 As his personal friendship with George Fernandes, the trade unionist and socialist leader, grew closer, his relationship with Indira Gandhi deteriorated, Mr.G replacing Mrs. G.

In the second half of 1970s, Viren Shah played a role in public affairs that was without parallel for an industrialist or businessman in India, indeed anywhere.His actions need to be seen against the political setting of those turbulent times.These merit recounting in some detail.