constitutional liberal
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
1900–1990
Also known as: Mrs. Vijayalaxmi Pandit, Vijayalaxmi Pandit
How Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit is discussed in this archive
Referenced in 1 other work , including The Indian Libertarian .
In The Indian Libertarian : Vijayalaxmi Pandit is targeted in 'Jay Kay's Congress-scandals essay and again in Toddy-Tapper's satirical column as an emblem of diplomatic privilege misused — accused of shielding a British national from Indian legal process and of treating diplomatic immunity as personal entitlement.
Mentioned in (2)
Primary works (1)
- The Indian Libertarian · 1958
- "the case of Mrs. Vijayalaxmi Pandit's alleged shielding of a British national from prosecution" · Jay Kay's main exhibit in his catalogue of Congress impunity
- "Mrs. Vijayalaxmi Pandit's use of diplomatic immunity is used as a parallel example of privilege masquerading as principle." · Toddy-Tapper's satirical reprise of the same charge in the Gandhi-cap column