Without Nehru and Patel, India Might Have Broken Apart: Karan Singh

Without Nehru and Patel, India might have broken apart: Karan Singh

New Delhi: Veteran politician Karan Singh on Friday hailed Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for knowing what needed to be done and said if the two weren’t together at the time, India would have fallen apart as Winston Churchill had prophesied. Karan Singh, who termed Nehru as his “mentor”, said that the two leaders, despite being different personalities, managed to keep the “ship of state” intact after the British left. “To be frank…

Churchill's prophecy for India would have come true if not for Nehru, Patel: Karan Singh

New Delhi, Mar 6 (PTI) Veteran politician Karan Singh on Friday hailed Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for knowing what needed to be done and said if the two weren't together at the time, India would have fallen apart as Winston Churchill had prophesied. Karan Singh, who termed Nehru as his "mentor", said that the two leaders, despite being different personalities, managed to keep the "ship of state" intact after the British left. …