New Delhi: There is a Sardar Patel tug-of-war on. Between the Congress and the BJP. And this time, the Congress has scored with a Sonia Gandhi message that trashes claims of differences between Nehru and Patel in Jaswant Singh's recent book.
Sonia's message, read out at a programme to inaugurate a new section at the Sardar Patel Memorial in Ahmedabad, says: "Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru may have differed in their views, but that never affected their deep respect, admiration and affection for each other and their ability to work together to strengthen India. That there was unbridgeable disagreement between Sardar Patel and Nehru distorts history."
In recent years, the BJP has tried to appropriate Sardar Patel's legacy and claim him as one of their own. In fact, Narendra Modi is often described within party circles as "Chhote Sardar" (Little Sardar).
The Congress leader, who is also the president of the Sardar Patel Memorial, said: "I feel proud that on such an occasion Sonia Gandhi has sent a message, telling the people of Gujarat and the country that there were no differences between Sardar Patel and the Nehru family."
Sonia's message, read out at a programme to inaugurate a new section at the Sardar Patel Memorial in Ahmedabad, says: "Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru may have differed in their views, but that never affected their deep respect, admiration and affection for each other and their ability to work together to strengthen India. That there was unbridgeable disagreement between Sardar Patel and Nehru distorts history."
In recent years, the BJP has tried to appropriate Sardar Patel's legacy and claim him as one of their own. In fact, Narendra Modi is often described within party circles as "Chhote Sardar" (Little Sardar).
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The Congress leader, who is also the president of the Sardar Patel Memorial, said: "I feel proud that on such an occasion Sonia Gandhi has sent a message, telling the people of Gujarat and the country that there were no differences between Sardar Patel and the Nehru family."
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