THE MOST CIVILISED AMONG US ALL
C. RAJAGOPALACHARI
Eleven Years younger than me, eleven times
more important for the nation, and eleven hundred times more beloved of the
nation, Sri Nehru has suddenly departed from our midst and I remain alive to
hear the sad news from Delhi - and bear the shock. Sri Nehru was ill and we
knew it was a serious form of illness, but we did not imagine he would be
snatched away so unceremoniously and so swiftly.
The old guard - room is completely empty now.
I am unable yet to gather my wits. I have been
fighting Sri Nehru all these ten years over what I consider faults in public
policies. But I knew all along that he alone could get them corrected. No one
else would dare do it, and he is gone, the most civilized person among us all.
Not many among us are civilized yet.
God save our people.
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