They say reading history helps
one understand the present and pre-empt the future. Vinod Mehta’s The Sanjay Story, a biography of Sanjay
Gandhi, is one such book.
Frank and fearless, Vinod Mehta
tells the story of Sanjay Gandhi the way it was. With all his thievery, his
inherent dumbness, the formulas of corruption the young Gandhi scion divined to
milk Maruti (and fill the Gandhi family’s personal coffers), etc. Sanjay Gandhi’s
life is laid bare as it deserved.
But the book is essential reading
not just for the way it tears up the facade around Sanjay but the similarities
between the Congress of the 80’s and the Congress of the day. Mehta chronicles
how several senior Congress stalwarts were forced to bow before Sanjay just as Congress’s
yes-men do today before Rahul Gandhi. Similar to Rahul, Sanjay was drummed up as a
youth icon with guidelines and diktats issued to Doordarshan’s senior officials
to ensure that Sanjay’s visits made up a significant chunk of the news. What’s
more, the best part of the book is where one of Sanjay’s interviews is
chronicled, almost word for word. Read the interview and the absolute lack of
intellect, the one line answers, the I
don’t know’s can only remind you of one man in the present generation… the
Gandhi scion of the day.
Read the book to understand how
deeply corrupt the Congress is… both in devising ways to drain the nation and
in ensuring a Gandhi stays at the forefront, no matter what. Read it to
understand where Rahul Gandhi gets his "pappu" genes from.
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