In his blog, Advani says then Governor General Rajaji prevailed over Nehru to send the army to Hyderabad. As the situation continued to worsen, Rajaji called Nehru and Patel to Rashtrapati Bhawan to discuss the issue.
Meanwhile, the army was kept battle-ready.
During his meeting with Nehru and Patel, Rajaji used a letter from the British High Commissioner protesting against the rape of 70-year-old nuns of a convent two days earlier by Razakars of Hyderabad.
Nehru had called Patel a 'total communalist', says Advani
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader L K Advani has quoted a book to allege that Jawahar Lal Nehru had called Sardar Patel a ‘total communalist' when the latter suggested that the army be sent to
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