TOI really knows how to pick the right words

"SHIMLA: After Vidarbha farm widow Kalawati, it was the turn of Nand Lal, a poor driver, to hog the limelight, thanks to Congress general secretary secretary Rahul Gandhi who showed interest in his well-being."

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Without elaborating on the specific nature and level(s) of my discomfort with the above-mentioned lines, I think there is something seriously wrong with the socio-political situation of a country where a newspaper article begins with these words.