Makhan lal fotedar biography of mahatma gandhi

He was in his heyday a very influential Congress figure, wholly trusted by Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

Makhanlal Fotedar was born on 5 March at Matan in Anantnag district of the princely state of Jammu & Kashmir.

He passed away on , a bitter, disillusioned but a proud man.

In , his charmingly titled autobiography, The Chinar Leaves was published. It has lot of political masala in it.

Makhan lal fotedar biography of mahatma gandhi

For nearly a decade and a half, M.L. Fotedar was among the very few Congressmen who were in the know of what was going on in the Congress in Delhi and Congress ruled states. He was an accomplished trouble shooter. He knew who was saying what and to whom and where.

He was much feared by most of Congress leaders for several years. He had one loyalty—besides his family, to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty (an elected dynasty). He was in his heyday a very influential and powerful Congress figure, wholly trusted by Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, but not %