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“No Teleprompter…No One Way Monologues”: Mahua Moitra On Nehru’s First TV Interview

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“Do watch Pandit Nehru’s 4 part BBC interview,” Mahua Moitra’s tweet added. The interview clip was posted by BBC archives, on Monday which marked India’s 76th Independence Day. 

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday hailed Jawaharlal Nehru’s first interview which went on air in 1953.

“No teleprompter. No paper. No one way monologues. Facing questions head on. On our national character he says : “We (Indians) don’t hate for long or intensively,” Mahua Moitra’s tweet said.

Also Read:Watch: Jawaharlal Nehru’s First Interview As Prime Minister Of Independent India

“Do watch Pandit Nehru’s 4 part BBC interview,” Mahua Moitra’s tweet added. The interview clip was posted by BBC archives, on Monday which marked India’s 76th Independence Day.

In the interview when Mr. Nehru is asked “Why there is so little resentment toward the British in view of the past history,” Mr. Nehru responded saying “We don’t, I suppose hate for long or intensively, but chiefly I think because the background Mr. Gandhi gave all these past decades.”

In a follow-up question, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru was asked, he himself was prisoned for 16 years and he did not seem to be having any resentment.”

“I think it’s a good thing for a person to go to prison for a short while,” Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru replied.

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