Updated Feb 18, 2021 | 11:04 IST
Satish Sharma was a former fellow-pilot and friend of Rajiv Gandhi. Their friendship stitched up their political journey together. Sharma was a loyal Congressman till his death at 73 in Goa on 17 February 2021. Captain Satish Sharma | Photo Credit: Twitter
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Captain Satish Sharma - a pilot and friend of Rajiv Gandhi - is said to have taken the political plunge in 1983 at the behest of the latter.
After Rajiv Gandhis death in 1991, Sharma contested from his constituency Amethi and held it for Congress
Later, he was moved to Rae Bareli which too he vacated to help Sonia Gandhi win from the safe seat.
A Marxist to an Akali to a Congressman: Former Union minister Buta Singh no more
Buta Singh, who prided himself as a Rajiv Gandhi loyalist, died at 86 in New Delhi on Saturday. Buta was a former Akali. Before turning into an Akali, he was a Marxist in his younger days who did a master s in history from Mumbai s Khalsa College.
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Former Union minister Buta Singh. (Photo: India Today Archive)
Buta Singh, who prided himself as a Rajiv Gandhi loyalist, died at 86 in New Delhi on Saturday. He was a virtual number two in Rajiv s Cabinet; a reckless demolition man who dismissed state governments almost at will. Buta s in-house rivalry with Giani Zail Singh played havoc in the politics of the home state of Punjab.