THE” TRUE”STORY OF” FAKE LEADER” SONIA GANDHI Alias ANTONIA MAINO-By SATYAMITRA Who is Sonia? (By Dr. Subramaniam Swamy) Antonia is Sonia’s real name in her birth certificate. Sonia is the name given to her subsequently by her father, Stefano

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THE” TRUE”STORY OF” FAKE LEADER” SONIA GANDHI Alias ANTONIA MAINO-By
SATYAMITRA

Who is Sonia?

(By Dr. Subramaniam Swamy)
Antonia is Sonia’s real name in her birth certificate. Sonia is the
name given to her subsequently by her father, Stefano Maino [now
deceased] following his return from Russia where he had been a
prisoner of war. Stefano had joined the Nazi army as a volunteer.
Sonia is a Russian not Italian name. While spending two years in a
Russian jail, Sonia’s father had become quite pro-Soviet; especially
after the liberating US army in Italy had confiscated all fascists’
properties including his.
Second, she was not born in Orbassano as she claims in her bio data
submitted to Parliament on becoming MP, but in Luciana as stated in
her birth certificate. She perhaps would like to hide the place of her
birth because of her father’s connection with the Nazis and
Mussolini’s Fascists, and her family’s continuing connections with the
Nazi-Fascists underground that is still surviving since 1945 in Italy.
Luciana is where Nazi-Fascist network is headquartered, and is on the
Italian-Swiss border. There can be no other explanation for this
otherwise meaningless lie.
Third, Sonia Gandhi has not studied beyond High School. She has
falsely claimed in her affidavit filed as a contesting candidate
before the Rae Bareli Returning Officer in the 2004 Lok Sabha
elections that she is qualified and got a diploma in English from the
prestigious University of Cambridge, UK.
The truth is that Ms. Gandhi has never studied in any college
anywhere. She did go to a Catholic run seminary-school called Maria
Ausiliatrice in Giaveno [15 kms from adopted home town of Orbassabo].
Poverty those days forced young Italian girls to go to such
missionaries and then in their teens go to UK to get jobs as cleaning
maids, waitresses and au pair. The Mainos were poor those days. Her
father was a mason and mother a share cropper..

Paola Maino Antonia Sonia Gandhi Mother
Sonia thus went to the town of Cambridge and first learnt some English
in a teaching shop called Lennox School [which has since 1970 been
wound up]. That is all her “education” which is enough English
language to get domestic help jobs. But in Indian society education is
highly valued. Thus, to fool the Indian public, Sonia Gandhi willfully
fibbed about her qualifications in Parliamentary records [which is a
Breach of Ethics Rules] and in a sworn affidavit [which is criminal
offence under IPC, severe enough to disqualify her from being MP
This is just a beginning. As this booklet unfolds Sonia’s story, it
reveals shocking details on the corruption and fraud, disrespect for
Indian laws, alarming threat to democracy of India, religious
intolerance towards Hinduism, pro-terrorist policies, dividing country
to perpetuate dynasty rule.
Sonia: lied from President of India to a common man. She lied to the
President about the number of MPs supporting her and to a common man
on a trivial issue such as her educational qualification. She says
that she is outside Government but controls every move Government
makes and there is no record of her ever admitting or apologizing for
any lies and mistakes.
Non- Violence

.
Sonia: is violent and her violence spans Political, Spiritual and
Physical spheres. The way she installed herself to become congress
president, the way she treats congressmen and opponents speaks volumes
in Political Sphere. Her crusade against Hinduism such as Rama Sethu
(historic bridge built by Lord Ram, as per Hindu Holy Book,
“Ramayana”) speaks of spiritual violence. In the Physical sphere,
Sonia was sympathetic in Congress party and in Government to the
killers of 3000 Sikhs, where innocent Sikhs on streets of New Delhi
were lynched to death. Jagdish Tytler who was one of the instigators
of the lynching was rewarded with a Government ministry. Central
Government provided a weak defense in courts and no congressmen was
ever punished for the anti-Sikh pogrom. Rajiv Gandhi whose wife is
Sonia even justified the killings by saying "When a big tree falls,
the earth is bound to shake". She is pursuing pro-terrorist policies
for vote banks that resulted in number of killings in last three years
she was in power just next to Iraq.
Opinion on Hinduism

TIRUPATI TIRUMALA

.Sonia,in her opinion and according to the affidavit submitted in
Supreme Court, Ram is a fictional character and Ramayana never
happened. Under her rule ‘Rama Sethu’ is being blown up just like
Taliban blew up Buddha Statues. Her protégé Andhra Pradesh Chief
Minister have attempted to take over 5 out of 7 Tirumala Hills for
building Churches and Tourism. This is akin to non-Christians taking
over Vatican for building their worship places. Her reasons for not
taking firm action against terrorism are two fold. One is the sense
that investigation would hurt vote bank and another is that the
overwhelming number of those who were killed in the terrorism are
Hindus who are not from the vote bank. As recently as few weeks she
visited Andhra Pradesh that witnessed the brutal terrorist attack that
killed more than 50 people and she did not go visit the city where
attack occurred (Hyderabad) because those affected are not her vote
banks.

RAM SETU
Truth Alone Triumphs (Satyameva Jayathe)
Sonia,under her rule ‘Satyameva jayathe’ has been replaced by a
Christian cross used by Louis the Pious (778-840) on currency
coins.indian two rupees coin,compare it with french coin

christian cross on coins of french denier_louis_le_pieux
Foreign Missionaries & conversion
Mahatma Gandhi: Gandhi, had a clear foresight about missionaries. On
numerous occasions he condemned missionary activity. He said “If I had
the power and could legislate, I should certainly stop all
proselytizing.” He further said “The effect of Christianity upon India
in general…has been disastrous.” Regarding conversion Gandhi said “The
idea of conversion, I assure you is the deadliest poison that ever
sapped the fountain of truth.” He also said “Conversion is like a
drop of poison which fouls the whole food” and that “poverty does not
justify conversion”.
Sonia is known for her sympathy and support to deceitful
proselytization. Her party granted the high-security Air Force field
to Benny Hinn to hold his healing charade that even Christian Trinity
Foundation declared as a fraud. A leader of seventh day Adventist
church, Ron Watts was ordered deportation by courts for his illegal
activities. He seems to have been blessed by Sonia and continues to
live in India. The state Governors she appointed have been
consistently rejecting State laws to enact anti-conversion laws to
prevent conversion of poor people by allurement.
HYPOCRISY OF MOTHER & SON

SONIA is a staunch roman catholic and she is be fooling the HINDU
masses by putting tilak on forehead and by performing pooja in HINDU
temples and bowing the head before pujari etc.She pretend to be
Hindu,which she is not.We are quoting a report published on 24th march
2011,which is self explanatory.
Indian envoy refers to Sonia as ‘Christian,’ reference is deleted
For the Congress, the subject of Sonia Gandhi’s religion is a touchy
one and generally off-limits when it comes to official communications.
Just how sensitive an issue it is was revealed last month when the
official representative of the UPA Government in Washington,
Ambassador Meera Shankar, delivered a speech at a US university
referring to Sonia Gandhi being a Christian as a testament to India’s
pluralism and diversity. However, that reference was later quickly
deleted.
In her keynote speech on the subject “Why India Matters” at Emory
University on February 24, Shankar said: “India is a land of
incredible diversity. Like the United States it celebrates pluralism.
It not only tolerates diversity but has embraced it and has allowed
people from all walks of life to flourish and realize their full
potential. This is a tradition that is rooted in our civilization.
Throughout our history peoples from other parts of the world have come
to India and made it a home, resulting in a multi-cultural and multi-
religious society, one where individual faith and belief is not only
respected but adds to the overall sense of nationhood. Today the fact
that we have a woman Head of State, a Sikh Head of Government and a
Muslim Vice President and a Christian as the leader of the largest
national political party is perhaps the best statement of the multi-
ethnic and multi-religious nature of our state.”
Sonia,according to the respected Swiss magazine (published in 1991),
Schweitzer Illustrate, Rajiv Gandhi, her late husband had secret Swiss
accounts worth $ 2 billion. Sonia is known for her close association
with Italian fugitive Quattrocchi. Sonia and her family are believed
to have looted country wealth worth billions of dollars.
Secret unaccounted wealth in Swiss accounts
Swiss magazine Schweizer Illustrierte published an explosive story in
its issue dated Nov. 11, 1991 which disclosed that fourteen rules or
ex-rulers of the third world countries have a deposit of foreign
currencies equivalent to Rs. 5 lakh 50 thousand crores in Swiss
banks. The magazine printed the names, photographs and the amount
deposited by each of them. They included Idi Amin of Uganda,
Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua, Jean Claude Duvalier of Haiti, Manuel
Noriega of Panama, Seke Moboto of Zaire, Nicolai Chausescue of
Rumania, Haile Selassie of Thiopia, Abu Nida of Palestine, Jaafar
Numeiri of Sudan, Suharto of Indonesia, Saddam Hussain of Iraq, Jaa B.
Bokassa of Zontralafrika, Rajiv Gandhi of India and Reza Pahlevi of
Iran, in that order. The amount said to be deposited by Rajiv Gandhi
in various Swiss Banks was 2 billion US dollars. Most of them, who
figure in the list, are infamous for being corrupt, nationally and
internationally. The magazine which published this story is supposed
to be a very serious publication
CPI(M) MP Amal dutta raised the matter in parliament, and he did
mention the name of Rajiv Gandhi and the amount, but nothing could go
on record for there was pandemonium from treasury benches which
happened to be occupied by the Congress at that time. There upon,
Sunday Mail carried this story and reproduced the photographs and
money mentioned under their names which in turn was published in the
Hindi daily Amar Ujala, too. The point to note was that Congress
Government neither confirmed the story nor denied it. No defamation
suit was filed by any of the fourteen leaders or by their relatives.
This speaks volume about the Rajiv-Sonia couple. India can get her
money back, according to the Swiss laws, if prosecution proceedings
are finally launched against the heirs of Rajiv Gandhi
THE ROYAL SON IN LAW ROBERT VADRA DUKE OF MORADABAD IS EXEMPTED FROM
PRE-EMBARKATION SECURITY CHECKS.

THE ROYAL FAMILY OF ITALIAN QUEEN VICTORIA

Feelings towards enemies/detractors
Sonia is known for her vindictive nature. She is known not to spare
even her party men and routinely humiliates them. She even humiliated
the dead body by denying a respectful funeral, of former Prime
Minister PV Narasimha Rao who did not encourage Sonia’s political
growth.
Nationalism and confidence in India
Sonia abandoned India during 1971 war and in 1977 when Indira Gandhi
lost elections she hid herself in Italian embassy. She did not even
apply for Indian citizenship for 16 years though living in Prime
Minister’s house.
Moral principles vs. political Gains
Sonia,in 1997, Sonia pulled down United Front Government at centre
because a political party DMK, a constituent of United Front
Government was found to be close to her husband’s killers i.e., LTTE.
Every election costs Indian tax payer billions of rupees. But in 2004,
she joined hands with same DMK to gain power.
Scams & Scandals

.Sonia was almost and always in news due to some scandal or scam.
Maruti Scam, Foreign Exchange Regulations Act, Indian Artifacts
smuggling, Bofors kickbacks, Indira/Rajiv Trusts and Indira Arts
Center usurpation, political manipulations are some of the widely
published notorious scandals she was involved in.
Contribution towards India
Sonia: Except for scandals, scams and intolerance primarily towards
Hindu institutions, she has no positive contribution to lay claim to.

QUEEN WITH KING,PRINCESS AND CROWN PRINCE









Sonia –Rajiv’s relationship

(Dr. Subramaniam Swamy)
Ms. Sonia Gandhi upon learning enough English became a waitress in
Varsity Restaurant in Cambridge town. She first met Rajiv when he came
to the restaurant in 1965. Rajiv was a student in the University, but
could not cope with the academic rigor for long. So he had to depart
in 1966 for London where he was briefly in Imperial College of
Engineering as a student. Sonia too moved to London, and according my
information, got a job with an outfit run by Salman Thassir, a
debonair Pakistani based in Lahore, and who has an export-import
company headquartered in Dubai but who spends most of his time in
London. This fits the profile of an ISI functionary.
Obviously, Sonia made enough money in this job to loan Rajiv funds in
London, who was obviously living beyond his allowances [Indira herself
expressed anguish to me on this score in late 1965 when she invited me
to a private tea at the Guest House in Brandeis University]. Rajiv’s
letters to Sanjay, who was also in London then, clearly indicate that
he was in financial debt to Sonia because he requested Sanjay who
obviously had more access to money, to pay off the debt.
However, Rajiv was not the only friend Sonia was seeing those days.
Madhavrao Scindia and a German by name Stiegler are worth mentioning
as other good friends of Sonia. Madhavrao’s friendship continued even
after Sonia’s marriage to Rajiv. Scindia in 1982 was involved in a
traffic accident near IIT, Delhi main gate while driving a car at 2
AM. Sonia was the only other passenger. Both were badly injured. A
student of IIT who was burning midnight oil was out for a cup of
coffee. He picked them up from the car, hailed an auto rickshaw and
sent an injured Sonia to Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s house since she insisted
in not going to a hospital. Madhavrao had broken a leg and in too much
pain to make any demand. He was taken to hospital by the Delhi Police
who had arrived a little after Sonia had left the scene. In later
years, Madhavrao had become privately critical of Sonia, and told some
close friends about his apprehensions about Sonia. It is a pity that
he died in mysterious circumstances in an air crash.
Sonia’s India connection
Sonia’s connection with India is always found with all wrong reasons.
A rational analysis of what India gained vs. what India lost reveals a
shocking picture.
Foreign Agency initiated marriage to Rajiv
The circumstance under which Rajiv hastily married Sonia in a Church
in Orbassano is controversial but that was his personal matter that
has no public significance. But what is of public significance is that
Indira Gandhi who was initially dead set against the marriage for
reasons known to her, relented to hold a registry marriage with Hindu
ceremonial trappings in New Delhi only after the pro-Soviet T.N. Kaul
prevailed upon her to accept the marriage in “the larger interest of
cementing Indo-Soviet Friendship”. Kaul would not have intervened
unless the Soviet Union had asked him to.
Such has been the extensive patronage from the beginning extended to
Sonia Gandhi from the Soviets. When a Prime Minister of India’s son
dates a girl in London, the KGB which valued Indo-Soviet relations,
obviously would investigate her and find out that she was the daughter
of Stefano, their old reliable Italian contact. Thus, Sonia with Rajiv
meant deeper access to the household of the Indian Prime Minister.
Hence cementing the Rajiv-Sonia relations was in the Soviet national
interest and they went to work on it. And they did through their then
existing moles in the Indira Gandhi camp.
After her marriage to Rajiv, the Soviet connection with the Mainos was
fortified and nurtured by generous financial help through commissions
and kickbacks on every Indo, Soviet trade deal and defense purchases.
According to the respected Swiss magazine, Schweitzer Illustrate
[November 1991 issue], Rajiv Gandhi had about $ 2 billion in numbered
Swiss bank accounts, which Sonia inherited upon his assassination. Dr.
Yevgenia Albats, PhD [Harvard], is a noted Russian scholar and
journalist, and was a member of the KGB Commission set up by President
Yeltsin in August 1991. She was privy to the Soviet intelligence files
that documented these deals and KGB facilitation of the same. In her
book, The State within a State, The KGB in Soviet Union, she even
gives the file numbers of such intelligence files, which can now be
accessed by any Indian government through a formal request to the
Kremlin.
The Russian Government in 1992 was confronted by the Albats’
disclosure; they confirmed it through their official spokesperson to
the press [which was published in Hindu in 1992], defending such
financial payments as necessary in “Soviet ideological interest”.
When the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, things changed for Ms.
Sonia Gandhi. Her patrons evaporated. The rump that became Russia was
in a financial mess and disorder. So Ms. Sonia Gandhi became a
supporter of another communist country to the annoyance of the
Russians.
The national security ramification of this ‘annoyance’ is now
significant: The President of Russia today is Putin, a former dyed-in-
the-wool KGB officer. Upon Dr. Manmohan Singh’s government taking
office, Russia called back it’s career diplomat Ambassador in New
Delhi and immediately posted as the new Ambassador a person who was
the KGB station chief in New Delhi during the 1970s. In view of Dr.
Albats confirmed revelation, it stands to reason that the new
Ambassador would have known first hand about Sonia’s connections with
the KGB. He may have in fact been her “controller”. The new Indian
government which is defacto Sonia’s, cannot afford to annoy him or
even disregard Russian demands coming from him? They will obviously
placate him so as not to risk exposure. Is this not a major national
security risk and a delicate matter for the nation?
Of course, all Indians would like good normal and healthy relations
with Russia. Who can forget their assistance to us in times of need?
Today’s Russia is the residual legatee of that Soviet Union which
helped India. But just because of that, should we tolerate those in
our government set up having clandestine links with a foreign spy
agency? In the United States, the government did not tolerate an
American spying for Israel even though the two countries are as close
as any two countries can be. National security and friendship are as
different as chalk and cheese.
Illegal registration as a voter
In January 1980, Indira Gandhi returned as Prime Minister. The first
thing Sonia did was to enroll herself as a voter. This was a gross
violation of the law, enough to cause cancellation of her visa [since
she was admittedly an Italian citizen then]. There was some hullabaloo
in the press about it, so the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer got her
name deleted in 1982. But in January 1983, she again enrolled herself
as a voter! Such is her revealed disdain for Indian laws and that is
her mindset even today.
How and when she became an Indian citizen
She did not apply for Indian citizenship in 1968 when she married
Rajiv and came to India, which is what good Indian wives would have
done. She filled in an application in 1968 for permission to stay as a
foreigner in India for five years. She said I am married, I am married
into the family of the Indian Prime Minister but I would still like to
remain a foreigner. So she was given a certificate in 1968 to reside
in India as a foreigner for five years. Okay, this may have been due
to some adjustment problems.
In 1973, after the first five year period expired, she again applied
for the permit to stay on India for another five years as a foreigner
and this is the person who is going to live and die for us. I will now
come to what Cho, my friend told me, never believe what she says.
There is not only complete divorce between what she says and what she
does there is also a clue that she will do precisely the opposite of
what she says. I will come to it later, there are instances and
instances. So, she again applied for a foreigner’s permit. You know
why? Between 1968 and 1973, the indications were all there of the
imminent war with Pakistan over East Pakistan. And sure enough, there
was the Bangladesh war. During the Bangladesh war, when all commercial
pilots were asked to forego their leave and come into service, she
asked Rajeev to go on a long leave and he was given special permission
and they left India. And throughout the period of the war, they were
in Rome. Why, because the American seventh fleet was moving towards
India and Sonia Gandhi probably had serious doubts about India’s
survival! So she ran away from the country with her husband; to that
extent faithful. And she returned only after peace was restored, after
India had won the war, when because of Indira Gandhi, that family
acquired stature and became invincible.
So, we have to read between the lines, you have to look at the persons
behind the skin. So, in 1973, she again applied for a permit to remain
a foreigner in India. Now let us come to the period between 1973 and
1978. In the year 1977 when Mrs. Gandhi was defeated after she lifted
the Emergency and called for elections, Sonia Gandhi learnt the mood
of the nation and she went into the Italian embassy and refused to
come out of it. She said she was going back to Italy. Sanjay Gandhi
had to go and plead with her to return. This is the person who is
going to live and die for India, please understand.To live in India is
very different from living for India. And to live in India in such
glory, with such protection, with such resources, is very different
from dying for India. No one will die for something which one does not
own up to. Owning up to India is different from thinking you own
India.
Abandoning India at the time of crisis
The bottom line observed in Sonia’s mindset is that she can always run
back to Italy if she becomes vulnerable at anytime. In Peru, President
Fujimori who all along claimed to be “born Peruvian”, faced with a
corruption charge fled to Japan with his loot and reclaimed his
Japanese citizenship.
In 1977, when the Janata Party defeated the Congress at the polls, and
formed the government, Sonia with her two children, abandoned Indira
Gandhi and ran to the Italian Embassy in New Delhi and hid there.
Rajiv Gandhi was a government servant then [as an Indian Airlines
pilot], but he too tagged along and hid in that foreign embassy! Such
was her baneful influence on him. Rajiv did snap out Sonia’s influence
after 1989, but alas he was assassinated before he could rectify it.
Those close to Rajiv knew that he was planning set things right about
Sonia after the 1991 elections. She did too know of it because he had
told her. Ever wonder why Sonia’s closest advisers are those whom
Rajiv literally hated? Ambika Soni is one such name. Ever wonder why
she asked the President of India to set aside, on a mercy petition,
the Supreme Court judgment directing that Rajiv Gandhi’s LTTE killers
be hanged to death, when she was not similarly moved for Satwant Singh
who killed Indira Gandhi or recently for Dhanajoy Chattopadhyaya? The
explanation for this special consideration for the LTTE lies in what
Rajiv had told her in 1990.
Sonia’s greed for power: How did she become party president
Sonia said that she was not interested in politics, she would not
enter politics. She said she would not become a Congress member. She
will only help the party as a person belonging to the Congress family.
She said I am just a four penny member; I will not occupy any position
.And then she goes and physically throws out poor Sitaram Kesari (then
president of Congress party) from the office. Physically, poor fellow.
He has gone to the toilet. His chair was empty, and you know what
happened? These congress goons, they went and locked up the toilet and
made Sonia occupy that place. And the elderly man cried. This is how
she became the Congress President. In the same way as the western
armies in the past, would invade other civilizations. Seize power, she
seized power in a ‘coup d’toilet’
.
This is how every word that she has spoken so far had nothing to do
with what she did. Her conduct was the very reverse of her
professions.
First confrontation with Indian law

(Dr. Subramaniam Swamy)
After Sonia married Rajiv, she went about minting money with scant
regard for Indian laws and treasures. Within a few years the Mainos
went from utter poverty to billionaires. There was no area that was
left out for the rip-off. On November 19, 1974, as fresh entrant to
Parliament, I asked the then Prime Minister Ms. Indira Gandhi on the
floor of the House if her daughter-in-law, Sonia Gandhi was acting as
an insurance agent of a public sector insurance company [Oriental Fire
& Insurance], giving the Prime Minister’s official residence as her
business address, and using undue influence to insure all the officers
of the PMO while remaining an Italian citizen [thus violating FERA]?
There was uproar in Parliament, but Mrs. Indira Gandhi had no
alternative but to cut her losses. She made a rare admission that it
was so, and that it was by mistake, but that Sonia had resigned from
her insurance agent status [after my question]. But Sonia was
incorrigible. Her contempt for Indian law continued to manifest.
The truth about Quottrochi
(By Arun Shourie)
Responding to a question regarding her family friend Ottavio
Quattrocchi, at her singular press conference Mrs. Sonia Gandhi said,
”The CBI has said he is a suspect. But we have never seen the papers
naming him in the deal. They should show the papers establishing that
he is guilty.”
The fact that he received money from Bofors, as well as particulars of
his accounts into which the money was paid, transferred and re-
transferred are available in the public domain, in judgments which the
Courts have already delivered on appeals by her family friend..
The relevant judgments are as follows:
1. Judgment of the Chamber of Accusation, Switzerland, dated 6
September, 1996, in regard to Colbar Investments Ltd, Inc, and Ottavio
Quattrocchi v. The decision taken by the Examining Magistrate on 12
July, 1995. THIS JUDGMENT WAS FURNISHED TO THE DELHI HIGH COURT
INADVERTANTLY, PERHAPS! BY THE COUNSEL OF OTTAVIO QUATTROCCHI HIMSELF.
2. Judgment of the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court dated 5
August, 1998, in Ottavio Quattrocchi v. Central Bureau of
Investigation.
3. Judgment of the Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India dated
23, February, 1999, in Ottavio Quattrocchi v. CBI.
4. Judgment of the Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India dated
26, March, 1999, in Ottavio Quattrocchi v. CBI.
These judgments together establish the following facts about the money
received by Ottavio Quattrocchi from Bofors.
In his sworn affidavit, Myles Tweedale Stott revealed that he was
contacted by Ottavio Quattrocchi. In accordance with their
discussions, M/s AB Bofors entered into an agreement with AE Services
on 15 November, 1985, and agreed to pay the latter THREE PER CENT OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT if the contract was awarded to Bofors
on or before 31 March, 1986.
2. From 7 June, 1984 to early February, 1986, the Negotiating
Committee met seventeen times. The Army consistently ranked the SOFMA
gun as its number one preference. On 17 February, 1986, it switched
its preference to Bofors. After a note from a Joint Secretary, mini
signatures of ELEVEN OFFICERS AND MINISTERS headed by those of Rajiv
Gandhi, the then Defense Minister and Prime Minister-were obtained IN
LESS THAN 48 HOURS.
3. Rajiv Gandhi visited Sweden on 14/15 March, 1986, and told the
Swedish Prime Minister that the contract would indeed be given to
Bofors. The deadline agreed to by Quattrocchi was thus met.
4. On 2 May, 1986, the Government of India released 20 per cent of the
contract money-that is, SEK 1,682,132,196.80- as the first advance
payment to Bofors.
5. On 20 August, 1986, Myles Tweedale Stott opened an account in the
name of AE Services c/o Mayo Associates SA, Geneva. The account was
NUMBER 18051-53 in the NORDFINANZ BANK, ZURICH.
6. On 3 September, 1986, Bofors remitted SEK 50,463,966 into this
account- then US $ equivalent being $ SEVEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED
FORTY THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE, AND 98 CENTS- $
7,343, 941.98. This amount was credited into the account on 5
September, 1986.
7. THIS AMOUNT PAID BY BOFORS- SEK 50,463,966- WAS EXACTLY THREE PER
CENT OF THE ADVANCE PAID BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT AS HAD BEEN
STIPULATED IN THE AGREEMENT OF 15 NOVEMBER, 1985 BETWEEN BOFORS AND AE
SERVICES.
8. On 16 September, 1986- that is, within 11 days of the money being
received into the account which had just been opened by AE Services-
it was transferred to ACCOUNT NUMBER 254.561.60 W held by COLBAR
INVESTMENTS Ltd in the Union Bank of Switzerland, Geneva. The amount
was transferred in two installments. $ SEVEN MILLION WERE PUT INTO
THIS ACCOUNT ON 16 SEPTEMBER, 1986, AND ANOTHER $ 123,900 WAS PUT INTO
IT ON 29 SEPTEMBER, 1986.
9. IN ITS RULING, AT PAGE 6, THE SWISS COURT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT
OTTAVIO QUATTROCCHI IS THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY. COLBAR INVESTMENTS.
DOCUMENTS REVEAL THAT ONLY TWO PERSONS COULD OPERATE THE ACCOUNT OF
THIS COMPANY OTTAVIO QUATTROCCHI AND HIS WIFE, MARIA. TO CONCEAL
MATTERS, QUATTROCCHI GAVE A NON-EXISTENT ADDRESS IN DELHI FOR THIS
ACCOUNT.
10. On 6 August, 1987 a new company was floated in Panama, M/s
WETELSEN OVERSEAS SA IN ITS RULING, AT PAGE 6, THE SWISS COURT
SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT OTTAVIO QUATTROCCHI IS THE OWNER OF THIS
COMPANY.
11. An account-NUMBER 488.320.60 X- was opened within the same bank,
the Union Bank of Switzerland, Geneva, on the name of M/s WETELSEN
OVERSEAS SA, THE NEW COMPANY QUATTROCCHI HAD OPENED. THIS ACCOUNT ALSO
COULD BE OPERATED ONLY BY OTTAVIO QUATTROCCHI OR HIS WIFE, MARIA.
12. On 25 July, 1988, ON THE INSTRUCTION OF OTTAVIO QUATTROCCHI $
SEVEN MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND FORTHY THREE THOUSAND [that is, the
amount received plus the interest which had accumulated] WAS
TRANSFERRED FROM THE ACCOUNT OF HIS COMPANY, COLBAR INVESTMENTS TO
THAT OF HIS OTHER COMPANY WETELSEN OVERSEAS SA.
13. IN ITS RULING, AT PAGE 6, THE SWISS COURT STATES SPECIFICALLY
THAT, LIKE COLBAR INVESTMENTS, WETELSEN OVERSEAS WAS OWNED BY OTTAVIO
QUATTROCCHI.
14. In yet another round of laundering, on 21 May, 1990, another
$200,000 were transferred from the account of M/s Wetelsen Overseas SA
in the Union Bank of Switzerland into the account of INTER INVESTMENT
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION with ANNSBACHER Ltd, St PETER PORT, GUERNSEY.
15. The Swiss Court noted that Quattrocchi had denied receiving any
commission directly or indirectly from Bofors. It noted on the other
hand (a) the statement of Myles T Stott that the amount Bofors had
paid AE Services was related to the agreement of sale of guns to
India; (b) and the trail of subsequent transfers of the money to
companies owned by Quattrocchi-from AE Services to Colbar Investments
to Wetelsen Overseas. At page 7 of its judgment, the Swiss Court then
noted,
”This decision [ of the Examining Magistrate] was in particular
imparted to Ottavio Quattrocchi, economical owner of Colbar
Investments Ltd and Wetelsen Overseas SA, who in view of the documents
transferred appeared to have received commissions through the channel
of these companies, who had given no explanations and who had not
obeyed the judge’s injunction of June 20th, 1994”.
16. After setting out further facts, after rejecting roundly the
assertions of Quattrocchi that he would not get justice in India and
therefore the bank documents should not be allowed to be transferred
at page 14 of its judgment, the Swiss Court pronounced,
”The Requesting Authority can therefore neglect no track and insofar
as the appellants seem to have been used as transfer channels for
commissions paid out by Bofors, it is of the first importance that it
have at its disposal elements as complete as possible enabling it to
reconstruct the network susceptible of having been used and ending, in
this case, at a firm in Guernsey..”
Rejecting the contentions of Quattrocchi decisively, at page 15 of its
judgment, the Swiss Court further concluded,
”Now, Colbar Investments Ltd Inc and Ottavio Quattrocchi seem to have
received an amount issuing from commissions paid by Bofors and one
cannot therefore say that their appearance in the case, was the
proceed of pure chance, especially that on the own confession of the
appellants it appears that Ottavio Quattrocchi had relationships in
India at the highest level and that he had very close relationships
with this country.”
”In conclusion”, the Swiss Court said after rejecting further
contentions, ”the recourse [in our terms, the appeal of Quattrocchi
against the decision of the lower court that the relevant bank
documents be transferred to India] IS ABSOLUTELY UNFOUNDED.”
17. On 3 July, 1993, Interpol, Switzerland, informed India that
appeals filed by Quattrocchi and others had been dismissed by the
Swiss Supreme Court.
18. For the next week, though he was in India, no action was taken to
restrain Quattrocchi. On the contrary, as had happened in the case of
Win Chaddha, Quattrocchi was allowed to escape from India on 29 July,
1993.
19. The investigating agency raided the house and offices of Ottavio
Quattrocchi. Diaries, family photographs, telephone records nailed his
extreme proximity and of his wife to Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi.
20. The Special Judge examining the case concluded that there was
prima facie evidence to the effect that Ottavio Quattrocchi had
received SEVEN MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
in the Bofors deal. Accordingly, he issued a non-bailable warrant for
his arrest.
21. Interpol issued a Red Corner Alert for his arrest on 17 February,
1997.
22. Quattrocchi appealed against this Red Corner Alert on 7 April,
1997.
23. The Interpol Supervisory Board rejected his appeal on 20
September, 1997.
24. Quattrocchi then filed an appeal against the Special Judge’s order
in the Delhi High Court. A Division Bench of the High Court roundly
rejected the appeal. It held that it found no merit in the appeal. It
held that the non-bailable warrant for his arrest was fully justified.
The Court said,
”We have in extensor quoted the averments which the respondent [the
CBI] made in the application seeking the issuance of the warrants. The
same on the face of it do constitute making of sufficient allegation
pointing out that the evidence so far collected prima facie reveals
that the petitioner was recipient of fraud committed in the Bofors gun
deal, which he received for himself and on behalf of certain public
servants and, therefore, he was required to be arrested and
interrogated for expeditions investigation of the case and to reveal
the truth.”
25. Quattrocchi then filed an appeal in the Supreme Court. On his
behalf his counsel told that Supreme Court that Quattrocchi would
indeed appear before the Special Court, that he would cooperate with
the investigating authorities who want to interrogate him, and that
for this purpose the would remain in India for two weeks. The Supreme
Court recorded these assurances in its order on 22 February, 1999, and
directed him to appear before the Special Judge on 15 March, 1999, and
remain present in India for two weeks thereafter so as to enable the
investigating authorities to interrogate him. The date came and went,
Quattrocchi did not appear.
26. The matter was taken again to the Supreme Court. It recorded, ‘we
strongly disapprove the manner in which the petitioner [Quattrocchi]
has conducted himself in the proceedings before this Court”. That was
on 26 March, 1999.
Each of these facts is a matter of public record. Each is available in
judgments of the highest courts of India and Switzerland.
And yet Mrs. Sonia Gandhi says,
”We have never seen the papers naming him in the deal. They should
show the papers establishing that he is guilty”!
There is a second striking feature. A comparison of dates will show
that with each failure of Quattrocchi’s efforts to escape the law,
Mrs. Sonia Gandhi’s efforts to bring down governments in India
accelerated.
Who is Quottrochi?
(Dina Nath Mishra)
Five years ago, India was at the crossroads. An ordinary, Italy-born
woman had all but grabbed the prime ministerial chair, claiming the
support of the majority of Lok Sabha members. The 120-year-old
Congress willingly surrendered to the Italian bahu (daughter-in-law)
of the dynasty. The oldest party in the country could not find a
single individual other than her to lead it and the nation of over a
billion people.
On her part, the widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi made bold
to strangle inner-party democracy. Five years ago, the nation was
saved by the bell. For, finally, the nationalist in Mulayam Singh
Yadav surfaced, and he quietly put paid to Sonia’s dreams. There may
be a whole lot of reasons why she should not be the Prime Minister of
India. But just one is enough: She is not of Indian origin.Today, when
the nation is once again witnessing the battle of the ballot, every
nationalist of every party should ponder whom is he voting? He may be
voting for the CPI (M), which ultimately translates into support for
Sonia Gandhi, whether directly or indirectly. They may be voting for
Laloo Prasad Yadav’s party, which would ultimately strengthen the
hands of Sonia Gandhi. They may be voting for the DMK-Ied front whose
prime ministerial candidate is Sonia and Sonia alone. They may be
electing PDF candidates in J&K but with the same result. The duty of
all true nationalists then is to ensure that power does not slip into
the hands of someone of foreign origin.
The ramifications of her entry into Prime Minister’s Office are
numerous. One of them is the Quattrocchi angle. Ottavio Quattrocchi,
the representative of the powerful Milan-based Italian company
Snamprogetti, originally came to India as a chartered accountant based
in a Chennai- based Italian MNC. Gradually, he made his way into the
corridors of power especially after Rajiv Gandhi burst on the
political scene in the wake of Sanjay Gandhi’s death in a mysterious
air crash. It is essential to understand the Quattrocchi phenomenon,
particularly in relation to Sonia Gandhi.
He worked for a firm which provided services like designing,
engineering, management of construction and training of personnel in
the sectors such as oil refineries, gas processing, petrochemicals,
fertilizers and pipelines. He had no experience of any guns, gun-
systems or related equipment. However, he was a close friend of Rajiv
Gandhi’s family.
Investigation has shown that the families of Rajiv Gandhi and Ottavio
Quattrocchi were on very intimate terms and they used to meet
frequently. Quattrocchi and his family had free access to the Prime
Minister’s house. As a result, Quattrocchi was able to project himself
as a person of great influence.
Even during the 1980s, when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister,
Quattrocchi had direct frisk-free entry to Prime Minister’s residence,
courtesy the Italian ‘bahu’ of Indira Gandhi. Senior journalist
Mahendra Ved had this to say in The Times of India (Delhi Edition;
February 3, 1998): “Throughout the 1980s, Ottavio Quattrocchi, the
affable Italian, was the man about town who moved in high circles and
wielded influence in the corridors of power. His word, spoken in
smooth Italian-accented English, was the law.
“Ministers would rise in their chairs whenever he would walk in
unscheduled and see him off, apparently due to his proximity to the
then ruling Gandhi family. One minister, Ramachandra Rath, who did not
oblige, was dropped in the next round of cabinet reshuffle, recalls a
former Member of Parliament. Rath was at the moment talking to veteran
Gandhian, BN Pande, and took exception to Quattrocchi simply walking
in.
“This was also the era of ‘four powerful women’ in New Delhi. They
held kitty parties and went on picnics, recalls a Delhi socialite.
They were Sonia Gandhi, Maria Quattrocchi, Nina Singh, wife of Arun
Singh and Sterre, the Dutch wife of Satish Sharma.
“If Rath paid a ‘price’, so did two Fertilizer secretaries, senior
enough to become Cabinet Secretaries. Mr. KV Ramanathan had sought a
‘correct’ approach in the awarding of the Thal- Vaishet fertilizer
project to Messrs Kellogg and CF Braun. Snam Progetti, the Italian
public sector multinational that Quattrocchi represented in India, did
not have the appropriate technology.”
The decision by the late HN Bahuguna was reversed by Indira Gandhi in
1980. Snam was conversant only with the technology for urea-based
fertilizer, while Thal-Vaishet was to run on ammonia. Snam hired the
technology from a Dane, Haldor Topsoe, who was essentially an
individual consultant. That matter came up in Parliament in a big way.
Even while releasing the 1999 election manifesto of the Congress,
Sonia Gandhi dodged the question of Quattrochi connections. But her
connection with ‘Q’ is too well known to be forgotten. Here I
reproduce the news story written by AB Mahapatra in Free Press Journal
dated February 20, 1998.
“Ottavio Quattrocchi, whose extradition is demanded by many political
parties in connection with the Bofors case, had access to sensitive
files in the Prime Minister’s Office when Rajiv Gandhi was Prime
Minister and he was able to appoint ministers and top bureaucrats.
Authentic sources told the Free Press Journal that he used to get
information about cabinet meetings and its agenda much in advance.
When he was visiting offices, ministers and bureaucrats used to get up
from the chair to receive him. He was a frequent visitor to the
official residence of India’s so-called royal family without security
check, a privilege very few enjoyed.”
Though officially Quattrocchi was the representative of the powerful
Milan-based Italian company Snamprogetti, he worked as a conduit for
some in receiving kickbacks and transferring them to safe havens in
many deals for over a decade. “In every deal there was a cut. At least
there, he was loyal to the royal family,” remarked a retired
bureaucrat.
He used to appoint ministers, bureaucrats, PSU executives and
finalized deals which came his way, even if those were beyond his
areas of expertise. The word ‘no’ perhaps did not figure in his
dictionary. Soft-spoken Quattrocchi, also worked as an extra-
constitutional power centre since 1980s.
He got ministers and bureaucrats sacked and snubbed the most
influential people of his time who challenged his authority. For
Quattrocchi, it was a meteoric rise and an ignominious fall as well,
as he has been disowned by the Italian company, Snamprogetti, which he
represented in India and elsewhere for more than 16 years. He was
known to almost all the top ranking people who mattered and his
proximity to Gandhi family was the talk of the town.
While the AB Bofors executive, Martin Ardbo, who negotiated the Rs
1,700 crore Bofors gun deal, mentioned him in his diary as the
mysterious ‘Q’, his victims in India call him as a ‘pushing man’.
He was a good PR man for Snam which won as many as 60 projects worth
Rs 30,000 crore in its favor during his tenure. Today, there is nobody
to save ‘Q’ in Milan, the headquarters of Snam’s holding company,
“ENI.
Moreover, ENI’s chief executive committed suicide in 1993 and many of
its senior officers are facing police cases on charges of corruption.
Snam” ‘a state-owned company of Italy, is not involved in the Bofors
deal as such. But Quattrocchi’s activities as a middleman in
international deals has raised many an eyebrow as far as the company’s
credibility is concerned.
While it is widely believed that Quattrocchi is at present a
consultant to Snam in Kuala Lumpur, the company has diplomatically
denied it. However, it was believed that he was operating from Snam’s
India regional office when the Bofors deal was finalized in 1986.
The company has clarified that it was not aware of Quattrocchi’s other
alleged activities in India and maintained that he was a full time
representative of the company. Even the company has said that it has
no idea of Quattrocchi being wanted by the CBI which has already
sought his extradition from Kuala Lumpur to prosecute him in the
Bofors case.
This was first noticed in 1980 when Indira Gandhi returned to power.
The government had decided to award the contract for ammonia
technology for RCF’s Thal plant to CFBraun of the US. But he wanted
the World Bank-aided project to be awarded to Haldor Topsoe of
Denmark, a sister concern of Snam. Quattrocchi played a crucial role
in the appointment of PC Sethi as Petroleum Minister and tilted the
deal in favor of Holder Topsoe -against the World Bank’s decision.
Later, the World Bank withdrew from the project.
That was his first showdown where he proved he could get what he
wanted. That virtually gave a clear message to policy-makers and
bureaucrats to follow Q’s line of action.
He also had an encounter with Vasant Sathe, then Fertilizer Minister,
over a project in Guna which till the last moment was very much in
favour of Kellogg. But ‘Q’ got the decision reversed in favour of
Snam. Those who toed his line were rewarded; those who did not were
punished. Ti1l 1985, ‘Q’ used to resort to pressure tactic to get his
work done but the real showdown took place when Snam did not get the
1,700 km long HBJ pipeline contract which went to Spie Capag of
France. That perhaps was his first defeat; He wanted to punish those
who stood in his way.
The first to go was former Petroleum Secretary AS Gill who was very
much in favor of piecemeal tenders instead of turnkey contracts to
make the country self-reliant in terms of technology. That did suit
‘Q’ because India’s self-reliance in this field was bound to harm his
interests.
There was a standing order for implementation of Snam technology in
every petroleum and fertilizer project which had been issued by the
Rajiv Gandhi Government. But Gill had contested that order by showing
another official order issued by Indira Gandhi where she reportedly
said that there should be technology transfer in case of any foreign
participation. But that did not happen in practice.
Interestingly, ‘Q’ used to clarify his position a day after Gill had
written to Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on the official file regarding
technical difficulty of a particular project for clearance. “That
means files were going to him accordingly:’ said a former official.
Gill, who had a bright career and was all set to become the next
Cabinet Secretary on the basis of seniority, told the FPJ that “there
is nothing left for comment after 14 years of my retirement.”
Naval Kishore Sharma, Minister of State for Petroleum, was shunted out
to the All India Congress Committee as general secretary. VP Singh,
who did not change evaluation norms in favor of Snam, and Arun Nehru
who allegedly backed the French consortium to win a contract from
Snam, had to leave both the government and the party.
HS Cheema, former chairman of Gas Authority of India Limited, was
removed in similar fashion. It was Quattrocchi who played a major role
in removing him as chairman. “Yes, my career was a bright one all
along but there was some unseen hand behind all this,” Cheema said in
a telephonic interview from Solan, Himachal Pradesh to the newspaper.
Former Indian Oil Corporation Chairman Venkatsubramanian, who refused
to call Quattrocchi for talks, had to go even though the government
was at a loss to explain the specific reason for his removal. A senior
official whom Quattrocchi once offered money indirectly to get a
project done, recalled, “He (‘Q’) said he can arrange Rs. two crore
for the one who you like the most.” But the official got angry and
asked Quattrocchi to get out of his room and never try to contact
again. “That was the last time I met him. I have not received any new
year greeting since then,” according to the senior official.
I shall now list out all the major projects backed by Quattrocchi’s
company, thanks to his proximity to Sonia and Rajiv Gandhi.
Projects won by Snam/Topse
Projects Location Client Year
Two Ammonia Plants ThaI Vaishet RCF 1981
Three Urea Plants ThaI Vaishet RCF 1981
Four Urea Plants Hazira Kribhco 1981
One Gas Pipeline Hazira ONGC 1981
One Ammonia Plant Una NFL 1983
Two Urea Plants Guna NFL 1983
One Ammonia Plant Aonla IFFCO 1984
Two Urea Plants Aonla IFFCO 1984
One Ammonia’plant Jagdishpur Indo Gulf 1985
Two Urea Plants Jagdishpur Indo Gulf 1985
One Offshore Complex ONGC 1986
One Ammonia Plant Kakinada NFCL 1987
One Urea Plant Kakinada NFCL 1987
One Ammonia Plant Gadepan Chambal Fer 1988
Two Urea Plants Gadepan Chambal Fer 1988
One Ammonia Plant Babrala Tata Chem. 1988
Two Urea Plants Babrala Tata Chem 1988
One Gas Pipeline Network ONGC 1988
One Ammonia Plant Shahjahanpur Bindl Agro 1988
Two Urea Plants Shahjahanpur Bindl Agro 1988
One TPA MTBE Plant Mahul BPCL 1990
H-P Isobutene Plant Taloja Lubrizol 1991
One Ammonia Plant Guna NFL 1994
Two Urea Plants Guna NFL 1994
One Ammonia Plant Aonla IFFCO 1994
Two Urea Plants Aonla IFFCO 1994
One Ammonia Plant Kakinada NFCL 1994
Two Urea Plants Kakinada NFCL 1994
One Ammonia Plant Phulpur IFFCO 1994
Two Urea Plants Phulpur IFFCO 1994
Let us now move from fertilizers and chemicals to armaments that
became the new grazing ground for Ottavio Quattrocchi,
A First Information Report was registered by Central Bureau of
Investigation on January 22, 1990, under various sections of the
Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act against Martin
Ardbo, President of AB Bofors of Sweden, WN Chadha and GP Hinduja of
London and others including beneficiaries of M/s AB Services Ltd of
UK, alleging that they had entered into a criminal conspiracy during
1982-87 and in pursuance thereof committed offences of cheating,
forgery, bribery, etc., to the extent of Swedish Kroners 319.40
million (approximately Rs 64 crore) in the matter of contract
regarding supply of 410 FH- 77 guns, etc., at a total cost of SEK
8410.66 million (approximately Rs 1437.72 crore).
Investigation of the case included several countries including
Switzerland. During Narasimha Rao’s prime ministership, these
investigations were placed on the bargaining counter. Rao bought peace
with Sonia to continue in power. In an atmosphere of lull, one of the
chief offenders slipped to Malaysia and has not returned till date.
The governments of HD Deve Gowda and IK Gujral used the same Bofors
case for counter-bargaining. First, Deve Gowda was ousted from power
by the then president of the Congress, the late Sitaram Kesri to
install IK Gujral as Prime Minister.
But CBI investigators moved fast and secured some important documents
from the Swiss Government. For a decade the most important missing
link has been Ottavio Quattrotchi. Ottavio Quattrocchi remained in
India from February 28, 1964, to July 29, 1993, except for a brief
interval between March 4, 1966, and June 12, 1968. Ottavio
Quattrocchi, thereafter suddenly left India on July 29/30, 1993, in
order to escape the process of law and has not returned to India since
then.
Ottavio Quattrocchi was the beneficiary of the amount of commission
for himself or others received by M/s AB Services from M/s AB Bofors,
as practically the entire amount, i.e. PS$ 7,123,900 (approximately 97
per cent of the total) was transferred from the account of M/s AB
Services to the account of M/s Colbar Investment Limited Inc. Further,
he has been transferring the funds received from M/s AB Bofors
frequently from one account to another and from one jurisdiction to
another to avoid detection and evade the due process of law.
During the proceedings before the Chamber D: Acquisition, Geneva in
relation to the appeal filed by him against the execution of Letters
Rogatory issued by the Court of Special Judge, Delhi (India), at the
request of Central Bureau of Investigation, Ottavio Quattrocchi
reportedly had even admitted to his relationship at the highest level
in India.
This is to be seen in the light of the fact that Bofors had paid SEK
50,463,966.00 in the name of commission to M/s AE Services on
September 3, 1986, and virtually all this amount was transferred by AE
Services to Quattrocchi’s Colbar Investment Ltd; Inc. in Union Bank of
Switzerland, Geneva on September 16 and 29, 1986.
The proximity of Ottavio Quattrocchi with the then Prime Minister of
India, the contractual promise of AE Services to M/s AB Bofors to
swing the deal) in their favour in a short span of time, the transfer
of virtually all the commission amount (received by AE Services) to
Quattrocchi’s Colbar Investments Ltd.
Soon after the receipt, further transfer of funds from one account to
another and from one jurisdiction to another soon after the disclosure
of offences, his giving a non-existing address in the relevant bank,
his contesting the execution of Letters Rogatory in Switzerland, his
sudden disappearance from India after disclosure of his name by an
appellant, all are the factors which prima facie show the involvement
of Quattrocchi in the offence of criminal conspiracy for cheating and
criminal misconduct by public servants.
On receipt of crucial documents from Switzerland in January 1997, a
charge sheet was filed in the Court of Special Judge, Delhi on October
22, 1999, against SK Bhatnagar, WN Chadha, Ottavio Quattrocchi, Martin
Ardbo and M/s AB Bofors for trial for offences, under sections 120-H
Indian Penal Code r/w section 420 Indian Penal Code and section 5(2)
read with 5(1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and
substantive offences thereof.
Further investigation under Section 173 (8) Criminal Procedure Code,
1973 continued. At the time of filing of charge sheet, accused Ottavi
of Quattrocchi was based in Malaysia and as such, proceedings for his
extradition were initiated there. After the lower court did not accede
to the request of his extradition on certain preliminary technical
grounds, the matter was taken up in higher courts and at present, it
is pending before the Court of Appeals in Kuala Lumpur.
CBI is in touch with the authorities in Italy and efforts for
ascertaining the present whereabouts of Quattrocchi through Interpol
and diplomatic channels are continuing.
The CBI was informed by Interpol, London, on June 25, 2003, that
Quattrocchi, against whom charge sheet was also filed along with
others in CBI case No RC 1(A)/90- ACU-IV/SIG (Bofors case) has an
amount of three million pounds (approximately ) in a UK bank account
and the same was likely to be moved out very shortly. The CBI
requested IP, London, to freeze the said account pending a formal
Letters Rogatory. A Letters Rogatory dated July 21, 2003, was issued
by the Court of Special Judge, New Delhi. The Letters Rogatory was
further supplemented on certain points on July 24, 2003, by the Court.
An amount of US$ 1 million and Euro 3 million held in two bank
accounts i.e. Account No. 5A51516L & 5A51516M of accused Ottavio
Quattrocchi held with BSI AG, 39 King Street, London EC2V 8QD were
frozen by the authorities in the UK on the strength of a restraint
order issued by the London High Court, Queen’s Bench Division on July
25, 2003 pursuant to Letters Rogatory issued by the Court of the
Special Judge, New Delhi.
The aforesaid restraint order was challenged by Ottavio Quattrocchi
and the London High Court has dismissed his application for discharge
of restraint order with cost of UK £ 30,000.00 vide its judgment
delivered on November 24, 2003.
Subsequently, an appeal was filed by Ottavio Quattrocchi in the
Supreme Court of Judicature, London, against the judgment of London
High Court. The Supreme Court of Judicature, London, has dismissed the
said application on January 20, 2004, again with cost of UK £
38,000.00.
The authorities in the United Kingdom have also been requested by the
CBI to conduct investigation into the source of aforesaid restrained
funds. While the funds held in the aforesaid accounts have been
restrained, the request for execution of Letters Rogatory is still
pending.
A request had been conveyed to the concerned authorities in UK through
Interpol Division of CBI on Decmber 3, 2003, and reminder dated
January 30, 2004, for execution of the aforesaid Letters Rogatory on
priority and intimating the present status in the matter. But so far,
no response has been received from the UK authorities in the above
matter.
Where did all this money come from? Why did Bofors pay such huge sums
to Quattrocchi when India purchased field guns for its army? Since
Sonia Gandhi has been the dearest friend of the Quattrocchi’s for over
three decades and since she provided them unprecedented access to the
prime minister’s office and residence for long years, she owes the
country an explanation.
Maruti Scandal and FERA violations
The second and equally disturbing event is the impunity with which
Sonia Gandhi violated the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act 30 years
ago. This happened with the launch of a company called Maruti
Technical Services Private Limited (MS’FPL) on November 16, 1970. This
company was set up by her along with her brother-in-law Sanjay Gandhi
to provide technical know-how for the design, manufacture and assembly
of a ‘wholly indigenous motor car’.
It is in the context of this company, of which she was half-owner and
managing director while being an Italian national that the question of
FERA violation arises.
The company’s story provides valuable insights into the mind of Sonia
Gandhi, who is often credited with much innocence and gullibility by
those around her. The birth of MTSPL, preceded that of another
company, Maruti Limited, which was to avail of the former’s ‘know-how’
to produce the cars.
The Articles of Association of MTSPL named Sanjay and Sonia Gandhi as
the first and permanent directors of the company, who between them
held 20 shares of Rs 10 each. In other words, its paid-up capital was
Rs 200 at the time of its launch. On November 21, 1970, just days
after its incorporation, MTSPL entered into an agreement with Sanjay
Gandhi, who owned 50 per cent of it.
Under this agreement, Sanjay agreed to render ‘technical know-how’ to
the company for a consideration of Rs 3 lakh. In June 1971, Maruti
Limited was incorporated under the Companies Act and Sanjay Gandhi
became its Managing Director. On December 15, 1971, MTSPL allotted
1500 equity shares of Rs 10 each to Sanjay Gandhi. On June 2, 1972,
MTSPL entered into an agreement with Maruti Ltd, according to which
MTSPL was to be paid Rs 5 Lakh in lump sum by the latter for providing
the technical know-how.
This document describes MTSPL, of which Sanjay and Sonia Gandhi were
the only directors, as a technical company ‘which has the capability
of imparting technical know-how for the design, manufacture and
assembly in India of a wholly indigenous motor car’. It was also
entitled to an annual technical fee of two per cent of the net sales
of motor cars.
Six weeks after this agreement, Maruti Ltd paid the promised Rs 5 lakh
to MTSPL. Later, MTSPL kept its word and paid Sanjay Gandhi, its half
owner, Rs 3 lakh in order to purchase ‘technical know-how’ from him!
The next move came about a year later. MTSPL appointed the owner of
its other half, Sonia Gandhi as its managing director. This happened
at an ‘extraordinary general meeting of share holders’ held on January
25, 1973.
Suffice it to say that Sanjay and Sonia Gandhi, the two directors,
were also the only share-holders of the company at that time. Soon
thereafter, MTSPL signed an agreement with Sonia Gandhi as per which
she was to remain the managing director of the company for five years.
She was to get a salary of Rs 2000 per month and one per cent
commission on the net profits of the company, subject to a limit of 50
per cent of her annual salary plus perquisites.
Sometime later, the company allotted 2000 shares to Sonia Gandhi. For
some reason, this was later sub-divided into two share certificates of
1900 and 1000 shares respectively and 1900 shares were allotted to her
on February 4, 1974. On the same day, 4000 shares each were allotted
to Priyanka and Rahul, the two minor children of Sonia and Rajiv
Gandhi.
Even more fascinating was the decision of the Nehru-Gandhi family to
launch yet another company, to make among other things, road rollers,
and to appoint Sonia Gandhi as managing director of this firm as well.
This company, called Maruti Heavy Vehicles Private Limited, had 13
shareholders but the Nehru-Gandhis had the controlling shares.
This was incorporated on February 22, 1974, and Sonia Gandhi acquired
5000 shares in it. She entered into an agreement with this company on
September 28, 1974, in regard to her appointment as its MD. But this
agreement was not implemented and she did not draw any salary.
In 1975, this road roller company too sought out Maruti Technical
Services Company, in search of know-how to make road rollers. An
agreement was signed on April 1, 1975, between the two companies,
according to which the road roller company was to pay the know-how
company two per cent of net sales of road rollers and spare parts.
Did Sonia Gandhi, who was then a citizen of Italy, violate any Indian
laws by becoming the managing director of an Indian company and by
acquiring shares in Indian companies?
Was MTSPL, which was floated by Sanjay and Sonia, competent to provide
technical know-how to make ‘a wholly indigenous motor car’ and road
rollers? Was Sonia Gandhi technically qualified and competent to be
the managing director of such companies?
A Commission of Inquiry headed by Justice AC Gupta, which probed the
Maruti Scandal and submitted its report in 1978, provides the answers
to all these questions. The commission’s report said SM Rege, who was
Secretary of Maruti Ltd, told the commission it was known to all
concerned that Sonia Gandhi was a foreign national and not a citizen
of India.
S Kumar, Registrar of Companies, Delhi and Haryana, said the allotment
of shares of MTSPL and MHVPL to Sonia Gandhi in 1974 was in
contravention of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 and
therefore `ab initio void’. After listening to the testimony of
several such witnesses, the commission concluded:
“It was a fact known to all concerned that Ms Sonia Gandhi was a
foreign national. In view of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange
Regulation Act, 1973, which came into force on January 1, 1974, she
could neither hold shares of any Indian company nor hold any office of
profit in such company from the date the Act came into force without
the prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India,”
The commission further noted, “She tendered her resignation on January
21, 1975. It is surprising that Ms Sonia Gandhi who did not have any
technical qualification should be appointed managing director of a
technical company. Quite a large sum of money was paid to her on
account of her salary and perquisites during the period she remained
the managing director of the company.”
The Gupta Commission also recorded the fact that A Banerjee, Income-
Tax Officer, disallowed part of the remuneration to Sonia Gandhi as
excessive “because she had no qualifications to be able to render any
technical service to the company”.
Among other issues, the commission went into the question of the
competence of MTSPL to provide know-how to make cars and road rollers.
WHF Muller, a German technician on the staff of MTSPL, told the
commission that all that Maruti Ltd produced were 10 to 12 prototypes
which were ‘hand-made’ and ‘fabricated/purchased in parts’ and not of
the same design. They were different from one another.
Yet another witness said MTSPL had no qualified graduate engineer for
design on its rolls. There was no fixed and finalized design for the
vehicles and no research and development facility. Yet, dealers were
recruited and asked to set up show rooms “to create an impression that
the appearance of the Maruti car in the market was imminent”.
Two such dealers, who were given cars to exhibit in their show rooms,
narrated their experience to the commission. “One had to push the car
to his show room, and the other who returned the car to the Maruti
garage for repairs following a brake failure while he was driving, did
not get back either the car or the money (Rs 22,000 // $1 = Rs.40) he
had paid for it.”
The commission also spoke about the rough and ready methods used by
Maruti Ltd against the dealers who wanted to back out. “One of the
dealers, Mr. SC Agarwal, who terminated his agency was threatened by
Sanjay Gandhi that he would be sent to jail. Mr. Agarwal had to
apologize by touching Sanjay’s feet. Mr. Om Prakash Gupta of Hapur who
had asked for payment of interest due to him on his security deposit
was arrested under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act.”
Witnesses also told the commission that MTSPL did not have any
technically qualified person or specialist on road rollers. The
commission, therefore, concluded: “Maruti Technical Services was not
competent to render technical know-how in respect of Maruti cars.
There is no evidence that it had the know-how in respect of road
rollers.”
The Maruti cars that are now on Indian roads came to be produced after
the Central Government took over the company and brought genuine “know-
how” from Japan and dispensed’ with the bogus “Italian” know-how that
the company was saddled with in its formative years.
In any case, the bottom line is that the contents of the Gupta
Commission Report and the Voters’ List Episode provide sufficient
evidence of Sonia Gandhi’s disdain for Indian laws. Regrettably, it
would appear the Nehru-Gandhi family was party to these fraudulent
declarations.
Although an Italian citizen, she was appointed Managing Director of
Maruti Technical Services Private Limited on January 25, 1973. The
Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), which was debated and passed
by Parliament that year, came into force on January 1, 1974.
Among other things, it prohibited foreigners from owning shares or
accepting appointment in Indian companies without the permission of
the Reserve Bank of India. Yet, Sonia continued as Managing Director
and resigned only on January 21, 1975. She had thus violated FERA for
over a year. Section 56 of the Act, which listed the punishment for
contravention of FERA, says that violations of this nature can attract
imprisonment for periods ranging from six months to seven years.
Smuggling of Indian artifacts

(Dr. Subramaniam Swamy)
Those who have no love for India will not hesitate to plunder her
treasures. Mohammed Ghori, Nadir Shah, and the British scum in the
East India Company made no secret of it. But Sonia Gandhi has been
more discreet, but as greedy, in her looting of Indian treasures. When
Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were Prime Ministers, not a day passed
when the PM’s security did not go to the New Delhi, or Chennai
international airport to send crates and crates unchecked by customs
to Rome. Air India and Alitalia were the carriers. Mr. Arjun Singh
first as CM, later as Union Minister in charge of Culture was her
hatchet man. Indian temple sculpture of gods and goddesses, antiques,
pichwai paintings, shatoosh shawls, coins, and you name it, were
transported to Italy to be first displayed in two shops owned by her
sister [i.e., Anuskha alias Alessandra]. These shops located in blue-
collar areas of Rivolta [shop name: Etnica] and Orbassano [shop name:
Ganpati] did little business because which blue collar Italian wants
Indian antiques? The shops were to make false bills, and thereafter
these treasures were taken to London for auction by Sotheby’s and
Christies. Some of this ill-gotten money from auction went into Rahul
Gandhi’s National way into the Gandhi family account in the Bank of
America in Cayman Islands.
Rahul’s expenses and tuition fees for the one-year he was at Harvard,
was paid from the Cayman Island account. What kind of people are these
Gandhi-Mainos that bite the very hand of Bharat Mata that fed them and
gave them a good life? How can the nation trust such greedy thieves?
Terrorist connections

(By Dr. Subramaniam Swamy)
Sonia has had long connection with the Habash group of Palestinian,
and has funded Palestinian families that lost their kith and kin in a
suicide bombing or hijacking episode. This, Rajiv Gandhi himself told
me and was confirmed to me [the funding] by Yassir Arafat when I met
him in Tunis on October 17, 1990 at the request of Rajiv Gandhi. Rajiv
Gandhi and I were good friends from 1978, but became very close
buddies after V.P. Singh had betrayed him in 1987. We met practically
every day, mostly in the early hours from 1AM to 4AM. It was at my
suggestion that he made Chandrashekhar the PM. And contrary to public
impression, he was not mainly responsible for the fall of
Chandrashekar government in which I was a Minister.
Besides the Palestinian extremists, the Maino family have had
extensive business dealings with Saddam Hussein, and surprisingly with
the LTTE [”the Tamil Tigers”] since 1984. Sonia’s mother Paola
Predebon Maino, and businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi were the main
contacts with the Tigers. The mother used the LTTE for money
laundering and Quattrocchi for selling weapons to earn commissions.
Sonia’s conduit to the LTTE has been and is through Arjun Singh who
uses Bangalore as the nodal point for contact. There is a string of
circumstantial evidence pointing to the prima facie possibility that
the Maino family may have contracted the LTTE to kill Rajiv Gandhi.
The family may have assured the LTTE that nothing would happen to them
because they would ensure it is blamed on the Sikhs or the evidence so
much fudged that no court would convict them. But D.R. Karthikeyan of
the CBI who led the SIT investigation got the support of Narasimha Rao
and cracked the case, and got the LTTE convicted in the trial court,
and which conviction was upheld in the Supreme Court.
Although on the involvement of Congress Party in the assassination,
DRK soft peddled on a number of leads perhaps because he did not want
political controversy to put roadblocks on his investigation as a
whole. The Justice J. S. Verma Commission, which was set up as the
last official act of the Chandrashekhar government before demitting
office on June 21, 1991, did find that the Congress leaders had
disrupted the security arrangements for the Sriperumbudur meeting. The
Commission wanted further probe into it but the Rao government
rejected that demand. In the meantime under Sonia’s pressure, the Jain
Commission was set up by the Rao government, which tried to muddy the
waters and thus exonerate the LTTE. But the trial court judgment
convicting the LTTE came earlier, and that sinister effort too failed.
The Maruti scam (by Arun Shourie)
Maruti was one of the most odious scandals connected with Mrs Indira
Gandhi and her family. The Commission of Inquiry headed by Justice A C
Gupta recorded that, though she was at the time a foreigner, Sonia
Gandhi secured shares in two of their family concerns: Maruti
Technical Services Pvt. Ltd. (in 1970 and again in 1974), and Maruti
Heavy Vehicles (in 1974). The acquisition of these shares was in
contravention of the very Act that Mrs Gandhi used to such diabolic
effect in persecuting her political opponents, the Foreign Exchange
Regulation Act, 1973. Just another technicality!
But the Mother of Technicalities, so to say, is to be found in the way
Sonia Gandhi, without having any known sources of income, has become
the controller of one of the largest empires of property and patronage
in Delhi. The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Library and Museum is one of
the principal institutions for research on contemporary Indian
history. It is situated in and controls real estate which, because of
its historical importance, cannot even be valued. The institution runs
entirely on grants from the Government of India. Sonia Gandhi has
absolutely no qualification that could by any stretch of imagination
entitle her to head the institution: has she secured even an
elementary university degree, to say nothing of having done anything
that would even suggest some specialization in subjects which the
institution has been set up to study. But by mysterious technicalities
she is today the head of this institution. So much so that she even
decides which scholar may have access to papers — even official papers
— of Pandit Nehru and others of that family, including, if I may
stretch the term, Lady Mountbatten.
Donation of public money to Sonia controlled foundations to promote
her interests
Real estate, only slightly less valuable, has been acquired on Raisina
Road. The land was meant to house offices of the Congress. A large,
ultra-modern building was built — the finance being provided by
another bunch of technical devices which remain a mystery. The
building had but to get completed, and Sonia appropriated it for the
other Foundation she completely controls — the Rajiv Gandhi
Foundation. The Congress(I) did not just oblige by keeping silent
about the takeover of its building, in the very first budget its
Government presented upon returning to power, it provided Rs 100
crores to this Foundation. The furore that give-away caused was so
great that the largesse had to be canceled. No problem. Business house
after business house, even public sector enterprises incurring huge
losses, coughed up crores. The Foundation has performed two principal
functions. The projection of Sonia Gandhi and enticing an array of
leaders, intellectuals, journalists etc. into nets of patronage and
pelf.
But the audacity with which the land and building were usurped and
funds raised for this Foundation falls into the second order of smalls
when they are set alongside what has been done in regard to the Indira
Gandhi National Centre for Arts.
This Centre was set up as a trust in 1987 by a resolution of the
Cabinet. The Government of India gave Rs. 50 crores out of the
Consolidated Fund of India as a corpus fund to this Centre. It
transferred 23 acres of land along what is surely one of the costliest
sites in the world — Central Vista, the stretch that runs between
Rashtrapati Bhavan and India Gate — to this Trust. Furthermore, it
granted another Rs. 84 crores for the Trust to construct its building.
The land was government land. The funds were government funds.
Accordingly, care was taken to ensure that the Trust would remain
under the overall control of the Government of India. Therefore, the
Deed of the Trust provided, inter alia, every ten years two-thirds of
the trustees would retire. One half of the vacancies caused would be
filled by the Government. One half would be filled by nominations made
by the retiring trustees.
The Member Secretary of the Trust would be nominated by the Government
on such terms and conditions as the Government may decide. The
President of India would appoint a committee from time to time to
review the working of the Trust, and the recommendations of the
committee would be binding on the Trust.
No changes would be made in the deed of the Trust except by prior
written sanction of the Government, and even then the changes may be
adopted only by three-quarters of the Trustees agreeing to them at a
meeting specially convened for the purpose. Now, just see what
technical wonders were performed one fine afternoon.
A meeting like any other meeting of the trustees was convened on18
May, 1995. The minutes of this meeting which I have before me list all
the subjects which were discussed — the minutes were circulated
officially by Dr Kapila Vatsyayan in her capacity as the Director of
the Centre with the observation, “The Minutes of this meeting have
been approved by Smt Sonia Gandhi, President of the IGNCA Trust.”
What did the assembled personages discuss and approve? Even if the
topics seem mundane, do read them carefully — for they contain a vital
clue, the Sherlock Holmes clue so to say, about what did not happen.
The minutes report that the following subjects were discussed:
1: Indira Gandhi Memorial Fellowship Scheme and the Research Grant
Scheme.
2: Commemoration volume in the memory of Stella Kramrisch.
3: Sale of publications of the IGNCA.
4: Manuscripts on music and dance belonging to the former ruling house
of Raigarh in M P
5: Report on the 10th and 11th meetings of the Executive Committee.
6: Approval and adoption of the Annual Report and Annual Accounts,
1993-94.
7: Bilateral and multilateral programs of IGNCA, and aid from U N
agencies, Ford Foundation, Japan Foundation, etc.
8: Brief report on implementation of programs from April 1994 to March
1995.
9: Brief of initiatives taken by IGNCA to strengthen dialogue between
Indian and Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, China.
10: Documentation of cultural heritage of Indo-Christian, Indo-Islamic
and Indo-Zoroastrian communities.
11: Gita Govinda project.
12: IGNCA newsletter.
13: Annual Action Plan, 1995-96.
14: Calendar of events. 15: Publications of IGNCA.
15: Matters relating to building project.
16: Allocations/release of funds for the IGNCA building project.
There is not one word in the minutes that the deed of the Trust was
even mentioned.
This meeting took place on 18 May, 1995. On 30 May, 1995 Sonia Gandhi
performed one of technical miracles. She wrote a letter to the
Minister of Human Resources informing him of what she said were
alterations in the Trust Deed which the trustees had unanimously
approved. Pronto, the Minister wrote back, on 2 June, 1995: “I have
great pleasure in communicating to you the Government of India’s
approval to the alterations.”
The Minister? The ever-helpful, Madhav Rao Scindia. And wonder of
wonders, in his other capacity he had attended the meeting on 18 May
as a trustee of the IGNCA, the meeting which had not, according to the
minutes approved by Sonia Gandhi, even discussed, far less
“unanimously approved” changes in the Trust Deed. And what were the
changes that Sonia Gandhi managed to get through by this collusive
exchange of two letters?
She became President for life. The other trustees — two-thirds of whom
were to retire every ten years — became trustees for life. The power
of the Government to fill half the vacancies was snuffed out. The
power of the Government to appoint the Member Secretary of the Trust
was snuffed out; henceforth the Trust would appoint its own Member
Secretary.
The power of the President of India to appoint a committee to
periodically review the functioning of the Trust was snuffed out;
neither he nor Government would have any power to inquire into the
working of the Trust.
A Government Trust, a Trust which had received over Rs. 134 crores of
the tax-payers’ money, a Trust which had received twenty three acres
of invaluable land was, by a simple collusive exchange of a letter
each between Sonia Gandhi and one of her gilded attendants became
property within her total control.
The usurpation was an absolute fraud. The Trust Deed itself provided
that no amendment to it could come into force — on any reasonable
reading could not even be initiated and adopted — without prior
written permission of the Government. Far from any permission being
taken, even information to the effect that changes were being
contemplated was not sent to Government. An ex post “approval” was
obtained from an obliging trustee. That “approval” was in itself
wholly without warrant. Such sanctions are governed by Rule 4 of the
Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961. This Rule
prescribes that when a subject concerns more than one department, “no
order be issued until all such departments have concurred, or failing
such concurrence, a decision thereon has been taken by or under the
authority of the Cabinet.” Other departments were manifestly
concerned; concurrence from them was not even sought. The Cabinet was
never apprised.
The rule proceeds to provide, “Unless the case is fully covered by
powers to sanction expenditure or to appropriate or re-appropriate
funds, conferred by any general or special orders made by the Ministry
of Finance, no department shall, without the previous concurrence of
the Ministry of Finance, issue any orders which may… (b) Involve any
grant of land or assignment of revenue or concession, grant… (d)
Otherwise have a financial bearing whether involving expenditure or
not…”
And yet, just as concurrence of other departments had been dispensed
with, no approval was taken from the Finance Ministry.
The Indian Express and other papers published details about the fraud
by which what was a Government Trust had been converted into a private
fief. Two members of Parliament — Justice Ghuman Mal Lodha and Mr. E.
Balanandan — began seeking details, and raising objections.
For a full two and a half years, governments — of the Congress (I),
and the two that were kept alive by the Congress (I), those of Mr.
Deve Gowda and of Mr. I. K. Gujral — made sure that full facts would
not be disclosed to the MPs, and that the concerned file would keep
shuttling between the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the
Ministry of Law.
As a result, Sonia Gandhi continues to have complete control over
Governmental assets of incalculable value — through technicalities
collusively arranged.
Here is an overview of Sonia’s Empire
Name of the trust Year founded Budget Function
1 Rajiv Gandhi Trust 1991 Rs. 24 Crore The Trust Helps the women
and the children. Also active in the field of literacy, health,
aviation and science.
2 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies 1992 Rs. 3 crore
Study of the public policy from Rajiv Gandhi’s viewpoint
3 Jawahar Bhawan Trust 1989 Unknown Registered for maintaining
Jawahar Bhawan
4 Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust 1985 Rs. 3 crore Organizes lecture
on the occasion of the distribution of Indira Gandhi Peace Prize given
once in every two years
5 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and Library 1985 Unknown This a
Government committee which besides maintaining Nehru memorials
organizes seminars and exhibitions
6 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund 1965 Rs. 7 crore It maintains
Anand Bhawan and Swaraj Bhavan in additions to providing Nehru
fellowship
7 Veer Bhoomi and Sriperumbdur Memorial committee 1991 by the
Ministry of the Rural Development This committee which is solely
handled by Sonia, manages the two memorial places associated with
Rajiv Gandhi
RGF list of donors
One another dimension of Sonia Gandhi’s greed for real estate and
money [power has been amply exhibited in the way she acquired six
trusts bearing the name of Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv
Gandhi. It is a well-known fact that Jawahar Bhawan was built to
house the Congress party headquarters, but the building worth hundred
crores was manipulated to be the property of Rajiv Gandhi Trust of
which she is a chairperson trustee for the life. It may be recalled
that scores of public and private sector, undertakings were advised to
pay handsome donations to RG foundation. The sample of the donors’
list along with the money is given below: (As per the list of donors
published in daily Jansatta on December 14, 1992)
Name Amount
J.N.M fund 1,00000.00
Hindustan Times Ltd. 20,00000.00
Satlaj Cotton Mills Ltd. 6,00000.00
M/s J&K Industries Ltd 5,00000.00
M/s Straw Products Ltd. 5,00000.00
Smt. Sonia Gandhi 1,00000.00
Shri G D Parthasarathi 5,00000.00
Shri Bharat H. Barai 1,00000.00
Dunlop India 20,00000.00
Mathair & Plant India Ltd. 5,00000.00
Orissa Cement Ltd. 2,00000.00
Hindustan Door Oliver Ltd. 5,00000.00
Shri M. R. Chabariya Charity Trust 1,00000.00
ITC Ltd. 50,00000.00
ANZ Grindlays Bank 6,00000.00
M/s Indian Petro Chemicals Cor. Ltd. 5,00000.00
Ravi’s Sant Pvt. Ltd. 1,51,000.00
Click Nicson Ltd. 7,50000.00
Niryat Pvt. Ltd. 10,00000.00
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (I) 2,00000.00
Snow Chem India Ltd. 7,50000.00
Bajaj Auto Ltd. 25,00000.00
M. N. Dastoor & Company 5,00000.00
M/s JCT Ltd. 12,50000.00
M/S Fera Alloys Corpo Ltd 2,50000.00
M/S APJ Ltd 2,50000.00
M/s Simplo (E) Tea Company Ltd 2,50000.00
M/s Surendra Overseas Ltd. 2,50000.00
M/s Assam Frontier Tea Ltd. 2,50000.00
M/s Empire Plantation (E) Ltd. 2,50000.00
M/s Usha Rectifire Corp (E) Ltd. 10,00000.00
M/s Prajakta Finance and Trading Pvt. Ltd. 7,50000.00
M/s Kausar Engineers Pvt. Ltd. 7,50000.00
M/s S G Chemical and Dyes Trading Ltd 10,00000.00
Mahalakshmi Charitable Society 12,50000.00
M/s Godfray Philips (E) Ltd 12,50000.00
Shri SS Surjewala 1,11000.00
M/s Batliboi & Company Ltd. 1,00000.00
M/s Carner Sone Brands Ltd. 1,50000.00
Shri Natthu Bhai Patel 1,00000.00
M/s Associated Beverage & Distilleries 1,00000.00
U N Mehta Charitable Trust 1,50000.00
All India Congress Committee 50,00000.00
M/s Indian Polaseze Comp Ltd. 5,00000.00
M/s Deepak Fertilizers and Petro 3,00000.00
M/s Indian Acritize Ltd. 1,00000.00
Central Bank of India 2,00000.00
M M Joshi Trust 5,00000.00
C D Vajpayee Trust 5,00000.00
K N Singh Trust 5,00000.00
R Gupta Trust 5,00000.00
Shri B. N. srivastava 5,00000.00
Treasurer, AICC 50,00000.00
Sethi Trust 15,00000.00
Indo-soviet Pharmacy 1,00000.00
M/s Jury Agro Chemicals Ltd. 25,00000.00
M/s Vinayaka Enterprises 2,000000.00
M/s Vinayaka Enterprises (Rawgandha Mint) 1,00000.00
M/s Adarsh Enterprises 2,00000.00
M/s Mejestic Acriviter 2,00000.00
Ravi Kumar Traders 2,00000.00
Shri Ram Krishna Lodge 2,00000.00
Rangnath Enterprises 2,00000.00
M/s Shri Ram liquor 2,00000.00
Mahamahim Srhi Li pand 5,15771.00
Mahanager Telephone Nigam Ltd. 10,00000.00
Treasurer, AICC(I) 50,00000.00
M/s Premium Exports Ltd. 2,50000.00
Responsible Builders Pvt. Ltd. 10,00000.00
Jyotsna Holding Pvt. Ltd., 15,00000.00
Warden Armenion Church 10,00000.00
Rohan Motors Pvt. Ltd., 7,50000.00
Meravnazi Security 1,00000.00
ONGC 1,00000.00
UniPatch Ruber Ltd., 1,00000.00
Shri Harshad S Mehta – Ascro Khata 6,25000.00
Promor Race Asset Manage Ltd- Ascro Khata 6,25000.00
Shri J H Mehta – Ascro Khata 6,25000.00
Shri Ashwin Mehta – Ascro Khata 6,25000.00
RPG enterprises (According to 4,18900.00
(According to RGF foundation 1,83100.00
M/s Borosil Glass Works Ltd 1,00000.00
M/s M P Dist Ltd. 1,00000.00
M/s Asian Capital Consolidated Fund 1,00000.00
Shri P V Huglar 5,16000.00
Shri Sitaram Kesri 25,00000.00
Shri Sitaram Kesri 25,00000.00
Shri Lalit Suri 50,00000.00
M/s Wahwan Automotive Centre 1,23396.59
Peerless General Finance & Investment 50,00000.00
Setia Trust 5,00000.00
Shri Sitaram Kesri 25,00000.00
Shri Ravi Chawla 1,11000.00
Smt Meena Ravi Chawla 1,11000.00
Shri Vishal Ravi Chawla 1,11000.00
Bindal Agro Chemical Ltd., 25,00000.00
Fund Raising sub committee for RGF 12,33370.00
All India Congress Committee (I) 25,00000.00
M/s Oswal Agro Mills Ltd., 25,00000.00
M/s Bindal Agro Chemical Ltd. 25,00000.00
M/s Mysore Cements Ltd., 20,00000.00
M/s Simco Ltd., 5,00000.00
M/s coloride Ind Ltd., 15,00000.00
M/s VXL Indian Ltd., 10,00000.00
CESC Ltd., 37,50000.00
Miscellaneous 1,15000.00
Soka Glai International 5,74268.00
Firozeshah Godrej Foundation 4,00000.00
Treasurer, AICC (I) 25,00000.00
Larsen and Toubro Ltd., 10,00000.00
Dena Bank 1,00000.00
Finish Development Agency (Phinida) 3,44827.59
Vijayshri Liquor Company Pvt. Ltd., 5,00000.00
H. Themmegowda 7,50000.00
J P Narayan Swamy 5,00000.00
Ravi Kumar Traders 7,50000.00
The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company 25,00000.00

Nobody pays any money for nothing. Most of the money has been paid by
repeated reminders (read coercion)
IGNCA
India Today published a report about Indira Gandhi National Centre for
Arts in its issue dated July 5, 1999. The write up exposed her
manipulation, some portions are given below.
“… with Congress having ruled the country the longest, it is not
surprising that its president Sonia Gandhi has not only gained her
family’s political inheritance but also control over its vast assets
in the form of public trusts, institutions and funds. The IGNCA was
set up in 1987 with a corpus fund of Rs. 50 crore, a grant of Rs. 100
crore for its grandiose yet-to-come-up edifice, 21 acres of prime land
in Delhi (worth of Rs. 5,000 crore), a battery of Government officers
on deputation and 15 duplex flats in the capitals Asian Games complex
(worth over Rs. 1 crore each).
The IGNCA’s original trust deed provided for the trustees to hold
office for a period of 10 years, the Member-Secretary to be appointed
by the Government and for the President of India in his capacity as
the visitor to periodically review the functioning of the IGNCA.
However, in May 1995 the trustees without seeking the permission of
the Government made crucial changes to the trust deed. According to a
document circulated by the IGNCA Workers Union, “During 1994-95, when
the Congress party was facing an uncertain elections, Vatsyayan, the
then Member-Secretary, got certain major changes carried out in the
basic structure of the IGNCA so as to remove the role of the
Government of India in the affairs of the IGNCA altogether”.
The new trust deed made Sonia life president of the IGNCA and bestowed
life membership on R. Venkataraman, P.V.Narasimha Rao, Pupul Jayakar,
H.Y.Sharada Prasad and Vatsyayan. When Jayakar declined to accept
life membership saying “Indira would be shuddering in her grave if she
knew what was happening in her name”. Mahmohan Singh was drawn into
the charmed coterie in her place. More significantly, the role of the
President of India as visitor was done away with as was the power of
the Government to appoint the member-Secretary. Kapila Vatsayayan,
who till then held the post with the rank of a Secretary n the Union
Government and had reached the age of superannuation, was given the
rank equivalent to that of a Minister of State and re-designated
Academic Director. Madhavrao Scindia, then HRD Minister, gave post
facto approval to the changes without consulting either his department
or others like finance, urban affairs of parliamentary affairs.
Nor was the matter ever discussed by the Cabinet, then. With the
IGNCA clearly violating its own original constitution, the Attorney-
General believes that the so-called life president and all the life
trustees were not legally exercising their authority over the
institution. Moreover, despite receiving huge amounts of public
money, the IGNCA does not submit itself to scrutiny of the CAG and
instead has hired private Chartered Accountants to do the job. The
Government insists that the IGNCA open its book for the CAG and is all
set to see this matter to its logical conclusion. “We may even take
over its assets if they don’t restore the original trust deed”, says a
high official in the DoC. Meanwhile, notices are being issued to the
IGNCA officials to vacate the Asiad Village flats where they have been
overstaying without even paying the nominal Rs. 685 monthly rent.
However, in a country where occupation is two-thirds of the title and
political exigencies more powerful than the niceties of law, Joshi’s
audacious bid to restore status quo ante in the IGNCA may prove to be
difficult, if not more, than throwing out the Pakistani intruders in
Kargil”.
Bofors
Finally the mega corruption issue – the Bofors investigation – which
Sonia Gandhi never allowed to be completed. During the Narasimha Rao
years, he bought peace with Sonia Gandhi on the bargaining counter in
Bofors inquiry itself. The tenure of V P Singh was too short, and
Chandra Shepherd was not too enthusiastic, for the probe to be
completed. When Deve Gowda pushed the inquiry and then CBI chief
Joginder singh was about to start the proceedings further, Sonia
Gandhi saw to it that Gowda was toppled. It was again for the
furtherance of the proceedings by Prime Minister I K Gujral, that the
government led by him was toppled. When Vajpayee gave clearance and
the papers went to the President, within a fortnight his Government
was too voted out on the specific instructions of Sonia Gandhi.
The CBI has enough documents to prove close linkage of ‘Q’ with Sonia
and her family. The joint photographs showing Sonia Gandhi, Rajiv’s
family members, and ‘Q, several travel documents which prove beyond
doubt that Mr. Q’ and Sonia’s family were more closer than
knowledgeable people can think of. Quattrocchi’s name is there in
kick-back accounts; the remaining last leg of the inquiry is bound to
catch Mr. ‘Q’ red-handed, which would in turn show the real greedy
Sonia.
Sonia vs. Gandhi: The controversy

It is an accepted fact that almost every Indian politician is corrupt
if measured against Gandhian principles every Indian politician will
fail on some points or other but Sonia would fail on every point.
Sonia is a symbol of what Gandhi advocated against. She is trying to
wear Gandhi’s cloak to cash on Gandhi’s fame and gain legitimacy.
Gandhi stood for:
I. Sat — which implies openness, honesty, and fairness: Truth
Sonia repeatedly proved her untruthfulness and dishonesty. Even in a
trivial issue such as her educational qualifications she lied.
Furthermore there is no public record of her ever apologizing for her
mistakes.
II. “Ahimsa” — refusal to inflict injury on others.
Sonia is known for vengeance actions. She is known for intolerance
towards party members who rejoined her party.
III. “Tapasya” — willingness for self-sacrifice.
There is no incidence of Sonia’s sacrifice. She sacrificed India,
congress party and national icons such as Gandhi to promote herself
and her children.
Anybody who respects Gandhi will be against misusing his name and
fame. This protest is an attempt to save Gandhi’s name and legacy from
misuse.

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