P Chidambaram Calls Operation Blue Star "Wrong Way," Says Indira Gandhi Paid with Her Life for the Mistake

Oct 12, 2025 01:15 pm CST

Former Union Minister P Chidambaram states that Operation Blue Star, ordered by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 to remove terrorists from the Golden Temple, was mishandled. Though Gandhi "paid with her life" for this decision, Chidambaram emphasizes it was a collective failure involving army, police, intelligence, and civil services, not solely her responsibility.