The Nehru Memorial Museum was set up in 1964 on Nehru's 75th birth anniversary. Earlier this year, it was renamed after a special meeting presided over by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Opposition parties such as Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and AAP have criticised the decision.
‘When the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya was started (last year), there was no mention that the institution itself would undergo transformation. This has been done to reduce the focus on Jawaharlal Nehru’