Inside Rao
What do you do when you are out of power, by now four times removed from the prime ministership of India and twice removed from the presidency of the Congress party? And also a possible jail term in the offing?
It could be India´s answer to Primary Colours. Former Prime Minister PV. Narasimha Rao has decided to come out with his fictionalised biography, The Insider. It promises to be an exciting ringside view of a turbulent political era through the eyes of someone who has been an important part of it all.
The book earlier generated interest when a magazine published excerpts detailing the protagonist´s love life. This time around, another magazine has published more varied excerpts along with an interview with the erudite Rao in which he says, "My role in the book is that of a political activist. I thought I had something to say as an insider."