Seeking a new set of political leaders

In 1958, an anonymous article published in the Economic Weekly raised a minor storm. The unknown author speculated about what would happen after the demise of Jawaharlal Nehru. His prognosis was dark: “The prestige that the party will enjoy as the inheritor of the mantle of Tilak, Gandhi and Nehru will inhibit the growth of any effective or healthy opposition in the first few years.

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