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Robert Vadra is an Indian businessman notable as the husband of Priyanka Gandhi and a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family by marriage.

He was born to Rajinder and Maureen Wadhera on 18 April 1969. Rajinder Vadra came from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. Maureen was of Scottish origin, (maiden name: McDonagh).[1]

He has two children.

He had one brother Richard Vadra who was found dead in September 2003 at his Vasant Vihar residence, and his sister Michelle died in a car accident in 2001. His father Rajinder Vadra committed suicide on 2 April 2009 [2].

Controversies

He, along with other VIPs like HH the Dalai Lama and the Chief Justice of India, has been exempted from frisking at airports for security reasons. The list of such VIPs was compiled and forwarded to the concerned authorities by the government on 26 September 2005. Others on the list include the President, the Prime Minister, former Presidents and PMs and SPG protectees[3]. This move has come under scrutiny since more important entities on the warrant of precedence, like the Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force staff are not extended this waiver. However, BCAS Commissioner S R Mehra declined comment[4].

References

  1. ^ Another tragedy in Vadra family, 20 September 2003, The Tims of India
  2. ^ Times Of India, 3rd April 2009
  3. ^ The Times of India, 22 Jan 2006
  4. ^ The Indian Express, 13 Nov 2005


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