Aiyar claimed several crises, particularly Anna Hazare's 'India Against Corruption' movement, “were either not handled effectively or not handled at all”

Mani Shankar Aiyar reveals Manmohan Singh's belief about Sikh PM in memoir; discusses UPA-II governance challenges and more.

I never called Modi a ’chaiwallah’ and never advanced his having been a ’chaiwallah’ as the reason for my believing he would never make it to the post of PM,” Aiyar states in the book

Mani Shankar Aiyar claimed that if Pranab Mukherjee was made PM in 2012, the Congress would have lost the 2014 LS polls, but not by a massive margin

On the matter of Pranab Mukherjee’s potential role, Aiyar argued that Pranab’s health, vigour, and political experience made him a better fit to lead the government. In contrast, Manmohan Singh, despite his distinguished service,

In an exclusive interview, Mani Shankar Aiyar discussed the Congress party's challenges in 2012, including Sonia Gandhi's illness and Manmohan Singh's surgeries. He suggested alternative leadership could have mitigated the 2014 election defeat.