NewDelhi: The Prime Ministers Museum and Library Society is putting effort into retrieving letters from Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehrus time period which has caused some political stirrings lately. One of the society members named Rizwan Qadri has reached out to Rahul Gandhi from the Congress party asking for the return of papers, like Nehrus letters, to well known figures.
The debate revolves, around 51 containers of letters that were said to have been handed over to Sonia Gandhi during the UPA governments term in 2008. These correspondences initially bestowed upon the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library ( PMML ) in 1971 by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial comprise exchanges with individuals, like Edwina Mountabatten, Albert Einstein, Jayaprakash Narayan, Padamaja Naidu and various other notable personalities.
The recent letter, from PMML to Rahul Gandhi dated December is a follow up to a communication with Sonia Gandhi, in September.There are two choices presented by the organization. Either return the documents or offer photocopies or digital copies for purposes.
The political realm has taken notice of this issue as BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya shared his thoughts, on media.”Its interesting to see the content of Nehrus communication, with Edwina Mountbatten that led to censorship ” Malviya. Wondered whether Rahul Gandhi would work towards bringing back these important historical papers.
The argument sheds light on the discussion regarding the safeguarding and availability of national historical records with the PMML asserting that these letters serve as vital historical relics that must be accessible, for public viewing and scholarly investigation.
The recent events have sparked conversations, about who should be in charge of preserving our treasures and how private citizens can help safeguard historical records for the public good but there has been no word yet, from the Gandhi family regarding the most recent inquiry.
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