Started with so-called Nehruvian legacy, it is now Nehru-Gandhi-Vadra Memorial Museum & Library with three ‘Akhanda Jyotis’ always burning taxpayer’s money, one each for JL Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. I do not know the reason why there are no Jyotis for Motilal Nehru, Swarup Rani Nehru, Kamla Nehru, Feroze Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi. It may be an interesting topic of investigation for Shashi Tharoor, then write a book on that.
The building known as Teen Murti Bhavan was originally constructed for housing Commander-in-Chief of British-Indian Army and remained so till 1948. Then Nehru moved in as Prime Minister and stayed put till his painful death. Logically speaking, it should have been declared official residence of Prime Minister. It was not. After his death, PM Shastri was not allowed to move in as destiny had something else in store for the nation. It was converted into a Nehru Museum.
Since it is supported with taxpayer’s money, quite logically, Modi Government decided to convert it into PM’s Museum housing memories of all Prime Ministers. Hell has broken lose and Manmohan Singh shot off a nasty missive asking PM Modi to leave NMML as it is.
These actions of the Royal Indian Dynasty raise following questions –
Why was Teen Murti Bhavan not declared PM’s Official Residence ?
Why was Nehru not cremated in Teen Murti Bhavan’s premises if the Royal Indian Dynasty had secretly decided to declare it as Nehru Museum by then ? Why was he cremated at Shanti Van occupying another set of acres of precious land to convert it another Memorial ?
Why were Indira Gandhi / Rajiv Gandhi not cremated in the same compound when it was already a dedicated holy memorial for the Royal Indian Dynasty ?
Why was no memorial corner raised in memory of Edwina Mountbatten when her relations with JL Nehru were solemnly declared “Pavitra & Beautiful” by Nehru’s own sister, Vijaya Laxmi Pandit herself ?
Why should the Memorial be not converted into PM’s Memorial and re-named accordingly as hard-earned taxpayer’s money is being burnt for it ?
These are burning questions the Royal Indian Dynasty MUST grapple with instead of wasting precious time of the Government quibbling over Rafale / DeMo / GST and what not.
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