Yesterday, I received a WhatsApp message that contained a collection of fake statements about Nehru. I responded back to the group with facts. But I want all of us to have the response handy for future reference, so here goes a thread of fake n facts on Nehru. 1/n
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Fake - Only Unelected PM of India.
Fact - Nehru was elected thrice as the PM after 1947. Before 1947, Congress won the provincial elections under his presidentship in 1936. When he became the interim PM, he was the president of Congress that won the 1946 elections.2/n
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Fact - Nehru was elected thrice as the PM after 1947. Before 1947, Congress won the provincial elections under his presidentship in 1936. When he became the interim PM, he was the president of Congress that won the 1946 elections.2/n
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Fake - Conspired against Netaji Bose.
Fact - Netaji Bose and Nehru were the closest of friends. When Bose formed INA brigades, he named them after Azad, Bose, Gandhi, and Nehru. Nehru was was one of the advocates of the defense team of INA in the Lal Kila trials. 3/n
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Fact - Netaji Bose and Nehru were the closest of friends. When Bose formed INA brigades, he named them after Azad, Bose, Gandhi, and Nehru. Nehru was was one of the advocates of the defense team of INA in the Lal Kila trials. 3/n
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Fake - Signed Agreement of India's Partition.
Fact - Nehru tried to prevent the partition as much as possible. But the "Haters" won the day. 4/n
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Fact - Nehru tried to prevent the partition as much as possible. But the "Haters" won the day. 4/n
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Fake - Let 'Gilgit' & 'Baltistan' go away.
Fact - Gilgit & Baltistan is a part of Kashmir. Kashmir is a part of India today primarily because of Nehru. Except for Gandhi and Nehru, no big leader of that time supported the idea of Kashmir being a part of India. 5/n
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Fact - Gilgit & Baltistan is a part of Kashmir. Kashmir is a part of India today primarily because of Nehru. Except for Gandhi and Nehru, no big leader of that time supported the idea of Kashmir being a part of India. 5/n
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Fake - Created 'Siachin Glacier' dispute.
Fact - Siachin Glacier is a part of Kashmir. Kashmir is a part of India today primarily because of Nehru. Except for Gandhi and Nehru, no big leader of that time supported the idea of Kashmir being a part of India. 6/n
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Fact - Siachin Glacier is a part of Kashmir. Kashmir is a part of India today primarily because of Nehru. Except for Gandhi and Nehru, no big leader of that time supported the idea of Kashmir being a part of India. 6/n
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Fake - Suggested to scrap 'Indian Army'.
Fact - A British General, whom Nehru fired from his job for conspiring with Pakistan, has created this fake narrative that Nehru wanted to scrap the "Indian Army". No basis for this statement. 7/n
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Fact - A British General, whom Nehru fired from his job for conspiring with Pakistan, has created this fake narrative that Nehru wanted to scrap the "Indian Army". No basis for this statement. 7/n
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Fake - Creator of 'Kashmir' problem
Fact - Kashmir is a part of India today primarily because of Nehru. Except for Gandhi and Nehru, no big leader of that time supported the idea of Kashmir being a part of India. 8/n
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Fact - Kashmir is a part of India today primarily because of Nehru. Except for Gandhi and Nehru, no big leader of that time supported the idea of Kashmir being a part of India. 8/n
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Fake - Refused Khan of Kalat's offer to accede Balochistan.
Fact - There was never any offer to merge Balochistan with India. Anyways, Balochistan's boundary does not touch India anywhere. 9/n
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Fact - There was never any offer to merge Balochistan with India. Anyways, Balochistan's boundary does not touch India anywhere. 9/n
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Fake - Azad was assassinated soon after meeting Nehru.
Fact - Azad and his activities were financed by the Nehrus. Azad died almost a month after meeting Nehru. How long can "soon" stretch to bring fake charges? 11/n
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Fact - Azad and his activities were financed by the Nehrus. Azad died almost a month after meeting Nehru. How long can "soon" stretch to bring fake charges? 11/n
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Fake - Imposed 'Article 370' in J&K.
Fact - Article 370 was the way to integrate Kashmir with India. There r several such articles for other states too. It was passed by Patel in the Constituent assembly in Nehru's absence. It was passed unanimously. 12/n
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Fact - Article 370 was the way to integrate Kashmir with India. There r several such articles for other states too. It was passed by Patel in the Constituent assembly in Nehru's absence. It was passed unanimously. 12/n
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Fake - Took Kashmir issue to United Nations.
Fact - What did India lose by going to the UN? India fought the war with Pak for almost 14 months. If that time was not enough to capture Kashmir fully, it was an issue that needed other methods of solving. 13/n
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Fact - What did India lose by going to the UN? India fought the war with Pak for almost 14 months. If that time was not enough to capture Kashmir fully, it was an issue that needed other methods of solving. 13/n
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Fake - Obstructed to Patel's plan to liberate Hyderabad.
Fact - Hyderabad was liberated when Nehru was the PM. Where is the evidence of Obstruction? And how come the army moved without the permission of the PM which was not even reporting to Patel? 14/n
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Fact - Hyderabad was liberated when Nehru was the PM. Where is the evidence of Obstruction? And how come the army moved without the permission of the PM which was not even reporting to Patel? 14/n
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Fake - Abolished Hindu Personal Laws.
Fact - Hindu Civil Code passed by him gave the widows the right to remarry, gave daughters the right to the property of their father, and gave ladies the right to divorce. Why did RSS oppose that? Are they anti-women? 15/n
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Fact - Hindu Civil Code passed by him gave the widows the right to remarry, gave daughters the right to the property of their father, and gave ladies the right to divorce. Why did RSS oppose that? Are they anti-women? 15/n
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Fake - Defined "low" Hindu Growth Rate.
Fact - India was growing at 1% before Independence. During the first five-year plan, India grew by 3.5% and in the second one, it grew by 4.5%. The slow growth of India came later because of the wars of 1962, 65, and 71. 16/n
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Fact - India was growing at 1% before Independence. During the first five-year plan, India grew by 3.5% and in the second one, it grew by 4.5%. The slow growth of India came later because of the wars of 1962, 65, and 71. 16/n
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Fake - Gifted Manipur's Kabo valley to Burma.
Fact - Kabo Valley was given to Burma by the British in 1834, long before even Nehru was born. 17/n
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Fact - Kabo Valley was given to Burma by the British in 1834, long before even Nehru was born. 17/n
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Fake - Gifted Coco island to Burma.
Fact - Coco island was gifted to Burma by Britishers and not by India. 18/n
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Fact - Coco island was gifted to Burma by Britishers and not by India. 18/n
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Fake - Objected to the restoration of 'Somnath Temple'.
Fact - Nehru suggested that "Somnath Temple" should not be constructed with the government's funds. He never objected to restoration. 19/n
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Fact - Nehru suggested that "Somnath Temple" should not be constructed with the government's funds. He never objected to restoration. 19/n
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Fake - Rejected permanent seat in UNSC.
Fact - There was never any proposal for a permanent seat in UNSC for India. 20/n
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Fact - There was never any proposal for a permanent seat in UNSC for India. 20/n
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Fake - Refused Oman's gift of Gwadar port.
Fact - Gwadar Port is nowhere near India. There was no way to maintain it inside Pakistan as Junagadh or Hyderabad could never be a part of Pakistan being inside India. 21/n
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Fact - Gwadar Port is nowhere near India. There was no way to maintain it inside Pakistan as Junagadh or Hyderabad could never be a part of Pakistan being inside India. 21/n
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Fake - Prevented Nepal to re-join India.
Fact - There was never any offer from Nepal to re-join India. 22/n
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Fact - There was never any offer from Nepal to re-join India. 22/n
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Fake - Rejected US offer to become Nuclear Power.
Fact - The US never gave India any offer to become a nuclear power. Actually, when India did its nuclear tests in 1974, it put economic sanctions on India. They armed Pakistan to the teeth right from the 50s. 23/n
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Fact - The US never gave India any offer to become a nuclear power. Actually, when India did its nuclear tests in 1974, it put economic sanctions on India. They armed Pakistan to the teeth right from the 50s. 23/n
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Fake - Signed Unequal, 'Indus Water Treaty'.
Fact - Indus Water Treaty had to be signed by India as a part of the obligations of the Partition. It was decided by the UN. What was exactly "Unequal" about it? 24/n
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Fact - Indus Water Treaty had to be signed by India as a part of the obligations of the Partition. It was decided by the UN. What was exactly "Unequal" about it? 24/n
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Fake - Took side with 'Palestine' only.
Fact - Taking sides with Palestine had a lot of benefits including the role played by the Arab nations during the liberation of Goa in 1962. 25/n
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Fact - Taking sides with Palestine had a lot of benefits including the role played by the Arab nations during the liberation of Goa in 1962. 25/n
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Fake - Supported China's bid for UN Seat.
Fact - China was a founding member of the UNSC and was its member from 1945 itself before even India became independent. 26/n
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Fact - China was a founding member of the UNSC and was its member from 1945 itself before even India became independent. 26/n
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Fake - Helped China to conquer Tibet.
Fact - China did not need anyone's help to conquer Tibet. 27/n
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Fact - China did not need anyone's help to conquer Tibet. 27/n
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Fake - Lost 'Karakoram Pass' to China.
Fact - Karakoram Pass is still with India. Please ask Modi ji why has he lost Depsang Planes to China in 2019. That may spur him to action and we may recoup that part from China because dialogue with them is not working. 28/n
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Fact - Karakoram Pass is still with India. Please ask Modi ji why has he lost Depsang Planes to China in 2019. That may spur him to action and we may recoup that part from China because dialogue with them is not working. 28/n
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Fake - Delayed Liberation of Goa.
Fact - Nehru liberated Goa even though the whole western world was against it. 29/n
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Fact - Nehru liberated Goa even though the whole western world was against it. 29/n
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Fake - Released 'Sheikh Abdullah' in 1964.
Fact - Sheikh Abdullah was sent to prison because of his inclination for an independent Kashmir. There was no purpose in keeping him in jail when he was not demanding it. 30/n
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Fact - Sheikh Abdullah was sent to prison because of his inclination for an independent Kashmir. There was no purpose in keeping him in jail when he was not demanding it. 30/n
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Fake - Sit on the feet of 'Edwina'
Fact - Giving a seat to ladies even though one is inconvenienced is a part of our culture. 31/n
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Fact - Giving a seat to ladies even though one is inconvenienced is a part of our culture. 31/n
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Fake - Accorded 'Bharat Ratna' Award to himself.
Fact - Nehru was accorded "Bharat Ratna" by president Rajendra Prasad when he came back from an international tour. It was not he or his ministry that recommended it. n/n
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Fact - Nehru was accorded "Bharat Ratna" by president Rajendra Prasad when he came back from an international tour. It was not he or his ministry that recommended it. n/n
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