Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, in a true sense of the word, was a Batman of Indian politics. This explains Sonia Gandhi’s hostility toward Rao, to the extent that the former Prime Minister was denied a well-deserved memorial in Delhi, even when lesser worthies could find space in the national capital. Later in the day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh …
This is a book written by a brilliant mind with, in my perspective, an occasional flawed judgement, often due to affection clouding his perspective. As chronicled on page 240, I was Mr Aiyar’s devoted undersecretary and chauffeur, since his wife Suneet used to use the car and he never mastered the public transport system! Why stop the Samjhauta Express when …
