From Loyalist To Rebel: Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Journey In Congress
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Mr Azad was a member of the Congress Working Committee continuously for nearly four decades.New Delhi: Veteran Congressman Ghulam Nabi Azad, a constant fixture in the organisation's decision-making process since the tumultuous times of Emergency, finally fell out with his mother party on Friday after a not-so-smooth relationship with the top brass in the past couple of years."The situation has become irretrievable", Mr Azad, 73, said in his parting shot to Sonia Gandhi, whose trusted confidante he remained right from the time of Sitaram Kesri's unceremonious exit as the party's chief in 2000.Known for his ability to negotiate the challenging twists and turns of body politic, Mr Azad was often sent by the leadership to fire fight any situation - be it a crisis in a faction-ridden s...