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Indira Gandhi came and had darshan. An unforgettable experience it was.
Tenambakkam. Periyavaa was on this side of the compound of the well, sitting on the floor. 'Only JanakiRaman can be here.' Everyone dispersed.
A chair was placed on the other side of the compound of the well for Indira Gandhi to sit. That Amma did not sit, however!
Ninety minutes...
Just like that, without removing her eyes, she was looking at PeriyavaaL. (Indira Gandhi had eyes shining like those of a lion!)
Then Periyavaa said, "enna veNumnu keLudA (ask her what she wants)." I asked her in Hindi: "Anything to be told by you? You want his blessings?"
(Sanjay Gandhi's marriage was to be held within ten days).
"I have not come for that. Evil forces have grown by lots in the country. The country should get relieved of them and subhikSa (prosperity) should come up. I came only to pray for that."
I told Periyavaa what she said.
Spreading out the five fingers of his right hand and raising it, Periyavaa blessed, "Narayana, Narayana."
(Some of the political critics suggested this as the reason for the hand symbol of the Congress).
Source:saidevo
Tenambakkam. Periyavaa was on this side of the compound of the well, sitting on the floor. 'Only JanakiRaman can be here.' Everyone dispersed.
A chair was placed on the other side of the compound of the well for Indira Gandhi to sit. That Amma did not sit, however!
Ninety minutes...
Just like that, without removing her eyes, she was looking at PeriyavaaL. (Indira Gandhi had eyes shining like those of a lion!)
Then Periyavaa said, "enna veNumnu keLudA (ask her what she wants)." I asked her in Hindi: "Anything to be told by you? You want his blessings?"
(Sanjay Gandhi's marriage was to be held within ten days).
"I have not come for that. Evil forces have grown by lots in the country. The country should get relieved of them and subhikSa (prosperity) should come up. I came only to pray for that."
I told Periyavaa what she said.
Spreading out the five fingers of his right hand and raising it, Periyavaa blessed, "Narayana, Narayana."
(Some of the political critics suggested this as the reason for the hand symbol of the Congress).
Source:saidevo