: Thursday, March 4, 2021, 5:51 PM IST
Nehru vs Modi? As Congress and BJP spar over MP Raj Bhavan anecdote, Twitter is impressed by first PM s choice of cigarette brand
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Over the years, India s first Prime Minister has been both revered and reviled in equal measures. Even decades after his death, Jawaharlal Nehru s name crops up on a regular basis in debates and allegations. Mere days earlier for example, a BJP MLA had reportedly claimed that the former PM had gotten freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad killed as part of a conspiracy.
Now, a somewhat more innocuous claim is doing the rounds. Quoting the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha website, Minister Vishvas Kailash Sarang suggested that Nehru s favourite cigarettes were once flown to Bhopal during his visit. The lawmaker shared a screenshot of anecdotes from former Governor H. Vinayak. Pataskar that have been shared on the website.