New Delhi, November 6
Congress leaders Karan Singh, Jairam Ramesh and Mallikarjun Kharge today slammed the government for removing them from the board of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and inducting those “opposed to the ideology of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru.”
The Ministry of Culture Tuesday reconstituted the NMML, removing the above three leaders and bringing in television anchor Rajat Sharma and lyricist Prasoon Joshi. Congress veteran Karan Singh expressed anguish at the move and said, “First they weeded out our sympathisers from the board and now they have weeded us out. It is ironical that the government has removed us from the NMML Board while adding people totally opposed to the ideology of India’s first Prime Minister Pt Nehru.
“Earlier also we expressed apprehensions over the destruction of NMML when they said they would convert the museum into a museum for all PMs and we were assured nothing would be done to the present building. But now we are not sure. Even this building can be destroyed.” Singh is a founding member of the NMML. Ramesh said the NMML has now become the Nagpur Memorial Museum and Library.
Kharge reacted sharply to the move and said, “I am not concerned about my own removal because I was made a member when I was the leader of the single largest party in the 16th Lok Sabha.
“But the removal of Karan Singh and Jairam Ramesh is most shocking. Dr Singh who is attached to the institution for 50 years and is deeply committed to history and literature.” — TNS
No more talks, book launches at NMML?
- NMML has been a much sought-after venue for holding lectures and talks on various subjects, including international affairs, and for book launches
- With the change in guard, and ex-IAS officer Shakti Sinha ending his term as NMML Director earlier this month, no new event has been booked, sources said
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