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By July 1969, the battles lines on the ruling Congress party were already drawn. On the one side stood Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister under siege, now fighting a relentless struggle for political survival. Supporting her were the young Turks and radicals within the party. On the other side stood the old guard represented in the cabinet by the old Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Morarji Desai. Although the battle was ostensibly for the Congress party, both sides took their postures on high moral grounds. Mrs Gandhi and her supporters continuously reminded the Congress of the party's unfulfilled commitment to socialism and among the many radical provisions which were promised but which remained unimplemented was the nationalization of banks. This footage is part of the broadca
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