Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11 (PTI) Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao's grandson, NV Subhash, on Wednesday termed Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s memoirs a "pack of lies" and alleged that it contained historical blunders concerning the Gandhi family’s tenure in power, including during the time of the Emergency.
Subhash, also the chief spokesperson for the BJP's Telangana unit, accused Gandhi of deliberately ignoring the contributions made by Rao to the Congress party and the nation and said he was "not surprised" by the omission.
"As a member of late P V Narasimha Rao's family, it was no big surprise for us that he was not mentioned in the book. She (Gandhi) will definitely and deliberately want to avoid the contributions made by him for the Congress party and the nation," he claimed while speaking to PTI Videos here.
Subhash said that it was a "habitual practice" of the Gandhi family to overlook and "belittle" its own leaders in order to highlight members of the Gandhi family.
He further said that on going through the book, "we see a lot of disparity and contradictions."
Citing an example of one such contradiction, Subhash said, "On the one hand, she says she was not interested in her husband, late former PM Rajiv Gandhi, entering into politics and on the other, she promotes her children into mainstream politics and in the future, her grandchildren also. So this is the hypocrisy."
He also accused Gandhi of shedding "crocodile tears" over the Babri Masjid demolition issue.
Subhash said that her claims of breaking down over the Babri Masjid demolition incident indicate that she is "distancing herself from the Hindus" and trying to "appease" certain sections of society.
"The BJP wonders what kind of hypocrisy is this, as there has been a 400-year-long struggle and also legal battles for the Babri Masjid and ultimately, the Supreme Court gave a verdict after which only the Ram temple was constructed there," he said.
He said that people from all parts of India and the world as well as all walks of life are visiting Ram Janmabhoomi, and therefore, Gandhi was trying to appease certain sections of the society.
The BJP leader further contended that for the last 20 years, the Congress party has been losing one state or another, and in many states they have not been in power for 30-40 years.
"So, this book, at this point of time, is only connecting her family members to the party cadre which is ignoring it," he claimed.
Sonia Gandhi's memoir -- 'Belonging: A Journey of Love' -- was released on Tuesday, inviting both positive and negative feedback regarding its content.
