Amethi (Uttar Pradesh): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday hit out at Gandhi family by stating that the post of Congress president is a "family matter".

Being asked if Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi who has been very active in politics will become Congress president, Irani told media, "Only Sonia Gandhi (Congress interim president) could answer. Because we all know that the post of the Congress president is a family matter."