IS SONIA QUALIFIED TO REPRESENT

MAHATMA GANDHI?

We need to hold sacred symbols as sacred;

otherwise we will have little to hold onto.

The World is a Dangerous Place to Live, Not

Because of the People who are Evil, But Because of
the People Who Do not Do Anything About it"
-- Albert Einstein
 Published by
Forum for preserving Gandhis Heritage
Gandhis quotable quotes
A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of
its people

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word

and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and
everything will be well.

Today we see competition and conflict among different

religions for counting the number of their followers. I feel
deeply ashamed of this and, when I hear of peoples
achievement in converting such and such a number to a
particular faith, I feel that that is no achievement at all,
that on the contrary it is a blasphemy against God and
the self.

Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to

the growth of a true democratic spirit.

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of

punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on
love is a thousand times more effective and permanent
then the one derived from fear of punishment.
Who is Gandhi and what did he stand for?........5
Who is Sonia? ....................................................5
Comparison between Gandhi and Sonia ...........6
Truth and Honesty........................................................................................................ 6
Non- Violence................................................................................................................ 6
Opinion on Hinduism.................................................................................................... 6
Truth Alone Triumphs (Satyameva Jayathe) ........................................................... 7
Foreign Missionaries & conversion............................................................................ 7
Self-Sacrifice and Wealth ............................................................................................ 7
Feelings towards enemies/detractors ....................................................................... 7
Nationalism and confidence in India.......................................................................... 7
Moral principles vs. political Gains............................................................................. 8
Scams & Scandals ....................................................................................................... 8
Contribution towards India .......................................................................................... 8
High Level Comparison of Mahatma Vs Sonia........................................................ 8

Sonia Rajivs relationship...............................9

Sonias India connection ..................................10
Foreign Agency initiated marriage to Rajiv............................................................. 10
Sonias greed for power: How did she become party president ......................... 12
First confrontation with Indian law ........................................................................... 12
The truth about Quottrochi ........................................................................................ 12
(By Arun Shourie) ....................................................................................................... 12
Who is Quottrochi? (Dina Nath Mishra) .................................................................. 16
Maruti Scandal and FERA violations....................................................................... 22
Illegal registration as a voter..................................................................................... 24
Abandoning India at the time of crisis ..................................................................... 25
Smuggling of Indian artifacts .................................................................................... 25
Terrorist connections ................................................................................................. 25
The Maruti scam (by Arun Shourie)......................................................................... 26
Donation of public money to Sonia controlled foundations to promote her
interests........................................................................................................................ 27
RGF list of donors....................................................................................................... 30
IGNCA .......................................................................................................................... 33
Bofors ........................................................................................................................... 33
Secret unaccounted wealth in Swiss accounts...................................................... 34

Sonia vs. Gandhi: The controversy..................34

Appendix (DOCUMENTS AND PROOFS) .....37
Documents on Rajiv and Rahul as KGBs agents................................................. 37
Documents on lying about degree from Cambridge University........................... 38
Documents on Rajiv Gandhi Secret Swiss account of 2 billion Dollars ............. 41
Documents(press report) on Sonia close Italian Friend Ottavio Quattrocchi
involved in many scams in India .............................................................................. 45
Documents on Smuggling of artifacts from India and depositing into an account
in Cayman Islands...................................................................................................... 46
Who is Gandhi and what did he stand for?
A British-educated lawyer, Gandhi first employed his ideas of peaceful civil disobedience in the
Indian community's struggle for civil rights in South Africa. Upon his return to India, he organized
poor farmers and laborers to protest against oppressive taxation and widespread discrimination.
Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for the
alleviation of poverty, for the liberation of women, for brotherhood amongst differing religions and
ethnicities, for an end to untouchability and caste discrimination, and for the economic self-
sufficiency of the nation, but above all for Swaraj (self-governing democracy) the
independence of India from foreign domination. Gandhi famously led Indians in the disobedience
of the salt tax on the 400 kilometer (248 miles) Dandi Salt March in 1930 and in an open call for
the British to Quit India in 1942. He was imprisoned for many years on numerous occasions in
both South Africa and India.
Throughout his life, Gandhi remained committed to non-violence and truth even in the most
extreme situations. A student of Hindu philosophy, he lived simply, organizing an ashram
(commune) that was self-sufficient in its needs. Making his own clothesthe traditional Indian
dhoti (waist-down wrapper) and shawl woven with a charkha (hand-operated cotton spinner)
he lived on a simple vegetarian diet. He used rigorous fasts, for long periods, for both self-
purification and protest.

(The following news items and articles are extracts from articles written and published in
India)

Who is Sonia?
(By Dr. Subramaniam Swamy)

Antonia is Sonias 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, Sonias 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 fathers connection with the Nazis and Mussolinis Fascists, and
her familys 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.

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 Sonias 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

Comparison between Gandhi and Sonia

Truth and Honesty

Mahatma Gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi was an apostle of truth, honesty and humility
Sonia: She 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

Mahatma Gandhi: Gandhi never justified violence under any circumstances. His definition of
Non-Violence comes from his reading of Hindu Scriptures that declares Non-Violence in thought,
word and deed as the most important principle (Ahimsa Paramo Dharma).
Sonia: 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

Mahatma Gandhi: He had the highest respect for Hinduism. All his prayers were devoted to Lord
Ram and he wanted to establish 'Ram Rajya'. (Lord Rama's kingdom is considered a symbol of
perfect Government). His strength is Bhagavad-Gita which he translated into his life. He
constantly chanted Ramas name and died with that name on his lips.
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 protg 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.

Truth Alone Triumphs (Satyameva Jayathe)

Mahatma Gandhi: Guided by Hinduism (Mundaka Upanishad), Gandhi and India's founding
fathers made the slogan the national motto of India and printed on every Government document
Sonia: Under her rule 'Satyameva jayathe' has been replaced by a Christian cross used by Louis
the Pious (778-840) on currency coins.

Foreign Missionaries & conversion

Mahatma Gandhi: Gandhi, a great visionary 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: 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.

Self-Sacrifice and Wealth

Mahatma Gandhi: Gandhi, who otherwise was a prosperous lawyer, donated everything he had
for the nation. His only possessions were walking stick, chappals, eye glasses and a watch.
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.

Feelings towards enemies/detractors

Mahatma Gandhi: Gandhi treated all Indians as his children. He was very compassionate even
towards his detractors. He won his enemies by love and understanding.
Sonia: 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

Mahatma Gandhi: Gandhi and India were synonymous. Gandhi was the first person to be
arrested in any independence movement. He stood for independent India.
Sonia: 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

Mahatma Gandhi: Gandhi never compromised on moral principles and stood by them even
during grave crisis.
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

Mahatma Gandhi: Scams & Scandals and Gandhi are perfect enemies. Gandhi was never
involved in any scam. His life, nay his every thought is an open book which he expressed in his
voluminous writings.
Sonia: 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

Mahatma Gandhi: Gandhi's life and philosophy of Satyagraha are a major contribution to
mankind
Sonia: Except for scandals, scams and intolerance primarily towards Hindu institutions, she has
no positive contribution to lay claim to.

High Level Comparison of Mahatma Vs Sonia

Mahatma Gandhi Sonia

Mahatma Gandhi gave up his prosperous Sonia came from a poor Italian family working as
career for the country. Only things he a maid in Europe before she came to India. Since
possessed were a loin cloth, simple footwear, then, she is alleged to have amassed billions of
watch and a walking stick. dollars thro scandals, scams & questionable
means
Sonia became a citizen of India only after 16
Mahatma Gandhis heart & soul was years of her marriage. In 1971, at the time of war
committed to India and to every Indian. When with Pakistan, she escaped with Pilot Rajiv to
someone asked Kasturibai (M. Gandhis wife) Italy. When Indira Gandhi lost elections after
how many children she has, she replied while emergency, Sonia ran and took shelter in Italian
she has 4 sons, her husband has 300 million Embassy along with Rajiv & children.
children. Sonia indulged in so many scams, from the time
Mahatma Gandhi lived by principle of Satya she entered India. For example, Maurti Technical
Truth, Honesty and Integrity. Even death is
 insignificant in his pursuit for truth and he Services, Bofors, KGB kickbacks, Swiss account,
strived for purity in thought, word and deed. SNAM, Jawahar trust, Indira trust, Indian Artifacts
smuggling, Rajiv trusts & Indira Gandhi Arts
Center. Overall she & her family were involved in
grand looting of literally thousands of crores from
India.

Mahatma Gandhi is embodiment of Hinduism. Sonia is working to blow up of Ram Sethu just like
He is product of Gita and constant chanting of Taliban blew up Buddha Statues. Just recently
Ram. Many historians say that his constant her crony Ambika Soni declared Ram a
chanting of Ram Name (including his last mythological character. She is constantly working
words) is what gave him that great spiritual on how far she can go on destroying Hinduism
strength. thro cronies. If situation backfires, she does
limited firefighting & continues the onslaught
differently.

Mahatma Gandhi was against any form of Sonia is enacting pro-terrorist policies for vote
violence. He went into the midst of banks. Because of this in last 3 years there were
murderous riots during partition and risked his 3674 deaths (next to Iraq) and hardly any terrorist
own life. During that time at peace are caught since she does not want to hurt
gatherings, a Muslim rioter choked his neck sentiments of the vote bank and the victims are
and almost killed him. But the kindness he Hindus who are not the vote bank. Just recently
expressed even then melted the rioter & he she visited multiple places in Andhra Pradesh but
fell on his feet. did not go to Hyderabad where the brutal
terrorism cost 50 lives (mostly Hindus).
Sonia controls her enemies by fear. Using goons
Mahatma Gandhi won his enemies by love. she locked the president of Congress Party,
He believed the world consists of two types of Sitaram Kesari in toilet and declared herself
people, those who agreed with him and those Congress President. The fear techniques used on
who are yet to agree with him (to be won by media, judges, politicians are direct threats,
his love). carrot/stick and tax raids. She even humiliates
many of her own congress members.
Sonia jailed revered Hindu saint Jayendra
Saraswati. Rewriting text books to denigrate
national heroes. E.g. Bhagat Singh was a terrorist.
Mahatma Gandhi had a great respect for all
Sonia is a foreigner who showed little
religions and its teachers.
understanding about the rich heritage of India.
Her interest in India is power and loot for herself &
Gandhi never allowed foreigners to get her siblings. She cares little if her actions divide
involved in freedom movement. E.g., CF India.
Andrews who stayed several decades with
Gandhi ji was disallowed.

Sonia Rajivs 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]. Rajivs
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. Madhavraos
friendship continued even after Sonias 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 Gandhis 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.

Sonias India connection

Sonias 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 Indias 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 Singhs government
taking office, Russia called back its 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 Sonias connections with the KGB. He may have in fact been
her controller. The new Indian government which is defacto Sonias, 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? Todays 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.

How and when she became an Indian citizen

But 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 foreigners 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 Indias 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.

Sonias 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 dtoilet.

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 Ministers
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 Gandhis 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

ProjectsLocationClient Year
Two Ammonia PlantsThaI VaishetRCF 1981
Three Urea PlantsThaI VaishetRCF 1981
Four Urea PlantsHaziraKribhco 1981
One Gas PipelineHaziraONGC 1981
One Ammonia PlantUnaNFL 1983
Two Urea PlantsGunaNFL 1983
One Ammonia PlantAonlaIFFCO 1984
Two Urea PlantsAonlaIFFCO 1984
One Ammonia'plantJagdishpurIndo Gulf 1985
Two Urea PlantsJagdishpurIndo Gulf 1985
One Offshore ComplexONGC 1986
One Ammonia PlantKakinadaNFCL 1987
One Urea PlantKakinadaNFCL 1987
One Ammonia PlantGadepanChambal 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
Quattrocchis 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 commissions 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.

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.

Abandoning India at the time of crisis

The bottom line observed in Sonias 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 Sonias 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 Sonias 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 Gandhis 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.

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 PMs 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 Sothebys and Christies. Some of this ill-gotten money from auction went
into Rahul Gandhis National way into the Gandhi family account in the Bank of America in
Cayman Islands.

Rahuls 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. Sonias 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.

Sonias 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 Sonias 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 Sonias Empire

 Name of the trust Year Budget Function
founded
1 Rajiv Gandhi 1991 Rs. 24 Crore The Trust Helps the women and the
Trust children. Also active in the field of
literacy, health, aviation and science.
Study of the public policy from Rajiv
2 Rajiv Gandhi 1992 Rs. 3 crore
Gandhis viewpoint
Institute of
Contemporary
Studies
Jawahar Bhawan
3 Trust 1989 Unknown Registered for maintaining Jawahar
Indira Gandhi Bhawan
4 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
This a Government committee which
5 Jawaharlal Nehru 1985 Unknown besides maintaining Nehru memorials
Memorial Museum organizes seminars and exhibitions
and Library It maintains Anand Bhawan and Swaraj
Jawaharlal Nehru Bhavan in additions to providing Nehru
6 1965 Rs. 7 crore
Memorial Fund fellowship
This committee which is solely handled
by Sonia, manages the two memorial
7 Veer Bhoomi and 1991 by the Ministry places associated with Rajiv Gandhi
Sriperumbdur of the Rural
Memorial Development
committee

RGF list of donors

One another dimension of Sonia Gandhis 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
Ravis 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 25,00000.00
Company
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 familys 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 IGNCAs 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 dont 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, Joshis 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 Sonias family were more closer than knowledgeable
people can think of. Quattrocchis 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.

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.

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 Gandhis cloak
to cash on Gandhis 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 Sonias 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 Gandhis name and legacy from misuse.
 Quotes by Gandhiji

The seven blunders that human society commits and cause all the violence: wealth
without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce
without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics
without principles.

Hinduism is a relentless pursuit of Truth. Truth is God and if today it has become
moribund, inactive, irresponsive to growth, it is because we are fatigued; and as soon
as the fatigue is over, Hinduism will burst upon the world with brilliance perhaps
unknown before.

The Gita is the universal mother. I find a solace in the Bhagavad-Gita that I miss even
in the Sermon on the Mount. When disappointment stares me in the face and all alone
I see not one ray of light, I go back to the Bhagavad-Gita. I find a verse here and a
verse there, and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming tragedies
- and my life has been full of external tragedies - and if they have left no visible or
indelible scar on me, I owe it all to the teaching of Bhagavad-Gita.

I believe that the civilization into which India has evolved is not to be beaten in the
world. Nothing can equal the seeds sown by our ancestry. Rome went; Greece shared
the same fate; the might of the Pharaohs was broken; Japan has become westernized;
of China nothing can be said; but India is still, somehow or other, sound at the
foundation.

When the missionary of another religion goes to them, he goes like a vendor of
goods. He has no special spiritual merit that will distinguish him from those to whom
he goes. He does however possess material goods which he promises to those who
will come to his fold.

It is impossible for me to reconcile myself to the idea of conversion after the style that
goes on in India and elsewhere today. It is an error which is perhaps the greatest
impediment to the worlds progress toward peace Why should a Christian want to
convert a Hindu to Christianity? Why should he not be satisfied if the Hindu is a good
or godly man? (Harijan: January 30, 1937)

Quotes on Gandhiji

I believe that Gandhi's views were the most enlightened of all the political men of our
time. We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence for fighting for
our cause, but by non-participation of anything you believe is evil. Albert Einstein

In a time of deepening crisis in the underdeveloped world, of social malaise in the

affluent societies. . It seems likely that Gandhi's ideas and techniques will become
increasingly relevant.--- Gunnar Myrdal