“It took two years of hard work for Modi Govt to verify, find ‘Sengol’ kept in Allahabad Museum as Nehru’s ‘Golden Walking Stick'”, Swarajyamag, May 27, 2023:
“The Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Central government spent two years examining official records and media articles dating back to 1947, including a piece in Time magazine, to authenticate the importance of the ‘Sengol’ and the ‘Sengol Vesting Ceremony’ on the night of 14 August 1947, that symbolised the transfer of power to India.
The events were triggered by a article by S Gurumurthy in Thuglak magazine on 5 May 2021 that said the ‘Sengol’ was a symbol of Independence given to India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru by a Tamil pontiff.
Dr Padma Subrahmanyam, a noted classical dancer, sent an English translation version of the article to the Prime Minister’s Office. She urged that the ‘Sengol-vesting’ ceremony, a significant, sacred, and historic event, has been hidden from public knowledge and history….”
Read the full article at Swarajyamag.com
