The relationship between the Gandhi family and the prime minister can indeed be subject to a variety of interpretations, and his former media adviser has every right to have his say. But objectivity and fairplay demanded that this tract was not just about the complexities of the Sonia Gandhi-Manmohan Singh partnership, but also about why such a partnership endured and flourished for so long in spite of the differences between them. And one does not get a concrete answer to the basic question whether, at the end of the day, the partnership was good or bad for the country. The differences have been so emphasised as to reach the conclusion that Manmohan Singh’s loyalty to the Gandhis was “misplaced” and went generally “unrewarded.” One is left wondering whether it could have been only that, for after all Manmohan Singh will go down in history as only the second prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to have had two full consecutive terms.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:09:39 +0000
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