SONIA - ADVANI EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

Verbatim letter of Sonia Gandhi to LK Advani on Blackmoney

15-2-2011

Dear Shri Advaniji,

My attention has been drawn to a publication titled 'Indian Black Money Abroad

in Secret Banks and Tax Havens' purporting to be a report submitted by a Task 

Force appointed by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

This so-called report contains reckless and baseless allegations against me and my 

family, including my late husband and my mother. These lies, energetically 

disseminated from time to time by sections of the media and interested 

parties have so far been treated by me with the contempt they deserve.

But I must let you know that I am surprised and disappointed to find a leader of 

your stature occupying important positions in the NDA and the BJP endorsing 

such scurrilous and malicious fabrications through their release at a function 

presided over by you.

Yours sincerely,

Sd. Sonia Gandhi

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18 Feb 2011

TEXT OF ADVANI'S LETTER TO SONIA GANDHI

From Our Delhi Bureau

NEW DELHI: Even as veteran Lal Krishna Advani's regret letter to Sonia Gandhi

 created a sort of crisis in the BJP, he got released the letter through the party 

headquarters to put it in right perspective.

Here is text of the letter dated February 16:

"Dear Smt Sonia ji,

On my return from Kolkata last night, I found your letter dated 15th February awaiting me.

I am happy that you have denied the reports relating to you and your family 

alluded to in the Task Force's Report on Black Money.

If these had been denied earlier, the Task Force would have taken your denial 

into account. Even so, I deeply regret the distress caused to you.

With best regards,

Yours sincerely,

L K Advani."

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