Papers Be Returned: PM Memorial Writes To Rahul Gandhi Over Nehru’s Letters Taken By Sonia

The papers, allegedly taken away by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in 2008, were letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to Edwina Mountbatten – the wife of Lord Mountbatten, and were donated to the museum.

In September too, a similar letter by the PMML urged Sonia Gandhi to either return the papers, provide copies, or offer digitised access to them.

The letters demanding the return of the papers were written by Rizwan Kadri- a historian and author, also one of the members of the PMML society.

Speaking exclusively to CNN-News18, Kadri said, “On September 9, I wrote to Sonia Gandhi Ji and now again I have written to Rahul Gandhi.”Papers Be Returned

“In the letter, I have requested Rahul Gandhi and mentioned that whatever collection has been withdrawn in 2008 on the behest of Sonia Gandhi Ji, which has around 51 cartons, should be returned.”

In September, Kadri had told the media that 51 boxes, carrying records related to Jawaharlal Nehru, were taken back by Sonia Gandhi’s office from the PMML, formerly known as Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, or NMML.

“The collection that was withdrawn included Jayaprakash Narayan, Babu Jagjivan Ram, the Edwina Mountbatten collection and several other collections,” Kadri had said, adding, that the papers were being demanded back to ensure a comprehensive understanding of India’s history.

BJP REACTS

Meanwhile, in separate X posts, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra, and the party’s IT cell chief, Amit Malviya, asked if the contents of the letter needed “censoring”.Papers Be Returned

“This is intriguing! From What’s today the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library & formerly Nehru Museum and Library, the then UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi took away 51 cartoons of letters written by Nehru to various personalities including “EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN”!” (sic), Patra wrote.

“In the recently concluded AGM of the PMML one of the members Sh Rizwan Kadri has written to LoP Rahul Gandhi and sought his help in getting back the letters from his mother Sonia Gandhi!”

“What intrigues me is what would have Nehru ji written to EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN that needed censoring and will LOP Rahul help getting back the letters between Nehru and Edwina!,” (sic), he added.

This is intriguing!
From What’s today the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library & formerly Nehru Museum and Library, the then UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi took away 51 cartoons of letters written by Nehru to various personalities including “EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN”!
In the recently… pic.twitter.com/2TVwjPUSi3

— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) December 16, 2024

In a similar post, Malviya wrote, “This is fascinating! From what is now the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library (formerly the Nehru Museum and Library), it is reported that the then UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, allegedly took away 51 cartons of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to various personalities, including Edwina Mountbatten.”

“What I find particularly intriguing is: what might Nehru ji have written to Edwina Mountbatten that warranted such censorship? And will Rahul Gandhi act to recover these letters?” (sic), Amit Malviya’s X post read.Papers Be Returned

This is fascinating!

From what is now the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library (formerly the Nehru Museum and Library), it is reported that the then UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, allegedly took away 51 cartons of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to various personalities,… pic.twitter.com/JWCCKeHPkG

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) December 16, 2024

CONGRESS ALLEGES PM MODI INVOKES NEHRU TO DISTRACT ATTENTION

On December 15, the Congress hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that defamation of Jawaharlal Nehru and minimum democratic governance was his model.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said PM Modi has an “obsession” with Nehru as he invokes the country’s first Prime Minister to distract the nation’s attention from his “own failures” and current challenges on which he maintains a “complete silence”.

The Congress’s attack on the Prime Minister came a day after Modi attacked the party during the debate on the ‘Glorious 75-year journey of India’s Constitution’.

On December 14, Prime Minister Modi accused the Congress of repeatedly mutilating the Constitution, having “tasted blood” in its “greed” for power, as he asserted that his government’s policies and decisions since 2014 have been aimed at boosting India’s strength and unity in line with the vision of the Constitution.Papers Be ReturnedCutting the Cord: The Best Streaming Services for Indian Viewers