In a meeting called by Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic and the political situation in the country, Lok Sabha MPs demanded that Rahul Gandhi take over as the party chief. In the virtual meeting, Lok Sabha MP K Suresh demanded that Rahul Gandhi take over as the party chief. He said that Rahul Gandhi, who has been at the forefront of espousing people's issues during the pandemic, needs to take over the reigns of the Congress at this critical time.