•Chakravarthy Rajagopalachari, a scholar-statesman, was a leading light of the freedom struggle whose prolific legacy remains understudied.
•Rajaji's stature unnerved Nehru, who systematically sidelined threats to his power, including Rajaji, Ambedkar, and Acharya Kriplani.
•PM Modi's Rajaji Utsav is seen as overdue recognition and a stark reminder of the Nehruvian establishment's alleged corruption and sidelining of patriots.
•The article critiques the post-independence Congress, detailing how "phony Gandhian opportunists" engaged in widespread corruption, black-marketing, and even arms trade.
•Voices like Konda Venkatappaiah, K.G. Mashruwala, and Sarat Chandra Bose had warned against the Congress's moral decay, nepotism, and repressive measures, which led to the "Nehrufication of India."
