Morarji Desai
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| Morarji Desai link (Politician) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 February 1896 – Bombay Presidency, British India, (present-day, Valsad, Gujarat, India) |
| Died | 10 April 1995 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai |
| Children | 5 |
| Spouse | Gujraben Desai |
| Party | Indian National Congress,Indian National Congress (Organisation) |
Prime Minister of India who was on the CIA payroll | |
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai was an Indian activist and politician. Between [1977]] and 1979, he was the 4th Prime Minister of India.
On the CIA payroll
Seymour Hersh wrote in his 1983 book, The Price of Power, that former Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai had been paid $20,000 a year by the CIA during the Johnson and Nixon administrations. Desai called the allegation "a scandalous and malicious lie" and filed a $50 million libel suit against Hersh. By the time the case went to trial Desai, by then 93, was "too ill" to attend. [1]
