New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sudhanshu Trivedi on Wednesday launched a sharp critique of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's stance on the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple.

Trivedi stated that while historical figures like Muhammad Ghazni and Alauddin Khilji physically looted the temple, Nehru "harboured the greatest hatred toward Lord Somnath."

In an 'X' post, Trivedi shared a letter purportedly written by Nehru to former Pakistan Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, noting that Nehru addressed him as "Dear Nawabzada" and described the story of the Somnath doors as entirely false.

Trivedi argued that this letter represented a form of surrender, suggesting that Nehru sought to downplay the temple's reconstruc...