Mangaluru: In what may come as a huge embarrassment to the Gandhi family, Senior Congress leader Margaret Alva has penned down eloquently the Gandhi family’s connections with the arms dealer and middleman in the controversial Rs 3600 crore Augusta Westland VVIP chopper scam Christian Michel.

In her book, ‘Courage and Commitment – An Autobiography’, Alva, a Mangalorean who went on hold some of the high positions in Congress government talks about Congress’ connections with Michel’s father Wolfgang Michel and recalling the 1980s, Alva writes about the times when Indira Gandhi’s son Sanjay Gandhi was alive and ensuing tank scam where Gandhi junior and CPN Singh were accused.

She points on how CPN Singh, who was a known key aide and confidante of Sanjay Gandhi, was removed from his position because of Alva’s allegations then.

Moreover, Alva in her autobiography has alleged that she was being targeted by CPN Singh as she was about to blow the lid off his connections with Michel, reports Zeenews.

Congress denies

However, Congress denying all the revelations has questioned as to why enlightenment has dawned on her after decades long political career. The Congress billed it off as a mere ‘tool’ to market the book.