Is King Gyanendra anti-India?
That’s propaganda. It was alleged during the time when I was foreign secretary in 1985-86. Let me tell you something from my personal knowledge. Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi, before he [Rajiv] became prime minister, visited Nepal as guests of prince Gyanendra. Prince Gyanendra regularly kept in touch with Rajiv when he was PM. Many times he came to India and Rajiv gave him a special audience. When Rajiv lost power, Gyanendra still kept his contact. When I was lieutenant governor of Delhi, I too kept my contacts in Nepal. ‘The Dipendra-Devyani love story is a Greek tragedy. It speaks volumes about the importance of love above any other consideration’ Once Rajiv Gandhi had some misunderstanding with King Birendra. I was contacted by Nepal to convince Rajiv Gandhi. He was upset over the absence of King Birendra at a breakfast hosted by him in Islamabad during the SAARC summit. It was interpreted as an insult to Rajiv. Gyanendra convinced India that there was no serious issue behind it. Once in
