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Shashi Tharoor takes a jibe at Congress over Emergency in latest op-ed: 'Sanjay Gandhi, the son of Indira Gandhi, led...'

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Shashi Tharoor warned that the temptation to centralise power, silence dissent, and bypass constitutional safeguards may reappear in various forms. "Often, such tendencies may be justified in the name of national interest or stability. In this sense, the Emergency stands as a strong warning."
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