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'How could someone who failed twice become PM?': Mani Shankar Aiyar's shocker on Rajiv Gandhi

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 5 March 2025
BJP has targeted Congress by spotlighting Mani Shankar Aiyar's remarks about former PM Rajiv Gandhi’s academic failures and questioned his competency to lead. Aiyar, a former close aide to Rajiv, suggested his political career was impacted by his association with the Gandhi family.
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