Just weeks ago he was a novice opposition candidate for Parliament with little recognition outside the district, which had been held by his mother Varun Gandhi quickly rocketed into the national spotlight after his recent speeches aired on national television appearing to show him mocking and threatening Muslims.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

Miz Park says it was very exciting to meet him and see fans dressed up as characters on the show.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

He would ask the New York legislature to show its support by electing him again to the Senate.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

Conan O'Brien expressed true thankfulness to the fans who voted him Favorite Talk Show Host.

VOA: special.2011.01.07

When people saw him they would show the respect given a king or emperor.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

He no show up. Wednesday,he go to the ball game, but we fool him.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

Instead,he would let the other actors on the show tell jokes about him.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

Today on our show we play music by She & Him...

VOA: special.2010.05.07

"Eating is the most important thing in any Indian household and how you show your love and gratitude for a person is through the kind of food you serve him.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

I loved the compassion. I think our society is so focused on being quick these days that we don't really take the time to show that compassion that she showed to him in the movie, and really take the time to really build and lift someone else up when you see potential."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

Final results from Mauritania's electoral commission show former General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz winning more than half of the ballots cast making him president without a second round of voting in which his main political opponents had vowed to unite against him.

VOA: standard.2009.07.19