Biography
Robert Vadra was Born to Rajendra and Maureen Vadra on 18 may 1969. He studied at The british school. Rajendra Vadra hails from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh and Maureen was of Scottish origin (her maiden name was McDonagh). Rajendra was a resident of Civil Lines area of Moradabad and ran a brass and wood handicrafts business. The family is originally from Sialkot, Pakistan, and Rajendra's father moved to India at the time of partition.Vadra met Priyanka Gandhi when she was 13 and got married in 1997. The couple have two children ,a son Raihan and daughter Miraya.
Robert had two siblings, Richard and Michelle. Vadra was estranged from his father, who had "expressed displeasure" with Robert's marriage with Priyanka Vadra. Robert Vadra issued a public notice in 2001, stating that his father, Rajender, and brother, Richard, were "duping" people by promising jobs at the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee and other favours. Rajendra later threatened to file a defamation suit against his son.
Rajendra Vadra, father of Robert Vadra, was found dead at a guest house in Yusuf Sarai area in new delhi in 2009. His elder brother, Richard, committed suicide in 2003 and Michelle ,his sister, died in a car accident in 2001.
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