Moily on Friday said there is not even one per cent possibility of Rahul Gandhi continuing as party president.
On Rahul reiterating that there was no going back on his decision to resign from the post, the veteran leader said the Congress Working Committee (CWC) would decide on the matter.
"Anything can happen," said the former Union minister, who held portfolios like law and justice, petroleum and natural gas and corporate affairs during the Congress-led UPA regime.
"Today, I don't... (think there) may be even one per cent (possibility) of his (Rahul) coming back. CWC will definitely meet before they consider any other name. Unless his resignation is accepted by CWC, speculations and his assertions will go on," Moily told PTI.
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Moily, a former Karnataka chief minister, refused to comment on the appeal of some Congress leaders to Rahul to let his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, take over the reins. "I would like to wait for the CWC to take appropriate next step," he said.
Moily had last week said the Congress needs a "major surgery" in the wake of the Lok Sabha poll debacle.