At a glance: Arun Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi's friend-turned-foe cousin

New Delhi, Jul 27: The former Union Minister Arun Nehru who succumbed to his persisting illness on Thursday night, was a not only a famous columnist and psephologist but also proved to be a very shrewd adviser of Rajiv Gandhi before he shook hands with opposition.Avantika, Arun Nehru's daughterNehru was perceived as an efficient entrepreneur who had presided over Jenson and Nicholson group before his aunt Indira Gandhi showed him a way leading to the corridors of politics. While he served as the minister for internal security under the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, he built an image for himself as a dirt-free politician and this created a niche for him among the Indian public. Nehru proved his mettle during Rajiv Gandhi's rule in India by advising Rajiv to induct famous personalities like Amitabh Bachachan, Sunit Dutt and Madhav Rao Sindhia into Lok Sabha in 1984.After a while, Nehru decided to part ways with Congress during the Bofors scam, only to form the Jan Morcha in alliance with V P Singh. As a consequence, the Rajiv Gandhi government slapped the Czech pistol case against him. Apparently this deal had caused a loss of almost Rs. 25 Lakhs to the Indian government.Nehru left for USA and returned only after Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. In March 2013, the Supreme Court halted further legal proceedings based on the reports submitted by CBI. Let's have a look at some of Arun Nehru's pics: