Apr 13 2009
Reality bites: Advani on defensive as Manmohan up the ante.
Only few weeks ago Indian Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh started this unique campaign of showing mirror to opposition Hindu fanatic party BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) which created havoc in the political circles all over India. Prime Minister is responding to an age old propoganda of BJP to criticize him as ‘weakest’ Prime Minister India has ever had. His responses are very hard hitting and sharp and timing is also perfect. BJP leadership is totally stunned by his remarks which could prove fatal in this election month for BJP and requires very serious repairing.
I felt sorry after seeing LK Advani in conversation with Barkha Dutt tonight in ‘Buck Stops Here’ on NDTV 24X7. Mr. Advani was speechless, he had no answer and he chose to remain silent on the question posed about ongoing war of words between the two leaders. ‘I felt hurt when Mr. Manmohan Singh questioned my contribution towards Indian Politics in last fifty years apart from Demolition of Babri Masjid. It was a personal attack’, he tried to put sense of sorriness in his remarks but Barkha was unmoved as she knew very well what PM meant.
This was the first time when Prime Minister openly criticized LK Advani and BJP for complete failure on all fronts whether it be question of Terrorism or national Security. Prime Minister was clever enough to compare 1984 Riots with the Riots in Gujarat during BJP’s tenure under Modi’s Government. Recently PM had urged Mr. Advani to not declare Mr. Narender Modi as best Chief Minister publicly, ‘We all know who Mr. Modi is and what he has done in Gujarat’, declared Manmohan Singh during tete a tete with female journalist recently. “Mr. Advani was merely “wringing” his hands while Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was busy killing minority Muslims during the 2002 riots’ said Manmohan Singh. Prime Minister add on to say that BJP’s so-called “Iron Man” had “melted” during the Kandahar hijack and gave up on hijacker’s demand to free three hard-core terrorists who are still a huge threat to our security. Last but not least; “Mr. Advani was “weeping in a corner” when Babri Masjid was destroyed by BJP activists and Shiv Sena” concluded Prime Minister.
