This refers to the article, “Not learning from experiences” (August 9) by KK Ramachandran Master. Arrogance and sycophancy are two middle names for the grand old party. There was a time till late 1980s when the Gandhi surname was enough to get votes, but that era is gone. The mother-son duo turned an honest man like former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh into a liability. The party is gradually losing ground across the country but it will never realised that it needs to raise above the Gandhi family and promote a strong leader.