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...Kamaraj listened to their views, he began to realize that his first hunch about Indira and, unity was right: she had by far the fewest enemies and by far the widest reputation. With ten of the 15 chief ministers lined up behind Indira, Kamaraj went to Desai, asking him for the sake of party unity to call off his fight. But Desai adamantly refused, vowing to force an election within the party. Now Kamaraj had to bring his candidate out in the open. He sent a message to Indira: "We are old, and the next time you wish...
This was India's?and Indira's?moment. Confident of victory, she cleaned out her desk at the Information Ministry and, the night before the election, had chairs placed on her lawn for the press conference that she was certain she would have to hold the next afternoon...
Catholic Tastes. Those who looked around them at the press conference saw a six-room house. In it, Indira keeps three servants and three golden retrievers. She wakes at 6 a.m., sips a glass of milk as she pores over the morning's papers. At 7:30 she has a light breakfast. Her father would not tolerate fat people around him, and the 5 ft. 2 in. Indira has done her best to remain slim. As Information Minister, she usually received a stream of visitors after breakfast who were seeking darshan (communion) or asking for redress from grievances...
...Indira's taste in music runs from native Indian to Western classical. She keeps abreast of modern trends in art and literature, tries to pop into all new art exhibits in New Delhi, and went to a reading of Beat poetry when she was in London last year...
Last week, of course, was anything but normal. Between hurried meetings with advisers, Indira greeted the throngs of people that came to her home, talking with each guest for about two minutes and then turning to welcome the next. Flowers cascaded into her house from well-wishers. Indira ordered them sent to a nearby orphanage as souvenirs for the children...