Narasimha Rao's legacy finds space in new Congress HỌ

Twenty years after his death in December 2004, former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao's legacy has finally found a place in the new headquarters of the Congress party with at least four photographs of the Prime Minister whose tenure ushered in economic liberalisation adorning the walls of Indira Bhawan.

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The party's old HQ, at 24, Akbar Road, did not sport any photographs of Rao, and it was widely believed that this was by design, not accident.

But the new office has three, a black and white photo of Rao sitting in a bamboo chair and another one where Rao is seen receiving the then South Korean President Kim Young Sam at the Rashtrapati Bhavan along with then President Shankar Dayal Sharma. He also makes an appearance in a third photograph, as the Union defence minister seated next to then PM Rajiv Gandhi. A young Manmohan Singh can also be seen in the same frame.

The fourth photo assumes more importance as it shows Rao sitting next to then Congress president Sonia Gandhi at an outdoor event.