LK Advani said by quoting from the book "The Story of an Era Told without ill Will" by MKK Nair, which has alleged that India’s first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru had called his home minister Sardar Patel, a “total communalist” for his suggestion that army be sent to take over a defiant Hyderabad after Independence.
Advani has referred to extracts of a book, "The Story of an Era Told without Ill Will" by MKK Nair, which deals with the "sharp exchange" between Nehru and Patel in a Cabinet meeting before "police action" against Hyderabad.
The book suggests that the Nizam, who wanted to accede to Pakistan, had sent an emissary to the neighbouring country and transferred a huge sum of money to the government there, and the Nizam's officials were reportedly heaping atrocities on locals.
The extracts from book says, "At a cabinet meeting, Patel had described these things and demanded that army be sent to end the terror-regime in Hyderabad. Nehru who usually spoke calmly, peacefully and with international etiquette, spoke losing his composure, ‘You are a total communalist. I will never accept your recommendation...Patel remained unperturbed but left the room with his papers," .
The further says," then governor general Rajaji prevailed over Nehru to send the army to Hyderabad. As the situation continued to worsen, Rajaji called Nehru and Patel to Rashtrapati Bhawan to discuss the issue.Meanwhile, the army was kept battle-ready. During his meeting with Nehru and Patel, Rajaji used a letter from the British High Commissioner protesting against the rape of 70-year-old nuns of a convent two days earlier by Razakars of Hyderabad".
The book further explains that "VP Menon, a bureaucrat and close aide of Patel, had given this letter to Rajaji before the meeting.Rajaji in his typical style described the situation in Hyderabad. He felt that, to safeguard India's reputation, a decision should not be delayed any longer,” Nehru was concerned about international repercussions. Rajaji then played his trump card---the letter from the British High Commissioner".
"Nehru read it. His face turned red...Anger choked his words. He shot out of his chair, slammed his fist on the table and cried out, 'Let's not waste a moment. We'll teach them a lesson’”.
"Rajaji immediately told Menon to inform the Commander in-Chief to proceed according to the plan," Advani said, quoting from the book.
INDIA HONEST warns that there were many contradiction between Sardar Patel and Nehru, that is still not in public domain, and it will better if Congress does not try to twist them with its objective to malign RSS or Modi, that may backfire, as Indian people's distrust on Congress will go further.