Robert Vadra

Robert Vadra (also spelled Wadhera) son of Rajinder (a Punjabi) and Maureen Vadra (a European Christian). Robert grew up largely influenced by his mother, and is a baptized Catholic. Robert, a worker in a garage, married Priyanka Gandhi, the daughter of Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi on February 18, 1998. It was reported that the Sacred Heart Cathedral at Delhi did not permit a Christian marriage ^{[citation needed]} since Priyanka was not baptized^{[citation needed]}, they were married in a Hindu ceremony. He converted to Hinduism at this time.^{[citation needed]} They have two children.

He had one brother Richard Vadra who was found dead in mysterious circumstances in September 2003 at his Vasant Vihar residence, and his sister Michelle died in a car accident in 2001.

Robert's family belongs to Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. Robert's father Rajinder has claimed to be a supporter of the Congress Party, however Rajinder's older brother Om Prakash had donated his property to a trust in Moradabad, some members of which are affiliated with RSS.

Luxuries

He, alongwith other VVIPs like HH the Dalai Lama and the Chief Justice of India, has been exempted from frisking at airports though he has also carried a pistol to the Indian Parliament.[1] The list of such VVIPs was compiled and forwarded to the concerned authorities by the government led by his mother-in-law Sonia Gandhi (Edvige Antonia Albina Maino). Others on the list include the President, the Prime Minister, former PMs and presidents and SPG protectees.[2] Even the Service Chiefs (of the Army,Navy,Airforce Staff) and the Chief Justice of India do not enjoy such luxuries. The exemption for the Dalai Lama too has been questioned.

He has been allotted a plush Government bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi which is a display of shameless nepotism.

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