CHAPTER 8

27th May 1964 . Kamaraj received an express telegram when he was on tour. It stated that Nehru's health condition was very bad. Immediately Kamaraj left to Delhi. Alulya Gosh was at Bangalore enroute to Ooty. He and Nijalingappa boarded in the same flight with Kamaraj.

When they were flying to Delhi they received another shocking news of Nehru's demise around 2.pm. All the three cried in the flight itself. No one talked to each other. Kamaraj shed tears for the second time in his political life.

G.Krishnamoorthy came to Delhi. Palam airport.  G.Krishnamoorthy said that Nanda was to take charge as interim P.M.

Kamaraj , Nijalingappa and Alulya Gosh went straight to Nehru's residence. Lakhs of people gathered there with tears in their eyes to pay their last homage to their departed national leader. People's eye of the world turned towards India.

Ambassadors of foreign courtiers , state Chief ministers and M.Ps left to Delhi on the next day.

An era came to an end. The body of Nehru , who was the first man for about 17 years administered 45 crores of people and got a primary place to India in the world was cremated . He became immortal.