PM Nehru wrote a series of letters between 1950 and 1951, wherein he expressed opposition to the reconstruction and consecration of the Somnath Temple. Nehru wrote around 17 letters to various officials, including Cabinet ministers, chief ministers, the President, the Vice President, and even to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, making his deep disdain for the Hindu community’s quest for reclamation of its destroyed temples known.
According to the diary entry dated 20th September 1950, Nehru raised a question regarding the Babri Masjid, suggesting that government funds could be used.
Sardar Patel had in 1950 shot off multiple letters to Nehru, warning him of National Herald's financial impropriety, which India's first PM chose to brush aside.
Nehru defended his decision of not consulting the parliament or taking the MPs into confidence before signing the Indus Waters Treaty, let alone expressing any remorse over the blunder.
Despite repeated letters from the PMML Trust and historian Rizwan Kadri, Sonia Gandhi has not responded regarding the 51 cartons of Nehru’s papers taken in 2008. Legal options, including theft charges, are being considered.
In 1960, Jawaharlal Nehru brought a constitutional amendment to give it half of the Berubari enclave in North Bengal to Pakistan after Supreme Court said the govt can’t do it
A shrewd Jawaharlal Nehru, who conceded that he did not want to relive his short term in Nabha jail, deserted Acharya Gidwani and chose not to remain loyal to his colleague