For the unaware, he is the youngest spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party and can be seen fighting debates opposite seasoned politicos on news channels daily. It is these appearances that have put him in the spotlight, and also given him a fan base of 20-something Delhi girls who're declaring their love for him on social media.
Not used to this kind of attention, he admits that he gets teased even at office, including by Arvind Kejriwal. He turned out to be quite shy to pose for our camera, but spoke at length about how AAP happened while he was in the middle of being a chartered accountant.
At his central Delhi home, DT tries to decode this representative of the capital's youngest government, from how his social circle has changed from friends to party colleagues, music being replaced by official mails and girlfriends (or the lack of them) to women's safety issues on his mind.
FROM MODERN SCHOOL BOY TO AAP SPOKESPERSON
"I went to Modern School, Barakhamba. I did one year of graduation from Sri Venkateswara College, but then shifted to correspondence as I was also doing my Chartered Accountancy, which required regular articleship. I was practicing after it and then went to the London School of Economics for a few programs, and was trying to set up my work there. The Anna aandolan was on and towards its last leg, when the decision of whether to form a party or not was being taken, I met Arvind. He wanted me to get involved with the drafting of the Delhi Lokpal Bill, back in 2012. The party was formed and then we've been in elections back to back. Now is when we're finally settling down and getting to work," Raghav tells us.
We quiz him about being the face of AAP on prime-time TV debates, and he explains, "In our party , everyone's multi-tasking. In the first half, you're in the communication strategy team. From 12pm to 3pm, you might be involved in manifesto drafting, from 3pm to 6pm you're involved in candidate selection and from 6pm to 10pm, you become a spokesperson. Why AAP works, as I've been told, is the change.You switch on the TV and you find one news anchor and five other panelists. One is a 26year-old boy representing one party, and the other four are 50, 60 or 70-plus people you've seen all these years. The aesthetic change is what resonates not just with youngsters, but the older lot too. It doesn't matter whether I talk sense or talk crap, but people can see the change, and that matters."
MY FRIENDS HAVE GIVEN UP ON ME
With such a routine, what about his personal life? He replies, "I'm a CA, but in the last few years, I've put my personal work on autopilot. The time I have for my work, for my personal life, is almost negligible with the kind of work we're doing. I still have a few friends who I hang out with, on and off. They're obviously surprised to see me doing this. I'm the only person who's joined politics after sacrificing a career. I had an offer from a multi-national corporate advisory company, running into six-seven figures, but I refused it."
Does he still get invited to birthday parties? "I do, and more to weddings, actually. Everyone seems to be getting married these days, but I'm unable to go. I sometimes feel that a few of my friends believe ki bas, yeh toh ab desh ke naam hai. Two of my closest friends --- one is in Australia and the other, in Washington DC - they're ecstatic. They see me on TV and call me. They're happy to see me contributing while both of them are away working hard, earning money. AAP enjoys a lot of support in the NRI community, and we're grateful for that."
FB FAN PAGES MAKE ME UNCOMFORTABLE
When we bring up his Facebook fan page and the 'oh so cute' comments on them, the confident politico turns into a rather uncomfortable 20-something. He clarifies, "That's not my official page. I was recently shown the two pages, Raghav Chadha and Raghav Chadha -Youth Icon. I don't know who created them. I'm just on Twitter. Somebody showed me the comments and posts, and I was clarifying ki yeh main nahi hun yaar. People ask my reaction, but ab kya boloon, there is no reaction. This has been going on on Twitter also. Honestly, I am not comfortable with the kind of attention I've been getting. The purpose I'm involved in is very different, and is irrespective of the attention. The atmosphere in office is also such that I get teased a lot. Everyone, even senior people like Arvind (Kejriwal), joke and pull my leg."
ARVIND HAS A COOL QUOTIENT
"It's not just me or that young people work at the party . The idea of AAP resonates with the young voter," adds Raghav. "The idea of clean politics, affordable politics, volunteerism; all AAP's basic ideals. Arvind has a cool quotient about him that is very natural and not forced. When the offer of the TVF spoof interview came, he did ask the younger people in office. He did it without any apprehensions ki isse mera image kharaab ho jaayega. The muffler, the cough and his clothes aren't him trying to prove a point. He's what he is. When he shared the picture of him and his wife after winning, people noticed, but for us, it's very natural because we know what a rock solid support she is. Behind every successful man, there's a woman, and Sunita bhabhi is that support system for him."
I HADN'T SEEN A FILM FOR THE LONGEST BEFORE BABY
"The last film I saw was Baby with Arvind and everyone else. I hadn't seen a movie in the longest time. Usse pehle also I think I'd gone with Sanjay Singh. With the amount of time we spend together, they're my friends, colleagues and family. I don't have any music on my phone because it's a 16 GB phone and I need that space for email. I was a cricket buff till three years ago. But since then, I've not had time for movies, sports or anything. I barely saw three overs of the India-Pak match. I was a very big cricket fan, but now I don't get to be involved with things I used to do," says Raghav.
I AM SINGLE
We finally pop the relationship status question and he admits, "I am single." He laughs and adds, "I don't have time to watch a movie, you think I'll have time for a girl? There is only one girl who understands my schedule, and that's my mother."
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