Goa Liberation: Patel–Nehru
December 2, 2023
  • Circulation
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
Organiser
  • ‌
  • Bharat
    • Assam
    • Bihar
    • Chhattisgarh
    • Jharkhand
    • Maharashtra
    • View All States
  • World
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • South America
    • Africa
    • Australia
    • Global Commons
  • Editorial
  • Analysis
  • Opinion
  • International
  • More
    • G20
    • Sports
    • Defence
    • RSS in News
    • Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
    • Politics
    • Vocal4Local
    • Business
    • Economy
    • Special Report
    • Culture
    • Sci & Tech
    • Entertainment
    • Education
    • Books
    • Interviews
    • Travel
    • Law
    • Health
    • Obituary
    • Podcast
MAGAZINE
No Result
View All Result
  • ‌
  • Bharat
    • Assam
    • Bihar
    • Chhattisgarh
    • Jharkhand
    • Maharashtra
    • View All States
  • World
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • South America
    • Africa
    • Australia
    • Global Commons
  • Editorial
  • Analysis
  • Opinion
  • International
  • More
    • G20
    • Sports
    • Defence
    • RSS in News
    • Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
    • Politics
    • Vocal4Local
    • Business
    • Economy
    • Special Report
    • Culture
    • Sci & Tech
    • Entertainment
    • Education
    • Books
    • Interviews
    • Travel
    • Law
    • Health
    • Obituary
    • Podcast
No Result
View All Result
Organiser
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Bharat
  • World
  • G20
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Culture
  • Defence
  • International Edition
  • RSS in News
  • Magazine
Home Bharat

Goa Liberation: Patel–Nehru

by Dr T H Chowdary
Dec 22, 2021, 09:55 pm IST
in Bharat, Goa
FacebookTwitterWhatsAppTelegramEmail

During his visit to Goa on 19 Dec, Prime Minister Modi said that if Sardar Patel were alive, he would have liberated Goa in the 1950s. The following abstracts from Sri B. Krishna's book, "Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel India's Iron Man", will be of interest. At a two-hour discussion on Goa by the Foreign Affairs Committee in 1950, Sardar Patel seemed to take no interest. He kept his eyes closed for most of the time and seemed half asleep. Suddenly he woke up and said, "Shall we go in? It is two hours' work."

Nehru resisted the suggestion vehemently, saying, "If we, who professed to believe in non-violence, were to use violence to absorb Goa, we would be setting a bad example. Moreover, there would be international complications." Patel did not press his point and was silent. He said to have remarked that Jawaharlal Nehru was proving himself to be not merely the political heir of Mahatma Gandhi but a lineal descendant of Gowtham Buddha.

In May 1950, Sardar Patel undertook a Sea Cruise on INS Delhi from Bombay to Cochin on medical advice. While cruising along the Goa coast, Patel asked the ship's captain how many miles they were from Goa. On being told the distance, he asked the captain to take the ship nearer to Goa to let him have a look at it. When reminded of the rule of governing territorial waters, Patel smiled and said, "It does not matter. Lets go and have a look."

According to Taya Zinkin, when the ship was nearer Goa, Patel asked the captain, "How many men you have got on board?" 800, answered the captain. "Enough to take Goa?" Patel inquired. "I think so," replied the captain. "Well, let us go and take it while we are here," said Patel. A puzzled captain could not believe what he had heard and asked Patel to repeat what he had said. Patel repeated it. This confused the captain further. In a hesitant tone and some trepidation, he said, "You will have to give me a written order, sir, just for the record". Patel grinned and said, "Perhaps on second thought we better go back. You know that fellow Jawaharlal will object." 
Nehru's inaction was brought to an abrupt end by Krishna Menon, who pushed an unsuspecting Nehru into the Goa fray in Dec 1961.

If Nehru had his way, just like Goa, he would have allowed the Nizam of Hyderabad to stay on with some loose alliance under a treaty with Mountbatten supporting him. Luckily Sardar Patel was alive, and as soon as Mountbatten left in June 1948, despite Nehru's hesitation and protestations, he ordered the Police Action to liberate the Nizam's Hyderabad and have it re accede to India and integrated with India.

Jawaharlal Nehru had Maharaja Hari Singh deposed and crowned Shaikh Abdullah as the virtual king of J&K. Sardar Patel was supposed to be unfriendly to Muslims. But while Nehru deposed Hindu Hari Singh, Sardar Patel made the Nizam of Hyderabad a Raja Pramukh–he did not depose him.

ShareTweetSendShareSend
Previous News

Govt notifies gazette scheme for setting up semiconductors large investments for setting up semiconductor

Next News

Govt moving ahead with a vision of good governance, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

Related News

Uttar Pradesh: Christian conversion racket exposed in Sonbhadra; 9 arrested and 42 booked

Uttar Pradesh: Christian conversion racket exposed in Sonbhadra; 9 arrested and 42 booked

India has been great ‘oceanographic’ nation: FMBA Head of Ocean Resources Hardman Mountford

India has been great ‘oceanographic’ nation: FMBA Head of Ocean Resources Hardman Mountford

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar urges reform in Arbitration System, calls for diversity and legislative changes

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar urges reform in Arbitration System, calls for diversity and legislative changes

Chhattisgarh: Bus services on Narayanpur-Orchha route suspended amid Naxal disruptions

Chhattisgarh: Bus services on Narayanpur-Orchha route suspended amid Naxal disruptions

Chennai: Mohd Ashiq strangled girlfriend to death; shared picture of dead body on social media

Chennai: Mohd Ashiq strangled girlfriend to death; shared picture of dead body on social media

IMF Executive Director KV Subramanian commends India’s GST revenue and strong GDP growth

IMF Executive Director KV Subramanian commends India’s GST revenue and strong GDP growth

Load More

Comments

The comments posted here/below/in the given space are not on behalf of Organiser. The person posting the comment will be in sole ownership of its responsibility. According to the central government's IT rules, obscene or offensive statement made against a person, religion, community or nation is a punishable offense, and legal action would be taken against people who indulge in such activities.

Latest News

Uttar Pradesh: Christian conversion racket exposed in Sonbhadra; 9 arrested and 42 booked

Uttar Pradesh: Christian conversion racket exposed in Sonbhadra; 9 arrested and 42 booked

India has been great ‘oceanographic’ nation: FMBA Head of Ocean Resources Hardman Mountford

India has been great ‘oceanographic’ nation: FMBA Head of Ocean Resources Hardman Mountford

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar urges reform in Arbitration System, calls for diversity and legislative changes

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar urges reform in Arbitration System, calls for diversity and legislative changes

Chhattisgarh: Bus services on Narayanpur-Orchha route suspended amid Naxal disruptions

Chhattisgarh: Bus services on Narayanpur-Orchha route suspended amid Naxal disruptions

Chennai: Mohd Ashiq strangled girlfriend to death; shared picture of dead body on social media

Chennai: Mohd Ashiq strangled girlfriend to death; shared picture of dead body on social media

IMF Executive Director KV Subramanian commends India’s GST revenue and strong GDP growth

IMF Executive Director KV Subramanian commends India’s GST revenue and strong GDP growth

New Zealand: 3 Khalistan supporters sentenced for plot to kill Kiwi radio host Harnek Singh

New Zealand: 3 Khalistan supporters sentenced for plot to kill Kiwi radio host Harnek Singh

South Korea launches its first indigenous military spy satellite amid threats from North Korea

South Korea launches its first indigenous military spy satellite amid threats from North Korea

Delhi: Saras Food Festival, begins today inaugurated by Minister of State for Rural Development Faggan Singh Kulaste

Delhi: Saras Food Festival, begins today inaugurated by Minister of State for Rural Development Faggan Singh Kulaste

Aditya L1 Mission: ISRO declares successful operational status of two payloads attached to spacecraft

Aditya L1 Mission: ISRO declares successful operational status of two payloads attached to spacecraft

  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Cookie Policy
  • Refund and Cancellation
  • Delivery and Shipping

© Bharat Prakashan (Delhi) Limited.
Tech-enabled by Ananthapuri Technologies

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Bharat
    • Assam
    • Bihar
    • Chhattisgarh
    • Jharkhand
    • Maharashtra
    • View All States
  • World
    • Asia
    • Africa
    • North America
    • South America
    • Europe
    • Australia
    • Global Commons
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Defence
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Business
  • RSS in News
  • Entertainment
  • More ..
    • Sci & Tech
    • Vocal4Local
    • Special Report
    • Education
    • Books
    • Interviews
    • Travel
    • Health
    • Politics
    • Law
    • Economy
    • Obituary
    • Podcast
  • Subscribe Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Circulation
  • Careers
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Policies & Terms
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Refund and Cancellation
    • Terms of Use

© Bharat Prakashan (Delhi) Limited.
Tech-enabled by Ananthapuri Technologies