PANAJI: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday stirred a controversy by stating that India and Pakistan would have remained united had Muhammad Ali Jinnah become the Prime Minister instead of Jawaharlal Nehru. He even called Nehru “self-centered”.
In an interaction at the Goa Institute of Management, the 83-year-old spiritual leader said, “Look at India, Mahatma Gandhi wanted Prime Ministership to go to Jinnah but Nehru refused to agree. I think Pandit Nehru was a little self-centered.”
He further said, “If Mahatma Gandhi’s wish had materialized then India and Pakistan would have been united.”
#WATCH Dalai Lama says, "Mahatma Gandhi ji was very much willing to give Prime Ministership to Jinnah but Pandit Nehru refused." pic.twitter.com/WBzqgdCJaJ
— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2018
Holding Nehru responsible for the partition, the Dalai Lama said, “I know Pandit Nehru very well, he was a very experienced person, very wise but sometimes mistake also happens. So u see responsibility is on your shoulder. Analyse, ask an opinion, then take a decision,” he answered.
ANI
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