Date: November 11, 2011, Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Rahul Gandhi’s Residence, 12 Tughlaq Road, New Delhi.
On the morning of November 11, 2011, I planned to visit the Dargah of Hazrat Ajmer Sharif with my family. However, on the night of November 10, I received a call from Digvijay Singh, who informed me that Rahul Gandhi wanted to meet the next morning at 11:00 AM. I requested to schedule the meeting after my return from Ajmer, but he insisted, emphasizing the importance of this meeting. As a result, our travel plans were adjusted, and we departed after the meeting.
In this hour-long meeting, Rahul Gandhi expressed his desire for Sahara Urdu, Sahara India Pariwar, and Aziz Burney to continue supporting them in the future, just as they had during the 2009 Parliamentary elections. I replied that he would need to discuss this with Sahara Sri. Rahul then instructed Digvijay Singh to arrange the conversation and set a meeting. Digvijay Singh contacted Sahara Sri, and it was agreed that he would visit Lucknow on November 16 to convey the details of this meeting and arrange a joint discussion.
This news was unsettling for the Congress party, especially for Ahmed Patel, as he viewed it as a challenge to his authority within the government and the party. And thus began the series of events that led to the downfall of Sahara India Pariwar and Sahara Sri. While the meeting between Sahara Sri and Digvijay Singh took place on November 16 in Lucknow, the story of Sahara Sri’s and Aziz Burney’s downfall had already been written.
Just seven days after the meeting at Rahul Gandhi’s residence, on November 18, Aziz Burney was transferred from Sahara Urdu. Simultaneously, Sahara India Pariwar and Sahara Sri faced tightening restrictions, the result of which is now evident to all—Sahara Sri imprisoned, and Sahara India Pariwar, once one of India’s largest corporations, in ruins.
I have documented these details in my autobiography in both Urdu and English. Before this, I also chronicled Ahmed Patel’s life in my newspaper, Aziz Al-Hind. The book provides a chronological account of these events.
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Copies of this story, titled “The Indian Muslim” in English and “Hindnama” in Urdu, are available online. You can reach out to me for a PDF version. Contact: +91 9354187477. Research scholars may schedule interviews, record conversations, or obtain copies of the book.
— Aziz Burney
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