Arun Singh

Arun Singh is a former union minister of state for defence in the Government of India. He was minister in the government headed by Rajiv Gandhi .

Born into the princely family of Kapurthala, Arun Singh attended Doon School and later Cambridge with Rajiv Gandhi. After completing his MA in 1971, Arun Singh joined The Metal Box Company and later Reckitt and Coleman.

Arun and Rajiv Gandhi were great friends and so were their wives, Nina and Sonia. When Rajiv moved into 7 Race Course Road as Prime Minister, he made the Singhs live in the adjoining bungalow, with just a wicket gate separating them.

Arun Singh is known as a person of unimpeachable character. At the height of Bofors scandal Singh left the government without explanation; he later said that Gandhi had prevented him from pursuing his investigations into the affair^{[citation needed]}, but that he (Singh) had not received any money from the company .^[1]

At the time of Kargil war NDA defence minister Jaswant Singh brought him back as his advisor.

References

1. ^ "On the record: Arun Singh, former Minister of State of Defense", Indian Express, 31 July 2006

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