But the state machinery allowed the massacre of Sikhs in Delhi. Gandhi’s funeral, condemning communal hatred and murder. He made a public announcement on DD before Mrs. Rajiv Gandhi reluctantly took over, as the sole beneficiary of dynastic politics. She looked imposing and vulnerable at the same time. I did not know then, her charm was Kashmiri. She had stood in an open jeep, smiling, with folded hands. I had seen her in a cavalcade twice earlier. Gandhi in a saffron sari, draped in flowers. It was a place where news of the nation comes from. They had tears in their eyes, as the hearse moved slowly through the crowded street. But they had celebrated her loss after the Emergency in 1977. The bereaved neighbourhood aunts admired Mrs. The capital entered my imagination through the leader’s dead body.
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On the day of the funeral, we were glued to the colour TV in our neighbour’s house. The first big event on Doordarshan after the great cricket victory was the assassination of Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984. After the final ball, we ran around the sleeping neighbourhood boisterously, just like mad Indian fans ran into the stadium. When Kapil grabbed the edge from Richards at mid-on, we could breathe the making of history. We cheered every falling West Indian wicket.
I watched the final on a small TV at a neighbour’s. The 1983 Prudential Cup final at Lords, was a historic moment.
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