Tag: Rasheed Kidwai
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There were allegations that PAC were terrorising Muslims by resorting to unprovoked firings– Mohsina Kidwai in My Life In Indian Politics
Bhopal/Lucknow: Here is an interview with the author Rasheed Kidwai regarding his book on Congress’ veteran leader, Memmber of Parliament and former governor Mohsina Kidwai. The book has generated a lot of interest from different quarters, ever since its launch. Question: Mohsina Kidwai has had a long inning in politics and is a prominent figure.…
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I broke a fixed deposit and sent to candidates in 1977– Mohsina Kidwai
“The party had no finances to fund its candidates. So as the state party president, I broke a fixed deposit of Rs 90,000 I had saved and sent whatever little amount I could to the candidates”—This is how Mohsina Kidwai recollects the plight of the Congress after its defeat in the 1977 Lok Sabha elections…
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From Sonu Sood, Gulzar, Amitav Ghosh to Shashi Tharoor, a glittering list of authors to be awarded at KLF 2021
Kolkata: In recent times, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, made it to the headlines for helping the poor migrant workers and for his philanthropic works. He was so active in helping the migrants during Covid-19’s first wave that he was termed as Messiah by many. But the actor was in no mood to be termed as…
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When Indira mistook ‘haath’ as ‘haathi’, but Narasimha Rao’s reference of ‘Panja’ gave Congress its symbol
“Unsure of which symbol to pick, Singh (Buta) booked a call to seek Indira’s approval. The line was, probably, not clear or, perhaps, Singh’s accent was thick but Indira kept hearing haathi or elephant instead of haath or hand when it came to the third option. She kept refusing even as he tried to explain…