Forty years ago, when Congress was in power—from village sarpanch to the Prime Minister—Indira Gandhi at the Centre and Abdul Rehman Antulay in Maharashtra held authority in one hand.
Then, a move was made that many Hindus are said to have forgotten. At that time, the government started an NGO trust for the widows of martyred Navy personnel. On Antulay’s advice, Saira Banu was made an honorary member, and later “Saira Banu Begum” was appointed as the head of the organisation.
It is alleged that over time, all power shifted to her husband, Yusuf Khan (known publicly as Dilip Kumar). Within two years, an audit reportedly found that ₹140 crore, collected by the government for the widows of martyred soldiers, had no proper accounting, and that this amount was deposited into Yusuf Khan’s account.
According to these claims, after the news leaked to newspapers, the Chief Audit Officer died suddenly the very next day. Many such incidents during Congress rule, it is alleged, remind people of “brilliant acting” by Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar.
It is further claimed that before the 1971 India–Pakistan war, a high-frequency radio transmitter was seized from the basement of the Yusuf–Saira bungalow. At the time of his death, Yusuf Khan (Dilip Kumar) is also claimed to have donated ₹98 crore in cash and movable/immovable assets to the Waqf Board.