This Article is From Aug 28, 2009

Jaswant Singh blasts Nehru on Pak TV channel

Jaswant Singh blasts Nehru on Pak TV channel

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New Delhi, Islamabad:

After the release of his book on Mohammed Ali Jinnah, which led to his expulsion from the party, Jaswant Singh is seeing his book fly off the shelves not only in India but in Pakistan too.

Speaking to Pakistani channel, Dawn News, the expelled leader has further reiterated that it was Jawahar Lal Nehru and Sardar Patel who were responsible for the Partition of India.

Earlier, Pakistan Opposition party, the PML-Q, invited the former external affairs minister to Pakistan to launch his controversial new book on the country's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, saying that it would be a step towards promoting intellectual and people-to-people understanding.

PML-Q secretary general Mushahid Hussain Sayed telephoned Singh and congratulated him on his book, which he described as a "landmark and historical work that sets the record straight."

He also said Singh had told him he would visit Pakistan after the holy month of Ramzan for the launch of his book "Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence."

PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has also written a letter to Singh to express his appreciation for his book.

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