'The man who gets things done'

March 20, 2014 14:06

"Fourteen years ago, I published an essay in The Hindu Sunday Magazine on Khushwant Singh's admiration for the personality and methods of Sanjay Gandhi.

"The essay seems worth recalling now, for at least three reasons.

"One is that Khushwant himself has just entered his 100th year, which I hope he will complete.

"Another is that some editors (and proprietors) are currently extolling another brash, bullying politician who they salute'"as Khushwant saluted Sanjay'"as 'The Man Who Gets Things Done'.

"A third is that if that politician becomes our next Prime Minister, Sanjay Gandhi's wife, and possibly also Sanjay's son, will be Ministers in his Cabinet."

Ramachandra Guha's piece on Khushwant Singh for the Outlook magazine, last month. Read

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