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Last Updated: 07 August 2025, 11:53 PS 7 years ago on this day, ie August 6, 2018, RK Dhawan breathed his last at the age of 81. Dhawan, who started with the steno tikster of Indira Gandhi, was just in the role of a ‘Concierge’ for the Gandhi family … Read more RK Dhawan got RKD in political circles with the name. RK Dhawan got RCD in political circles with the name. He was such a reliable ally of the Nehru-Gandhi family who could do everything well, then the work of guards or to put someone aside. For this reason, he earned the confidence of every member of the Gandhi family from Indira Gandhi to Sonia. In the early 1970s, when Dhawan used to be Indira Gandhi’s Steno tikster, he became known as the messenger of the prime minister. Indira Gandhi avoided giving direct instructions to her ministers, chief ministers and party heads of the state and did the task of spreading her unpleasant and sometimes many strange decisions to them. The strategy behind it was that if something went wrong, Dhawan Dhawan would take his head. Although this system made itself very powerful, so powerful that the properly elected chief ministers were dependent on or known on many congress of their will. The Special Line for Sanjay was to acknowledge Dhawan for recognizing the political ambitions of Sanjay Gandhi. After completing his stage in the Rolls Royce of Young Sanjay, Dhawan began the veterans of Congress as the personal assistant of Indira Gandhi. He also advised some leaders of Congress to praise Sanjay in the presence of Indira Gandhi. When the emergency was implemented, Dhawan Sanjay’s trust completely won. During the emergency, a special telephone line was installed in the Sanjay Chamber in Premier Indira Gandhi’s home. Dhawan also had a hand to have it installed. Dhawan had previously stayed in contact with Chief Ministers of Congress, the states, police commissioners, Lieutenant -Governor of Delhi and effective officials and government officials of the party by the special telephone line. Rajiv was first removed, and then called the Thakkar Commission investigation report investigating the Indira Gandhi murder case. In fact, Dhawan was just a step behind Indira Gandhi when two security personnel Singh and Satwant Singh destroyed the prime minister with bullets. According to a leaked report published in a newspaper, the needle from suspicion to Dhawan pointed out. On this, the then Prime Minister and Congress President Rajiv Gandhi did not take time to remove Dhawan from all the most important positions. It was probably the first time Dhawan was away from the Gandhi family. In 1988, Bofors dispute and VP Singh’s uprising increased Rajiv Gandhi’s problems. Then Rajiv called him one day. Dhawan became active again to support Rajiv Gandhi, who was weak due to Arun Nehru. Sonia was also her ‘debt’! Sonia Gandhi, who was witness to Dhawan’s service to the family, has more reasons for her ‘debt’. When the Working Committee of Congress met on May 15, 1999, Sharad Pawar and Dad Sangma’s rebellion shocked everyone. On the issue of foreign origin, Sangma’s notes gradually strengthened. At that time, in the meeting, Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh, Jitendra Prasad, Madhamrao Scindia, Rajesh Pilot, Ahmed Patel, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Arjun Singh, Ambika Soni and all other ‘loyal’ continued to listen to the bitter things. No one could dare to talk. Meanwhile, Dhawan told Sangma, “Brother, you promote the agenda of BJP-RSS.” Dhawan, who was sitting next to Pawar, who was the architect of this rebellion, told Sonia Gandhi: ‘Madam, you are not alone in this struggle. We are all with you. Inner sources of Congress told this author at the time that Dhawan’s loyalty left a deep impression on Sonia. She kept wondering why Dhawan did the job to quiet Sangma and silence her, why couldn’t they do Scindia, Mukherjee and Soni. Never took a holiday … Within the congress, many people got rid of Dhawan’s reputation and reach, but the hard work he worked and sacrificed, just as he worked to reach this place, was no less. Yashpal Kapoor, who was a close employee of Indira Gandhi, brought his relative Dhawan to the prime minister’s home in 1963. Since then, Dhawan has not taken a single day. Dhawan said with senior political journalist Janardan Thakur: “I stay with him until the prime minister (Indira Gandhi) went to bed on all 365 days of the year … No comfortable leave, no earned holiday, no holiday …”. Even in personal life, Dhawan fully looted the whole loyalty in personal life. Dhawan, who was a virgin until the age of 74, married 59 -year -old Achla Mohan, who was long in October 2011. He and Achla have known each other since the 1970s. Achala was married to a pilot and went to Canada, but she divorced in 1990. After the divorce, many people from the congress party saw Achala and Dhawan as a couple. Whether it’s a wedding ceremony or a social program, both came together. Regarding the reason for Achla’s wedding at this age, Dhawan told journalist Sarin that he once suffered from viral fever. Achla took care of him, but he was hospitalized. It was emphasized in the hospital that someone only a close relative can sign the required consent form. Dhawan said, “I felt very bad that she took care of me so much but could not sign the form.” He gave the threat of releasing the list when many opposition leaders were in jail while they implemented the need for 21 months, Dhawan played an important role in giving some concessions to the elderly and sick leaders. However, he did not do all this as any humanity, but signed a paper to the people who wanted relief, in which this sentence was written: “We believe in the twentieth point program.” The acceptance of the Twenty Point program was like surrendering to Indira Gandhi from a political perspective. Dhawan, inside and outside Parliament, often threatened to make the list public to make such ‘compromise’. He also promised this author to share the list. But Destiny decided something else. For that, Dhawan passed away on August 6, 2018. About the author Rashid Kidwai Rashid Kidwai is a journalist and political analyst from the country. He is also a visiting fellow of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). He has a special hold on politics to the Hindi cinema. ‘Sonia: A Biography’, ‘Balt: Ten Epis … Read more Rashid Kidwai is a journalist and political analyst of the country. He is also a visiting fellow of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). He has a special hold on politics to the Hindi cinema. ‘Sonia: A Biography’, ‘Ballot: Ten Epis … Read More Location: Delhi, Delhi, Delhi First Published: 06 August 2025, 07:05 IST Honor Honration Dhawan Use