Don't miss: P V Narasimha Rao's interview on Babri Masjid demolition
November 09, 2019  13:46
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Fifteen years after his death, former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao is still vilified by many for not preventing the demolition of Babri masjid on December 6, 1992. 

So much so the Congress party, to which he belonged, does not even acknowledge his existence.   

But was Rao really the villain of the piece? 

Was he a closet Hindu right-winger who was all along playing the Sangh Parivar's game in Ayodhya -- as his critics claim?   

In a detailed interview to M D Malapat on May 11, 2004, Rao answers the many questions that still continue to swirl over his and his government's role in the demolition of Babri masjid. 

A sample:   

'I didn't believe in micromanaging my Cabinet colleagues. Yes, tasks were assigned to them by me, but afterwards, full freedom was given to ministers to do their job. I did not think it necessary or desirable to interfere via a hyperactive or omnipotent PMO while they were presumably doing so. The home minister was given the freedom to act in the execution of his duties, and it was my presumption that he did.'   

You can read the full interview, here.
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