Thread by @SiddharthKG7

Every year politicians shout Emergency-Emergency & malign Indira Gandhi as some dictator. They should learn some lessons from “the only male politician India ever had”.

1. Sealed the coffin of Feudalism by ending the privy purses of ex royal families. Feudalism is the
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biggest enemy of Democracy & Capitalism.
2. Kept all our neighbours occupied in their own troubles-
Pakistan in Bangladesh crisis for eg.
3. Asked RAW to train LTTE in Sri lanka & kept anti India Sri Lankan govt busy in that. LTTE because world’s most deadly militant group
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4. Kept Khalistanis in check by hitting at their brain in operation blue star.
5. Forever stopped China or US to threaten India by conducting Atomic Test in Smiling Buddha operation- 1974.
6. Stalled the disruption by declaring emergency & putting all nuisance behind bars.
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7. Ex Maharajahs & tycoons ran banking & their own banks. Nationalised banks & used money for national requirements.
8. Wasn’t afraid of US intervention in Bangladesh liberation war.
9. She herself lifted emergency (thing which is never done by dictators) & held elections
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10. Again got re-elected as PM in just 3 years when juggling Janta party govt couldn’t run the country. Shows how people supported her.
11. After keeping all in check, probably was moving towards liberation of POK before she was killed.

Today politicians are not ready to
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be as accountable & as responsible that she was. To keep strong people on strong posts was also one of her achievements. With a stroke of pen she could send away Field Marshall Sam Manekshaw when he refused to attack quickly & asked for 7 months. She didn’t do it & gave him
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the time he wanted. That shows the sign of a true leader. Insecure leaders put dummies & proxies on all posts around them. Their legacy dies next day they leave the posts.
When you hear emergency next time, don’t feel it was bad. Be like Mrs. Gandhi.
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