US EditionShashi Tharoor Recalls Emergency, Tears Into Sanjay Gandhi's Role – ‘Unspeakable Cruelty'
INDIA, JUL 10 – Shashi Tharoor condemns Congress for downplaying Emergency abuses and highlights Sanjay Gandhi's role in human rights violations during the 1975-77 period, urging party reform.
- On July 10, 2025, Shashi Tharoor, a senior Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, published an article reflecting on the Emergency period imposed by Indira Gandhi, which lasted from mid-1975 until early 1977.
- Tharoor wrote that the Emergency's initially stated goals of discipline and order devolved into unspeakable cruelty, including forced sterilisation led by Sanjay Gandhi and slum demolitions that left thousands homeless.
- He cautioned that the inclination to concentrate authority, suppress opposition, and circumvent constitutional protections—often justified under the guise of national interest or maintaining stability—continues to pose a threat in India today.
- Tharoor highlighted that democracy is a valuable inheritance that demands ongoing care and attention, urging individuals everywhere to keep its preservation at the forefront of their responsibilities.
- The article stirred disagreement within the Congress party and political circles in Kerala ahead of the important local elections scheduled for 2025 and the state assembly polls set for 2026, underscoring persistent conflicts related to the Emergency's historical impact.
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