What bothered me even more was the pernicious influence of the Mountbattens on Nehru,so much so that he was literally eating out of their hands. He was oblivious to Mountbatten's glaring shortcomings.His wife,Edwina,had fallen in love with Nehru,and he with her.When Edwina Mountbatten died in early 1960 in Borneo,Nehru paid her a tribute in Parliament.This was unprecedented.
On his return (from China),Pandit Nehru stopped in Calcutta.The first letter he wrote on his China experience was to Edwina Mountbatten,and shared with her the content of his discussions with the Chinese leaders.Strictly speaking,this was against the oath of secrecy he had taken.At the time,of course,no one knew of this letter,and only came to light later when his selected works, edited by S.Gopal,were published.
“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, then an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.”
- Pundit Jawahar Lal Nehru on 15th August, 1947
Well Pundit ji was not just a bad politician, he was also pretty bad at horology. He was right about some countries sleeping at the time India was awakening to life and freedom but most countries at that time were up, awake and kicking.
For example:
It was 3:30PM in Buenos Aires. People must have been busy doing “Ole, ole ole, ole”
It was 3:30PM in Chicago. People must have been busy shopping in the Michigan Avenue
It was 2:30PM in New York. People must have been busy discussing Baseball over a round of hamburgers
It was 01:30AM in Bangkok. Okay! People may have been asleep at that time
It was 2:30AM in Manila. Okay! People must have been asleep at that time
It was 02:30AM in Shanghai. Again, People must have been asleep at that time
04:30AM in Brisbane – Come on, older folks must have woken up by that time
3:30PM in Sao Palo – Kids must have been busy playing soccer in the streets
2:30PM in Montréal – People must have been busy ice skating
7:30PM in Amsterdam – Ha! Far from asleep. People must have been……you know
7:30PM in Lisbon – Same as Amsterdam
Bad bad quote Mr. Nehru. Full of factual and logical disparities.
- Pundit Jawahar Lal Nehru on 15th August, 1947
Well Pundit ji was not just a bad politician, he was also pretty bad at horology. He was right about some countries sleeping at the time India was awakening to life and freedom but most countries at that time were up, awake and kicking.
For example:
It was 3:30PM in Buenos Aires. People must have been busy doing “Ole, ole ole, ole”
It was 3:30PM in Chicago. People must have been busy shopping in the Michigan Avenue
It was 2:30PM in New York. People must have been busy discussing Baseball over a round of hamburgers
It was 01:30AM in Bangkok. Okay! People may have been asleep at that time
It was 2:30AM in Manila. Okay! People must have been asleep at that time
It was 02:30AM in Shanghai. Again, People must have been asleep at that time
04:30AM in Brisbane – Come on, older folks must have woken up by that time
3:30PM in Sao Palo – Kids must have been busy playing soccer in the streets
2:30PM in Montréal – People must have been busy ice skating
7:30PM in Amsterdam – Ha! Far from asleep. People must have been……you know
7:30PM in Lisbon – Same as Amsterdam
Bad bad quote Mr. Nehru. Full of factual and logical disparities.
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