‘Brought back many memories’: PM Modi on new book describing his 'compelling role' during Emergency

The book “The Emergency Diaries – Years that Forged a Leader” will be released by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday on the 50th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency.

Published by Bluekraft Digital Foundation, the book will feature the “compelling role" that PM Modi, then a young RSS Pracharak, played in the fight against Emergency. A special foreword of the book has been written by former prime minister HD Devegowda.

According to the book, PM Modi adopted many disguises, including that of a Sikh wearing a turban, one sporting a French beard, and introducing himself as “Swamiji” and Batuk Bhai,to evade the police during the Emergency.

"The Emergency Diaries chronicles my journey during the Emergency years. It brought back many memories from that time. I call upon all those who remember those dark days of the Emergency or those whose families suffered during that time to share their experiences on social media. It will create awareness among the youth of the shameful time from 1975 to 1977,” PM Modi posted on X.

On the completion of 50 years of the Emergency, which was imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975, PM Modi said no one can ever forget the manner in which the spirit of the Constitution was violated and the 42nd Amendment is a prime example of Congress's shenanigans.