Hindustan Times
A good friend of mine, who has watched Indian politics from the inner circles of more than one political party, once told me, “The nature of the people in this country is such that they never endorse anyone who openly expresses the desire to become the Prime Minister of India. Read more
(20 votes, average: 2.2 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 10:23 pm
Filed under India, politics · Tagged Atal Behari Vajpayee, Babri Masjid, bjp prime ministerial candidate, congress prime ministerial candidate, Indian politics, LK Advani, Manmohan Singh, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar PV Narasimha Rao, Sujata Anandan
For first time in my life, ever, I felt sorry for L K Advani. The elder ’statesman’ of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who has done more for his party than any other leader, including Narendra Modi, does not even have a right to his own ambition? Read more
(21 votes, average: 2.52 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Filed under India, politics · Tagged Atal Behari Vajpayee, Bharat Mata, Bharatiya Janata Party, bjp, Jain havala scam, LK Advani, Mohan Bhagwat, Nagpur, Narendra Modi, parliament, Prime Minister, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Race Course Road, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, RSS, yatra
Rajiv Gandhi was not sure what he must do. Of course, he did not have to sing for his supper but Sunil Dutt was urging him on. “Please come up on to the stage,’’ said Dutt. “Sing along with us.’’
Rajiv’s trademark shy, dimpled smile came out rather hesitantly and he half got up from his plush chair. “Come, come. Please come up,’’ went on Dutt sa’ab. Read more
(4 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Filed under India · Tagged cultural show, Delhi, Nitin Gadkari, Nitin Mukesh, Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Sunil Dutt
I was working for a wire service whole of the time that Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister and also when he died. Read more
(4 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Sujata Anandan on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Filed under India · Tagged All India Radio, Doordarshan, elephant, Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, R D Pradhan, Rajiv Gandhi, trains
