(RAHNUMA) New Delhi Aamer Javeed, Chairman of the AICC Telangana Research Department, met with Rahul Gandhi in Delhi following a special Jiu-Jitsu session the Congress leader held with a group of young participants from across the country.
The engagement was part of a four-session interaction in which Rahul Gandhi explored the analogy between Jiu-Jitsu and politics — expanding on his widely discussed “Grip. Grip. Choke.” remark made during the recent Budget Session. Using the martial art as a framework, he explained how understanding pressure, maintaining balance, and applying control at the right moment are as essential in public life as they are on the mat.
Speaking after the session, Aamer Javeed reflected on the discipline underlying both fields. “First, the hand, then the grip, then the handshake — that is how trust is built,” he noted, emphasizing that leadership demands awareness before reaction, intention over impulse, and steadiness over spectacle.
Rahul Gandhi underscored accountable action, urging young leaders to take ownership, recognise the forces shaping political realities, and hold their ground calmly. The metaphor of Jiu-Jitsu, he suggested, represents control without display — where balance and resolve determine outcomes.
Two months into 2026, the message resonated clearly: in politics, as in martial arts, the firmest grip is rooted not in aggression, but in discipline, clarity, and steady hands.
