NewsPoliticsNationalB'day Special: George Fernandes, veteran socialist leader and former Defence Minister of India
B'day Special: George Fernandes, veteran socialist leader and former Defence Minister of India
New Delhi: George Fernandes is a veteran Indian politician who is respected for setting new standards in the Indian Defense Ministry. He is a journalist, political activist, trade unionist – all rolled into one. Since
But he was often in conflict with the Janata party leaders. He felt that the elected members of the party must break their ties with RSS so that the government can work independently. But veteran leaders like Morarji Desai and Atal Behari Vajpayee refrained from doing so. So George separated from the party in 1979.