Sir,
Ansh Chowdhari’s article ‘Was Kak a Traitor?’ Daily Excelsior, 1 March 2020, tries to answer a difficult but irrelevant question. Kak must have acted as per his understanding not necessarily as per perception of others.
Right from Sir Albion Banerjee In 1929, no Prime Minister enjoyed a really smooth stay and, for one reason or another, they had to leave the State either in disgrace or disgust.
It may be interesting to recall the observations of former Prime Ministers about working in State of Jammu-Kashmir.
Sir Gopalaswami Ayyeangar is reported to have told a Muslim colleague at the time of his departure?
“I have sincerely served the Kashmir Government and strengthened its foundations. I picked up a man from an unimportant post and entrusted to him an important post and then advanced him further, and it Is an irony of fate that the same man was responsible for throwing me back and obstructing my work so much that It has become Impossible for me to stay on.” It was a reference to Ram Chandra Kak.
Sir Maharaj Singh told an A.P.I. correspondent at the time of his departure:-
“I had to deal with five senior Prime Ministers and came to know of the Royal Inquiry Commission when its appointment was announced.”
These persons, according to what he told Pandit Prem Nath Bazaz, were: Pandit Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, Pandit Sir Kailash Narain Haksar, Pandit Ram Chandra Kak, Pandit Brij Lal Nehru, the Financial Adviser, and Pandit Jalali of the Maharaja’s personal secretariat.
Prof. Suresh Chander
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