NEW DELHI: In May 2004, when Congress emerged as the single largest party after the Lok Sabha polls and earned the invite to form the government, Sonia Gandhi refused to be Prime Minister and passed on the baton to Manmohan Singh However, even as Singh held the top office, many strongly believed that it was Sonia who served as the de facto PM and controlled the day-to-day functioning of the government. Times Now has now found irrefutable proof of her involvement in matters of governance, and how her views were writ for the government and took precedence over the stance of Manmohan Singh's PMO. "I would like you to look at these issues on priority. An official wrote "please speak, connect ED-CBDT", reflecting the keenesss of the entire officialdom to heed Sonia's directive. "Please obtain file from ED-CBDT and pull up," wrote yet another official, bringing out the anxiety in the government which led to the Phukan Commission being scrapped within four days.

Source: Times of India November 06, 2017 20:49 UTC