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Advani was weakest Home Minister: Cong

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Posted online: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 07:48:47


New Delhi, March 25: Continuing its attack on BJP leader LK Advani for his controversial revelations regarding the Kandahar hijack, the Congress on Tuesday dubbed him “the weakest Home Minister India has ever had”. The Leader of the Opposition had recently dubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as “the weakest Prime Minister”.

AICC media cell chairperson Veerappa Moily also took a jibe at former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee saying he was “captive” of his own ministers. “He deserves our compassion. As PM, he was not allowed to function,” Moily said at a special press conference here. The ruling party has trained its guns on Advani since his revelations to The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV’s Walk The Talk that he was not consulted on the decision to send then External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh to accompany terrorists to Kandahar to secure the release of 160 hostages.

The Congress released excerpts of the interview and quoted his public statements earlier to show “contradictions” in the former Home Minister’s stance on the episode. The Congress cited news reports published on January 4, 2000, in which Advani had described as baseless news reports that he had wanted to resign to protest the Government’s decision to release terrorists in exchange for the release of hostages. “I fully support the Government’s decision to release three Kashmiri militants in exchange for hostages. It was not at all on soft terms that the release of hostages was obtained. I am happy with the way the situation was handled because under the circumstances the Government had no other option,” Advani had purportedly told reporters after laying the foundation stone of a power project in Maithon.

Questioning Advani’s claims in the interview, Moily sought an “explanation” from him. “He was a lame duck Home Minister, a lame duck Deputy PM. He was not capable of discharging the duty endowed to him as Home Minister,” he said.

“The handling of the Kandahar hijack is in contrast to the brilliant manner in which the then Congress Government had dealt with the capture of Hazratbal mosque in Kashmir in 1994, resulting in the terrorists eating humble pie. The then NDA Government, on the other hand, straightaway played into the hands of the ISI,” said Moily.

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Weak Govt. by Thakadan on 28 Mar 2008

Congressmen are the weakest leaders, They are the obedient servants of Italian rule. They do not care for the country. Their only motive is to enrich themselves.

Weak Advani by sanatan pandya on 28 Mar 2008

Mr Advani's weakest counterpart is our captive PM himself.He challenged Left Parties to to even withdraw support on Nuke deal but succumbed to pressure exposing his weakness as a PM who is not a de facto PM.

Advani did not investigate Rajiv killing and collusion of LTTE, Quattrochchi, Sonia by n.krishna on 26 Mar 2008

Rajiv assasination was planned in a hotel in Paris. LTTE, Sonias Italian boyfriend Quattrochchi and several Congress leaders colluded to have Rajiv Gandhi eliminated, as he was seen as a looming threat to the LTTE and to some Congress leaders. Quatrocchi thought that Rajiv and Congress were not winning the 1991 Elections, and therefore, panicked. He wanted the Bofors scam to be buried, and felt that as long as Rajiv Gandhi was alive, the scam would remain alive. Quattrocchi met Balasingham in Paris and was also in touch with arms dealer Adnan Khashogi. The entire meeting and conversation between Quattrocchi and Balasingham was recorded by the French intelligence agencies. The day Rajiv was assassinated (May 21, 1991), he was reluctant to leave Vishakapatnam for Chennai and then Sriperumbadur but some Congress leaders convinced him to travel. Advani could have investigated the role of Sonia in the Rajiv killing as Rajiv was planning divorce proceeding at that time..

Advani weakest HM because he did not investigate the suppression of the facts about Netaji by congr by n.krishna on 26 Mar 2008

There was no ashes, no gold teeth in the wooden box at in Renkoji Temple and muslim col Habibur Rahaman told lies. Nehru lied to the nation using the judges. A muslim Shah Nawaz Committee wrote what Nehru wanted and wrote that Netaji died in air crash and ashes were collected. Why Nehru sent two Indians to Dr Yoshime to change the name from Ichiro Okura to Subhash Chandra Bose in death certificate. Nehru, a womanizer who died of advanced syphilis, was a muslim and a traitor if one goes through the Indus water treaty. The article 370, not taking UNSC Permanent membership when offered to him in 1955 etc shows the true nature of Nehru. Nehru’s Grand father a muslim GHIYASUDDIN GHAZI changed the name to Gangadhar to escape British army in 1857. Nehru was a fake who agreed for partition without population exchange. Nehru was promoted by the British and was Nehru a British agent like Jinnah. Nehru family continues to be a curse on India with a stolen Gandhi surname. Nehru suppressed N

Advani weakest HM because he did not investigate the suppression of the facts about Netaji by Nehru by n.krishna on 26 Mar 2008

There was no ashes, and no gold teeth in the wooden box at in Renkoji Temple

Advani weakest HM because he did not arrest Rahul for Immoral trafficking by n.krishna on 26 Mar 2008

On Dec 29, 2003 a retired Christian professor in Kerala, Prof. John M. Itty, from Alapuzha has complainted to the Kottayam SP S. Gopinath that action should be taken against Rahul Gandhi and his girlfriend Juvenitta, under Immoral trafficking law as they stayed together in the same bedroom during the nights, even though they were not officially married. Prof. contended before the court for necessary action but nothing has happened. Later on Dec 3, 2006 Rahul Gandhi gang raped Sukanya Devi in Amethi, the IB goons were sent by Sonia to harass the victims family and they had rounded up and tortured those who complaied aginst the rape by Rahul Gandhi

Agree! by Bandit Mookerjee on 26 Mar 2008

I agree with the Cong. If Advani had not been weak, he would have got the Congress party banned.

On Advaniji as Home Minister by anil bharali on 26 Mar 2008

Mr Moily very right.Advani is weakest and wicked Home minister.He is good in artculation but totally hopeless and inefficint in right kind of handling situations.He knows only blame Pakistan for every thing. He does not know how to defend himslf in his own territory.

O karam ungliyon par gintey hai, jinke julm ka koi hisaab nahi by Aam Aadmi on 26 Mar 2008

Advani, you are a:twinkle twinkle big star;How I wonder, what you are;Up above the world, so high;Like a diamond in the sky.Congress, Sonia to Moily:Moily-Moily, yes mama;eating India, no mama;telling lies, no mama;open your mouth, ha, ha, ha.

Advani weakest HM because he did not investigate the suppression of the facts about Netaji by Nehru by n.krishna on 26 Mar 2008

There was no ashes, and no gold teeth in the wooden box at in Renkoji Temple

Move on.. by Avijit on 26 Mar 2008

are bhai kabtak.. netaji netaji karte rahoge..>??? everybody agrees that he was a great leader..>!! cant we move on now???

Answer my questions Mr. Nautankee.... by Vikas Bhatt on 26 Mar 2008

Care to tell me how India lots so much territory to China? How Nehru slept while China prepared for an all out war and how Manmohan Singh gave clean cheat to Pak calling it a victim of terror? Before Vajpayee we had just a farcical third front Govt which Congress supported and brought down and before that complete Congress rule except a couple of yrs with Janata Dal. So how can you blame Vajpayee for Army equipment shortage that was a result of 45 years of Congress apathy? Did you think Vajpayee could just take over as a PM and divert all public funds to modernize army in one night fully expecting India to go to war the next day?

Answer my questions Mr. Nautankee.... by Vikas Bhatt on 26 Mar 2008

Also what about Rajiv Gandhi meddling in Lanka and sending 1,500 of our IPKF Jawans to death? How did Naxalism get so strong despite 50 years of Congress rule? Isn't Congress at fault for creating Kashmir issue and letting terrorism grow too such an extent due to their Muslim appeasement policies. How did Congress let Khalistani militants hijack and blow up Air India planes? People like you are the nation's true enemies who vote in bastiches like Congress who have caused immense suffering to this country.

congress naxalites = andhra govt by Indi on 26 Mar 2008

And what off congies tying up with naxalites in andhra to come to power.

Advani weakest HM as he did not arrest Rahul after he was arrested at Boston airport carrying drug by n.krishna on 26 Mar 2008

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with Italian passport and his Colombian girlfriend Juvenitta were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2001. According to the court records Rahul Gandhi, the son of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and Juvenitta were released after being detained at Boston airport with illegal possession of about $200,000 following the intervention of Sonia’s man Brajesh Mishra working in the Prime Minister Vajpayee’s Office. The steroid filled haji Vajpayee was run by men embedded by Sonia in his office and Brajesh Misra was a CIA man who got the full confidence of the Haji Vajpayee. But Advani the weakest HM did not arrest Rahul on his arrival or investigated him for possession of drug money and money laundering

Advani was weakest Home Minister because he did not arrest Rahul and Sonia as spies paid by KGB by n.krishna on 26 Mar 2008

Swiss magazine Schweitzer Illustrierte, November 1991 issue has reported that the Soviet intelligence agency KGB had deposited US $2 billion in a Swiss bank account in 1985 in the "minor" account of Rahul Gandhi managed by his mother Sonia Gandhi. The KGB chief Victor Chebrikov had sought, in writing in December 1985, from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), "authorisation to make payments in US dollars to the family members of Mr Rajiv Gandhi, viz Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Ms Paola Maino, mother of Sonia Gandhi. The payments were authorised by CPSU by a resolution CPSU/CC/No 11228/3 dated 20/12/1985 and the same was also endorsed by the USSR Council of Ministers in Directive No 2633/Rs dated 20/12/1985. These payments had been coming since 1971 as the payments received by Sonia Gandhi's family "have been audited in CPSU/CC resolution No 11187/22 OP dated 10/12/1984. A writ petition before the Delhi High Court in 2001 on this with the documents in the KGB archives CBI's did not conduct any enquiry and to HC said that the receipt of two billion dollar bribe received by Rahul is from the commercial dealings with the Soviets.

wekest home minister by satish mayya on 26 Mar 2008

politics is same in india and do not change. we had weekest home minister then and we have weekest prime minister now. mr. moily ideally it is better to talk about something which we don't know

Remark by manish by PMS on 26 Mar 2008

Mr.Manish, I think u lost ur mental balance. U should know Mrs.Gandhi is a hardcore catholic Charstian. I think ur also charstian, who supporting her. U knw only charstain has been appointed or recommended by Mrs.gandhi like Mrs. Ambika Soni( A Chrstian), Mr. Samuel Raj sekhar Reddy, who has taken contract conversion activities in AP. U know Ajit Jogi- A converted Charistian, who ruined Chatish garh by conversion. Further more Jay Pradha, Jay Sudha are also coveverted Charistian. Many name to be be disclosed if u want the same. Before making any comment, u must have knlowledge. Soni Gandhi has yet to chage her religion, U should go to 10, Janpath and ask her chage her religion. What marraige u r telling. Her daugher also marraige to a charstian. Her son is alos going to marry a colobian lady, ovious a charisian.Same on you and Congress laid govt. at centre. These paople are anti hindu nothing else.

hate minoraties .. fashion of modren india by peter on 26 Mar 2008

christian hating nation indiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..

Events happening all over Bangalore by kumar on 26 Mar 2008

Five persons including a woman, were arrested for allegedly cajoling patients to convert their religion, at the ESI hospital, Indiranagar. Two bags of pamphlets and many empty forms of Bible Training Centre for Pastors were seized by the police at the hospital. Modus operandi they take address of patients and told them that they would counsel at home. The accused have been coming here every Sunday distributing the pamphlets and telling Jesus is the only God who ll come for your rescue. They tell patients that they will be cured only by praying. There is no need for medicines or surgery. Few orkers alleged that a section of the hospital staff supported the missionaries mission of conversion. .Dr Anand P S, casualty medical officer of the hospital, in his complaint, said that the accused Manjula (48), Pal Santhosh (27), Chandru (24), Chandran (38) and Prasad (30) were converting the patients into Christianity, illegally.Some of the in-patients alerted the officer and within no time another huge group from the Hindu community managed to stall the proceedings and informed the police BJP would have stopped this conversion which now will continue in full swing under secular parties.

Evil of extreme view of party-politics and pure malevolence---- by romesh.sharma on 26 Mar 2008

How cheap and low taste of proapagating against BJPthat oo by a person like Molly who has done nothing but licked and polished the shoes of Indra Gandhi and her clan.Before he dubbs Advani a weak HM and show commpassion to Vajpayee he should survey his own (and treacherous congressmen in power)tendencies,unblinded either by the self-deception which conceals errors and magnifies falsified excellences.Making judgement or passing on sermons with malevolence and abscence of conscience is most pestiferous.His efforts to cover the facts of present PM who is the weakest and who has no power to make decision,plan or execute any agenda.The remote control is in the hands of Sonia.Not speak of only PM but both the Home and Foreign affair minister are not only weak but most incompetent and inefficient,and the Govt itself is catastrophic failed in every field.Can he name any achievement of UPA except slogans of reservations which has caused more divisions and antipathy among people.Shame----

UPA achievements by Manish on 26 Mar 2008

9% growth rate for 2 consecutive years.A fact that makes me proud to be an Indian. That too in light of oil being 40 usd per barrel when UPA came to power , how much it is now Romesh??? yes, 100.... open your eyes BJP losers

Achievements by UPA...What a Big Joke.. by shantanu soman on 26 Mar 2008

Achievements and that too by UPA...hahahaha...What a Big joke...Even though Narsimha Rao opened up Indian economy, liberalisation in true sense was carried out by the BJP. Current UPA government cannot even scratch their behinds without permission from the outdated communists. The country is reaping benefits now because of a solid start given by the BJP. Manish is either on Congress payroll or is out of his mind.

dont be so emotive by chandran on 26 Mar 2008

i dont know why people cant open eyes and see the truth, truth is very clear its manmohan singh who has been instrumental in starting liberalisation. it has been under his leader ship india attained 9% growth rate , its enough for indians to strength the econmy , that what inida needs, higher growth rate , more employemnt , more benefits to our poor. just because you are a hindu or muslim you are supporting individual or party its really shamefull , please dont call indians call ur self with ur religon thats enough.

Liberalization by BJP by Manish on 26 Mar 2008

BJP Liberal ??? ROFL biggest joke.You need not be on Congress payroll to speak the truth you BJP LOSER, Mr.Rao was from CONGRESS

Achievements by Sanil on 26 Mar 2008

9 percent growth for two years- that growth boosted from a low percentage to 9 percent by Gujarat's 12 percent growth. How will Congress propaganda psycophants like you be expected to speak the truth. Just because you repeat things and try to shout everybody down with nonsense on this board- does not mean what you say will become true.

OIL by manish on 26 Mar 2008

It was OIL and not Gujarat, ignorant BJP LOSER.

Moily's joke by Kannan on 26 Mar 2008

It is not a surprise for me that this brain-dead Moily who is irrelevant even in Bangalore talks non-sense. Who can beat Shivraj Patil for his incompetence? Who can beat Zail Singh for his 'intelligence'? Moily is a cleaner in Sonia's party and will continue to do his job well for the rest of his life. Don't take this guy seriously.

Advaniji Remarks by congress (impotent party ever had in India) by Pabitra on 26 Mar 2008

This is only shows the congress party intelolrence nothign elss. The reality is difference, the country is handled by weekest prime minister remotely contriolled by Sonia Manino Gandhi,. This is the fact.

To All Who Underline Sonia's Maiden family name by Manish on 26 Mar 2008

Dear frustrated losers,a lady adopts her husband's surname afte marriage according to our Hindu culture, constantly repeating Sonia Gandhi's maiden name simply shows how rotten the pseudo hindu BJP supporters' brains are. Shame on you.

Not big deal---- by romesh.sharma on 26 Mar 2008

To some extent you are correct but how can you be sure that Sonia herself doesn't like to be called by her maiden name!Moreover how come you relate sonia's marriage to Hindu culture or rituals under which her marriage was solemnized!Why not,inter-caste and inter-religion marriages are successful good but they have to transparent through sincerity and intention.Indra Nehru married Feroze Khan who preferred to be named Gandhi after Nehru beseached Mahatama to give adoptive name to Khan.Now the same name Gandhi appears to be misused/exploited by Indra clan and is the reason of resentment.People hav known a lot because of media informations and for them its hard to digest the good name being misused by those who have nothing to do with.Its not hate but antipathy.Its not the view of only BJP supporters but most who are eager to know the truth.Onething more,this is modern today in western countries to carry both names and a funny example of our Prez who is still known as Pratibha Patil but not Shekhawat though married to him for over forty years.Calling sonia with her maiden name,Miano,is mere act of expostulation for she doesn't deserve the kind of political power is entrusted to her by the treacherous Congies.As a person most people regard her.

Fake identity by indi on 26 Mar 2008

Her husbands name was also a borrowed name from MK Gandhi. Her husbands father was a muslim feroze ghandy with whom Indira priyadarshini fell in love and then married him. Later on they renamed ghandy to Gandhi for there political career and to make a living in India. Till date, the fake gandhi's are having a lavish life courtesy borrowed name of Mr.MK Gandhi. Shame on those who support fake people and there supporters.

Can of worms by Manish on 26 Mar 2008

what has that got to do with BJP losers repeating her maiden name. I was talking about PRESENT DAY decorum.... BJP losers will never learn, to tarnish current success they always use the can of worms history itself has forgotten.

weakest home minister by akshay on 26 Mar 2008

The congress is a bunch of fools. calling LK advani a weak home minister; they seem to be suggesting that shivraj patil does not even exist.

The Strongest by manish on 26 Mar 2008

The strongest people /things are those whom you take for granted and are not noticed. MMS is a taken for granted unnoticed unsung hero of our great nation. A man with vision working like an ant slowly but firmly, simply ignoring sychophants from the BJP poor losers.

communal moily by Indi on 26 Mar 2008

Moily in 90's started communal violance in karnataka just before elections by inroducing urdu news in kannada doordarshan. Another muslim appeasment antics from congress. People were put into lot of trouble and public properties was destroyed in congress sponsored communal violence.

communal moily by Yogesh Datta on 26 Mar 2008

He also tried to declare Tippu Sultan as "nationa hero". Tippu had ordered every Hindu in Kodagu to convert or face death. After his death all Hindus came back to Hinduism. Don't take my word, go to Madikeri the local people will tell you. I found out from them. Moily is a traitor to Hinduism, isn't it the reason he is a Congress man ?

Who is the weakest by Bugs on 26 Mar 2008

I believe the weakest Home Minister is the current one, Mr Shivraj Patil. Have they forgot that the people booted him out in LS election and yet they gave him this very important portfolio. Jooth bolo tho Congress walo jaise bolo warna mat bolo.

Moily and erstwhile tapes by AK Nair on 26 Mar 2008

Does anyone remember "Moily Tapes", the conversations on kickbacks and exchange of money against political support ? Sonia Gandhi has just followed her mother-in-law's tactics..use the most corrupt,crooked and shameless wolves like Moily to conduct political business in states and centre and Moily has proved that he is one of the most "thick skinned" and dirty one...and soon will be rewarded for it by Madam

White Paper on ISI by priya raj on 26 Mar 2008

Absolutely false! He was always fighting the ISI, always threatening to bring out WHITE PAPER on ISI. I dont know what happened he never brought out the white paper. That is his only failure.

Congress: Bunch of Morons by Raman on 26 Mar 2008

Now that he has exposed his life in that book, Congress and it's chela's are reading some pages from that book throwing dirt at him.. I bet no Cogress politician will ever dare to write a book on their life like him. Stop bullshitting around, morons!!! I am a kannadiga and I know who and what is Moily..

Moily by ganesh on 26 Mar 2008

In recent past Moily is very busy in making commments against opposition. This is a tactics he has to apppease Sonia Maino. Election are nearing Karnatak this year and the central election by next year . He is looking for a CM post on Karnatak or at least a ticket from his constituency

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