09-04-2009, 09:28 PM
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_book-...-museum_1287590
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (SVP) National Memorial in Shahibaug area of the city has become the unwitting beneficiary of the furore over Jaswant Singh's book, 'Jinnah - India, Partition, Independence'. While the book itself has been banned in Gujarat for its alleged remarks against Sardar Patel, its author has been expelled from the BJP allegedly for praising Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Caretakers of the SVP memorial are amused that the controversy over the book has renewed public interest in Sardar Patel's role in the freedom movement. Earlier, the memorial used to have around 10 visitors every day. But in the fortnight since Singh's book was published, not a day has gone by without teams of students from city schools coming to the memorial for a better understanding of Sardar's contributions.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (SVP) National Memorial in Shahibaug area of the city has become the unwitting beneficiary of the furore over Jaswant Singh's book, 'Jinnah - India, Partition, Independence'. While the book itself has been banned in Gujarat for its alleged remarks against Sardar Patel, its author has been expelled from the BJP allegedly for praising Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Caretakers of the SVP memorial are amused that the controversy over the book has renewed public interest in Sardar Patel's role in the freedom movement. Earlier, the memorial used to have around 10 visitors every day. But in the fortnight since Singh's book was published, not a day has gone by without teams of students from city schools coming to the memorial for a better understanding of Sardar's contributions.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->