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February 17, 2026, 08:06 PM - 3 min read
Aiyar also recalled that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's words in Parliament in 1989 that 'only a secular Bharat can survive' and dared the Congress high command to get his son, Rahul Gandhi, to repeat those words. "The Congress lives because of dissidence, the Congress grows because there are many opinions and it is all connected with the Vedic injunction that God is one, the Congress is one.
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February 16, 2026, 06:37 PM - 3 min read
Calling himself a “Gandhian, Nehruvian, Rajivian, not a Rahulian”, Aiyar has set off a storm within Congress before key Kerala elections.
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February 9, 2026, 05:28 PM - 5 min read
In the mad race of being seen as “Modi’s critics”, these spokespersons go an extra mile and in the process, forget to draw a line between policy criticism and personal abuse.
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March 6, 2025, 07:15 PM - 2 min read
Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot strongly criticized party colleague Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday, calling him a "sarfira" (mad person) for his remarks on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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January 12, 2025, 09:47 AM - 3 min read
Mani Shankar Aiyar has advocated allowing Sheikh Hasina indefinite refuge in India, citing her contributions to the nation. Speaking at a literary festival, he also addressed Indo-Pakistani ties, minority attacks in Bangladesh, and lauded Manmohan Singh's diplomacy on Kashmir.
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December 15, 2024, 07:21 PM - 2 min read
In a candid revelation, Mani Shankar Aiyar, 83, reflected on his ties with the Gandhi family, admitting that his political journey was both shaped and undone by their influence.
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November 7, 2024, 09:25 AM - 5 min read
In the aftermath of Donald Trump's recent win in the U.S. presidential election, former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar voiced deep concerns about the implications of Trump's return to power.
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May 29, 2024, 07:43 AM - 2 min read
“Mani Shankar Aiyar, speaking at the FCC, during the launch of a book called Nehru’s First Recruits, refers to the Chinese invasion in 1962 as alleged. This is a brazen attempt at revisionism,” the BJP leader Amit Malviya said on X.
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May 10, 2024, 04:38 PM - 2 min read
Congress has distanced itself from remarks made by Mani Shankar Aiyar regarding Pakistan, asserting that his views do not represent the party's stance.
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May 10, 2024, 03:22 PM - 2 min read
In an interview, Aiyar asserted, "Pakistan is a respected nation that also possesses an atom bomb," prompting a flurry of reactions across social media platforms.
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