NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday hit back at Union home minister Amit Shah ’s remark that Jawaharlal Nehru became India’s first prime minister through 'vote-chori.' Tagore listed five points to argue that Nehru assumed the post fairly and legitimately. "What really happened in 1946 — Patel, Nehru & the 'vote chori' myth. Shah claims that in 1946 “PCCs chose Patel, Nehru got two votes, and someone stole the election. Here’s the historical truth based on INC records, letters & historians — not WhatsApp University,” he posted on X. According to the Congress MP, the first ‘fact’ is that in 1946 the Congress was electing its national president, and whoever was chosen for that role would automatically head the interim government — a position equivalent to t

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