The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, By Sanjaya Baru

The Author Sanjaya Baru was the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s media adviser for four years from 2004 till 2008 and the above mentioned period which is covered in the selected book . It is significant as it is all about the inner view into the Dr Manmohan Singh being the prime minister of India and his unique character generally difficult to know from outside with the tiny details and observation. The author being a journalist by profession and editor for the financial columns in leading economic news papers, he was an admirer of Dr Singh from the early days of his journalism and that reflects in the narration of the book.
Author starts with introducing Dr. Manmohan Singh’s work prior to him being the prime minister of India. The name of
Manmohan Singh and he readily accepted the offer. Later changing the press adviser to media adviser because it’s not just the print press but the TV in the age of 24x7 news he insisted to be called as media adviser. Dr Manmohan asks the author to be his eyes and ears and tell him what Baru thinks Dr. Singh should know, without fear or favour. That’s how the journey of the author begins with Dr. Singh as the media adviser. Being the media adviser author gets to know the details and was asked to suggest the candidates and nominate for the various posts in the PMO and other constitutional bodies in the government. Baru explains the details and highlights the ways and strategies of Dr. Singh in the process of all these allocations and managing the various ministers and other colleagues. Baru does spend some time highlighting these attributes although not in very harsh words but making it a point how deserving and capable Dr. Singh is in his duties and administering his office and various relations within the party and the
Singh and he being keen on the interests of the nation over the party sacrificing his own image on the way to achieve his goal. Baru highlights Dr Manmohan Singh the way he made peace talks with the arch rivals Pakistan. Even after the party’s interference Dr. Singh triumphed the peace talks which were never successfully done by the legendary leaders and former Prime Ministers of the Gandhi family and here comes the man with no political background who eased through the peace talks and made a significant accord with General Musharraf. This was very important and the one which would make the image of Dr. Singh’s image to completely different level that would prove his ability and implicitly stating that Dr. Singh really deserved to be the Prime Minister in the first place. But the victory was denied and the whole credit was given to highlight the next hope of the Indian National Congress Rahul Gandhi which would help to keep the family legacy to be