In the news for his Bharat Jodo Yatra and for braving the biting cold in a half-sleeve T-shirt, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has for the first time disclosed his mind about settling down in life.

Seen as one of the most eligible bachelors among the politicians, Rahul said he would prefer to settle down in life with a partner who has a mix of qualities of both his mother Sonia Gandhi and grandmother Indira Gandhi.

In an interview to a YouTube channel, Rahul termed his grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as the love of his life and his second mother.

Asked whether he would marry a woman like her, Rahul said, “That is an interesting question... I would prefer a woman... She has got qualities. But, a mix between my mother’s and grandmother’s qualities is good.”

The former Congress chief, who is on a padayatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, also talked about his love for driving motorcycles and cycles, and referred to a Chinese electric company which manufactures bicycles and mountain bikes with electric motors.

“I have driven an electric scooter, but never an electric bike. Have you seen this Chinese company...? There are cycles and mountain bikes with electric motors. Very interesting concept. But, they are good,” he said.

Rahul, who shared the interview on his Twitter handle, said he does not own a car and has a CR-V, which is his mother’s.

“I have really not been interested in cars. I am not interested in motorbikes, but I am interested in driving motorbikes. I can fix a car. But, I am not obsessed with cars. I like the idea of moving fast, the idea of moving in the air, the idea of moving in water and of moving in the land,” he said.

He also noted that he found more beauty in an old Lambretta rather than an R1, and claimed that he preferred cycling to motor-cycling as it has the concept of using one’s own power.

On his detractors calling him names, the Gandhi scion said, “I don’t care. Whatever you want to say, it does not matter. I do not hate anyone. You abuse me or even hit me, I would not hate you.”

On being called “Pappu”, he termed it a propaganda campaign and said those calling him so are doing it out of the fear inside them.