THE TRUTH OF SOMNATH TEMPLE-HOW WAS IT BUILT: NEHRU HAD NO ROLE
Ram Punyani
The claim that the Somnath reconstruction was done as per the decision of the Nehru cabinet. is a total lie. Since the public memory is too short anything propagated repeatedly starts sounding like being true, Contrary to what is being propagated a little peep into the recent history will show us that Indian Government had nothing to do with the reconstruction of Somnath temple.
The lie that Nehru Government had reconstructed or supported Somnath reconstruction is a distortion of the fact that two ministers of Nehru cabinet were involved in the reconstruction in their personal capacity. As such when the idea of reconstructing temple at Somnath was mooted by Sardar Patel, Gandhi who was alive at that time opined that Hindus are themselves capable to build the temple and they don’t need Government money or assistance for reconstruction neither should Government give money for such a construction.
With the death of Sardar Patel, K.M.Munshi and N.V. Gadgil, who were ministers in Nehru’s Cabinet, took up reconstruction work at personal level. There was no question of reconstruction proposal being passed by the Cabinet as falsely being claimed by communal forces. After the completion of the temple for its inauguration, the then President of India Dr. Rajedra Prasad was invited. He accepted the invitation against the wishes of Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru opined that public officials should never publicly associate with faiths and shrines.
(http://www.countercurrents.org/puniyani140213.htm)
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