The Day CBI Arrested Indira Gandhi And Sonia's Pasta Maker That May Have Saved The Day For Cong

An ED raid in Kolkata has reignited a familiar political storm — allegations, counter-allegations, and a battle over narrative. But India has seen this script before. In October 1977, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi faced arrest at her Delhi residence. CBI officers waited for hours as she “packed.” Later, a rumour emerged that sensitive papers were destroyed using a pasta maker from the Gandhi household kitchen. The story was never proven. Yet it became part of India’s political folklore. Indira Gandhi walked free the same day. The case collapsed. Public sympathy surged. Within three years, she was back in power with a landslide victory.