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Auction: 16043 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 144

Documents
India
Indira Gandhi
1979 (4 January) typewritten letter to Priscilla Jana (later South African Ambassador to the Netherlands) and discusses events after her return to parliament in November 1978 and her subsequent arrest for one week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament. "After my arrest, 500,000 people were arrested. Educational institutions ... and even a sports stadium were used as prisons ... In several places our people, who had participated in peaceful demonstrations, were brutally beaten up inside prisons. Some have had stitched put on their heads, other have had arms and legs broken.", The letter concludes, "One of the cases against my son Sanjay concerns the demolition of a small shop because, according to the Janata Party Government, it obstructed his route to my farm. The shop was allowed to be rebuilt ...This morning's paper informs us that the police have again demolished this shop because they consider it a hazard to traffic! This is one more proof of the absurdity of the cases against us." and is signed in blue biro "Indira Gandhi". With the original envelope from the Prime Minister's Office. The letter with some additional creases and some edge wear. Photo

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