Overview
- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh posted screenshots of pages 212–213 from a 2025 book, saying they show Maniben Patel’s original Gujarati diary entry.
- Rajnath Singh had claimed in a speech in Sadhli, Gujarat, that Nehru wanted to use government money for the Babri masjid and that Sardar Patel blocked it.
- The BJP has pointed to the book Inside Story of Sardar Patel, Diary of Maniben Patel, with spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi citing page 24 to back Singh.
- Congress called Singh’s statement a lie and a WhatsApp university story and demanded a public apology for what it terms spreading falsehoods.
- Reports note no independent verification beyond the shared images and competing citations, with the argument unfolding through public statements and posts on X.