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"Advani has a record of public service for the past 50 years and he is an acknowledged national leader. His tough posture as Home Minister is well known. Manmohan Singh's record is no match for Advani. Singh is PM by accident as he never chooses to contest an election," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters.
Earlier, the Prime Minister Singh, while releasing the Congress poll manifesto, said Advani had played a "prominent role" in the Babri Masjid demolition, presided over Gujarat "massacres" as Home Minister and failed to prevent terror attacks on Parliament and Red Fort besides "rewarding" terrorists in the 1999 plane hijack.
The Prime Minister also took a dig at Advani for praising Pakistan founder M A Jinnah during his visit to that country.
Singh's comments threw the main opposition into a tizzy with reactions and condemnations from several sections of BJP.
"A Prime Minister under whose authority the very office of Prime Minister stands completely diminished, as far as political weight is concerned, has no right to comment upon Advani," Prasad said hitting back at Singh.
The Prime Minister had also criticised BJP for supporting Varun Gandhi after his alleged communal statements, saying a party which puts up candidates with "such mindset cannot take the nation forward".
Prasad said before speaking about Varun's statements, the Congress government should look within as it had ministers with "criminal" cases.
"What right has the Prime Minister got to give a lecture on morality when his government has got criminal elements," Prasad said.
He named former minister Shibu Soren, Railway Minister and fodder scam accused Lalu Prasad and Jagdish Tytler, accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
He also said Manmohan Singh was a non-political man and questioned his status as the Prime Ministerial candidate.
"Should I ask Manmohan Singh whether he is the Prime Ministerial candidate or Rahul Gandhi?" he asked.
Prasad further accused the Prime Minister of being soft on terror and said the Mumbai terror attacks and India's stand against Pakistan since the attack were examples.
Reacting to Singh's statement, another BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, "Congress has no right to call anybody communal. They are the worst communal."


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Manmohan is no match for Advani in any count . He is just a beurocrat and has no political guts . throught the tenue he acted as a faithfull "man friday" to Madam and acted as only a mouth piece for her . he mislead the people of India on nuclear deal and bought for for cash .Sharing power with extremist organisations like DMK and IUML for power and the comment he has made is really unfortunate ,he must know that he is a PM first and Madam's mouth piece next .
Fanaticism and radicalism has over-shadowed the minds of Indian socalled minority muslims and christians as well.For the last 10 years I go through this and other news bulletin regularly and ofcourse do read comments by netizens and came to this conclusion that over 80% muslims and christians illogically criticize,condemn,degrade,spit venom,use invectives and talk all negative about Hindus,Hinduism and Hindu leaders/poticians/political parties/institutions.They simmply can't stand what relates to Hindus.Many of them hide behind Hindu names or falsified Identities.No doubt if Hindus are forced to react and go beyond the norms of decency.Most funniest I find when I read by those anti-Hindu and anti-nation elements try to teach how and what Hindus do.Moreover all of them have mere selfish/greddy interest which they can,atleast hope,to get from Congress whose policy is divide and rule.These guys have nothing to do with nation and fell like in transit camp.
Romesh Sharma, I have read most of your comments but None of your comments were ever secular. You keep on minority bashing and minorities should acclaim Majority. You are hypocrite and a guy with double standard with no national interest. anyhow, i am wasting my time behind guys like you who got only sanghis teaching and mentality. try to improve yourself. Jai hind
Advani's credentials even as Hindu are suspect. Didn't he offered homage at the grave of Jinnah and praise him as a secular leader? An what about the numerous Iftar parties thrown by BJP leaders where they embraced Shahi Imams? BJP is as much guilty of pseudo-Hindutva as the Congress may be of psedo-secularism. Advani talks about re-negotiating Indo-US Nuclear deal while Jaswant Singh states the opposite at Singapore. It will be better if the aspiring parties stop calling names and talk about the policies they would pursue so that voters can make an enlightened choice.
who is ruling our country ? Mr.Singh or any one else ,if u say mr. singh then who is responsible for Qurochi, the ally of sonia get away with money from london with blessings of our law minister , what mr Singh was doing that time ,don't compare sudheshi rulling
The Jokers in BJP, when cornered start comparing themselves with Congress. Advani has never worked for a Living in India. He has been a parasite on the nation from the very begining of his Carreer as Politician. The strong Home minister, who calls him strong, other than the BJP hooligans - The Parliament was attacked during the strong Home minister, Godra happened, Akhadham happened, Kargil happened. These guys made money from the Body-bags for Army fighting in Kargil. This Prasad, who talks so much, what are his credentials. He failed in School
At least PM has shown that he can speak though the encourgement was coming from the lady sitting beside him. PM labelled Advani's biggest achievement was demolition of Baberi Mosque forgetting that it was his party government at centre who remained mute spectator despite prior information about what is going to happen. It is easy to give sermon and count bungling of others but fact remains what has happened on 26/11 and instead of feeling sorry, PM chose to mention attack on Parliament as if he is competing with NDA on terrorists attacks. Every time, every politician including PM points out Kandhar, why nobody has ever bothered to ascertain the views of the families who were in the hijacked plane. May 150-160 people does not matter to politicians. Jai Ho.
I feel all Indians are becoming less of an Indian and more and more of HIndus ,muslims and other castes.When we Indians first become true citizens of the country than become hindus and muslims we will be able to elect the right candidate.Personally I prefer educated,secular and dignified person like Manmohan Singh to a hindu fanatic and cruel person like Advani.Both have their faults and plus points as human.I rather have a man who loves all than have a man who loves some more than the others as the PMMan Mohan Singh is a Sikh but an INdian first.Advani is a hindu first then an Indian.He promotes hatred between classes and religions.WE ALL SHOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT .INDIA WILL LOSE ITS TOLERANCE SPIRIT.Hindus true to their religion should go to their bhagvat Gita and scriptures to learn about love,peace and sacrifice their religion stands for not learn violence from leaders like Advani who uses the majority hindu minds to get a political chair.
I agree with your comments but remember, Advani is NOT a Hindi. He is a Sindhi, who offlate are claiming that they are not Hindus.
Seeba,this is the reason one feels that secularism(sickularism) is an impractical policy and that our founding fathers were true politicians.This sickularism was created only to make people fight and get divided.There was better understanding between relegious groups before our constitution came into force.
With what adacity does BJP say that Advani was strong home misnister? Has the BJP convinently forgotten the Parliament, lal Qila, Akshardham etc terror attacks. HAs it forgotten how honorably the terrorists were flown to Kandhar? And Advani in his won book states that he was not aware of it. The biggest lie of the century. Manmohan Singh may not be a graet orator, but he is a good human being. He does not have murder on his hands as Advani has.
It is true there is no match between Gunda and Scholar. Advani from the begning is gonda were as PM is Scholar. How can any body compare. Advani to become PM can do anything for Bharat India. But already PM being already proved it. Still Advaniji should learn more things from PM
Today congress manifisto say reservation for muslim, shame for congress as being from comman man family I am sure that this will again backstabing by congress, VOTERS BE AWARE CONGRESS COMES TO POWER MEANS PARTIALITY WITH HINDUS WITHIN THEIR OWN LAND
It is better to be ruled from 10 Janpath than to be ruled from RSS headquarter at Nagpur. It is better to have Sonia in control, than RSS head in case Advani comes.
If the statement is given by Mr vajpee then we can accept but this Advani who is A trouble monger for all community has no rights to give this type of statement
MMS is like that teacher who neither punish nor teaches. He may be an honest man but so I am but that doesn't qualify me to become PM. Basically he has beurocratic mind set tuned to take orders. Advani is politician.
BJP folks open their mouth to talk nonsense. Their furstration is understandable. But, should understnad that Mr Advani is fit for the PM job and there is no other leaders with moral values or vision in BJP. If you love mother India, come out of this slavary and support Dr Singh. It is the blunder of NDA governmernt that made Pakistan a nuclear power. First stand in front of a mirror and see what you are, before boasting!
Mr. Singh is the Best suited for the Job.Advani is good for creating problems.
ADVANIJI is a independently thinking leader of a cadre based party.MANMOHAN is a slave of Sonia.How anyone can compare a slave with a leader?
Dear Ananthan, RSS does not allow its followers to think freely. RSS tells them what to believe and what to do. Dont try to make a foll of yourself by blindly supporting a criminal who could not even prevent an attack on parleament! He will let Afzal go with some cash awards and claim that he did not know about it!
Raj,leave alone RSS,in which political party does free thinking exist.Ask any party member of congress,Communists or SP.Like trained parrots they will repeat whatever the leader tells them.
Raj - If it was not for RSS, India would have been under the Sharia law long ago. Enough money is flowing from other countries to India in the name of Charity - but, if you want to enjoy this money you have to get converted from Hindu to the religion that is distributing the money. Jai Ho - Mera Bharat Mahan.
When it comes to governance, the Congress and the BJP are six of one and half a dozen of the other. The two are talking as though they will get an absolute majority on their own. There is not a chance of a snowball in hell of that happening. The two should talk with more balance and maturity knowing, now itself, the simple fact that, rooted in their exercises of seat-sharing, they can only be in the government in a coalition with opportunists like themselves.
Whch has to be given more weight? 1984 sikh riots or 2004 guj riots? Every life is equal before law. So, according to history, if, BJP is communal then Congress too is communal. Both are equal culprits. But, criminal need not be treated as a criminal all the time,atleast, even after he changed his behaviour. So, both the parties need to focus on Developing India, Securing India
Advani cannot be a head of state. This old man who has overseen the massacre of humans by gujarat. Even in muslim countries, where most hindus work, they are not treated the way gujarat has rioted. Advani and Modi let people loose on innocent pregnant women and children. So how do some foolish people in India advocate Mr. Advani as PM. The old man is a crook who goes to pakistan and praises pakistanis. Kargil - so many soldiers of India died because the Indian Army was not let loose to fight the way they wanted. Bomb blast of present day are a ploy to destabilize India's economic progress. Some Indians/politicians of both parties may be involved in this act. Why blame manmohan. Tomorrow, in gujarat your wife is kidnapped by your neighbour, will you blame your state police or manmohan. India is a country with lot of crooked citizens, if they are honest, then the country is secure. Most of Indians themselves are to blame for security.
Country is not safe for High profle Games, Country not safe for high profile Nano (had there no Narendra Modi, it was going abroad). IIT, IIM , AIIMS, NIT dont want genius meritorious so they go abroad, top executive calibre people also go to abroad. Congi made india shitland. We can't protect tourists, divert them abroad, We can't retain top talent engineers, doctors, scientists, they get frustated with this shitty condition inhaome (because of systematic transformation into worst land in world) On the other hand our neighbor China is organizing world class Olympic. Congress and their supporters should know that there are takers for every bright thing in this world. The way you guys have frustrated us, we will strike back with help of our new found takers and make you slave all over again.
As per Manmohan Singh the Muslims have first right over 15% resources of India. Then, as a natural corollary, the Hindus should have the first right over 85% of the national resources. By the way, where is the law which says that national resources can be allocated percentage wise based on the numerical strenght of each community that India is comprised of. So much for the secular congress. Poor guys dont even no the constitution well.
This is all you guys do in India.One guy criticise other, one party criticise other and nothing gets done about the people of India.You should all be ashamed of yourself and you call yourself Educated. you wnat to becaome a super power, just look around you and wher you live. The disadvantaged people of that great land will remain in tha position as long as leaders and officials of your caliber and full of racism a, are there.
1. Bharat Ratna for Afzal guru2. Release
ONly if Advani gets there. Will give some cash gift also and a private jet to fly him to Kandahar. Dont cry baby.
That is right Manmohan is no way match to Great/Legend Advaniji I wish coming election Advani will become PM of India. How can u compare weekest person(Manmohan) on the earth to Strongest person(Advaniji) on the earth.
It's the BJP who keeps harping that Manmohan Singh is weak
Although I am a BJP sympathizer, if I have to choose between Advani and Dr. Manmohan Singh, I will always prefer Dr. Singh. Unlike Advani who was linked to the Jain hawala case, Dr. Singh was never linked to any shady deal. Advani is a double talker. When he visited Pakistan, he sang the praise of Jinnah while in India he was whipping up anti Pakistani feelings. Whatever respect that India enjoys today is purely due to the stature of Dr. Singh which nobody can deny. The unfortunate part is that he had to manage upstarts and gadhas like Lalu, Chidambaram, Arjun , Pawar, Antulay, Karunanidhi etc. I am sure his recent physical set back is solely due to the this unholy alliance. If Dr. Singh can get people in his cabinet who share his values and vision, he will advance Dr. Kalam's dream which is to put India in the super power league by 2020. Let us wish this happens.
I think both are equally bad but i certainly dont agree that mms is in any way better.At least adwani can think freely without risking sacking even though he is quite old and somewhat stupid at times.Manmohan was an accidental fm and is an accidental pm who is not elected but selected remote controlled by madam. he started with a fisc deficit of 12% and has landed up doubling the fisc deficit to 12%.He is a remote controlled pm and the way his govt has acted on every thing from appointing governors to sacking of Kalam is prepostrous. unfortunately for him he chose his ministers or did he ? wo why do u complain... People joke if he takes permission to go to the loo ... on the hijacking .. it was done in NEPAL not india, and the congress was silent and did not take a stand when the pressure from media was intense and at least to bjps credit they freed the terrorists in exchange for aam admis not like congress which freed the current pdp president mehbooba mufti and the brother of the ex cm of jnk on jinnahs secular credentials , why did mumbais citizens build a hall on jinha name next to the congress house? He was secular in his earlier yrs. when his marriage with russi soured he went quite nuts is what i think. and lastly the security situation was still better in bjp times while there were orders straight from pmo to the police in mumbai after train blasts in mumbai just to make sure that minoritys were not arrested or rashly interrogated ...
Mr.K.Venkataraman, you have put up a nice comment on our PM>He is worth so far and it is his economical policies that pay dividends to our economy.It was Indira's forsight that put our banks face current problems.Nobody can deny these facts and we have to decipher the good traits of our leaders though they may have accepted unholy support to ensure their governance.What BJP had done in this context which gave any good for our nation?..can anybody put it in words?
Well where are indias banks in comparison to world banks ? they are miniscule in comparison to a boa or citibank Most psu banks are weak and wont stand without a sovereign guarantee
I beg to disagree with your comments regarding the standing of Indian banks. For your information, City Bank was close to nationalization and Bank of America is no better. They survived because if massive bail out package of the US Government. Even the US bank regulators agree that the banks in India and China are regulated much better than in US. A month ago Citi's stock fell below $1 and at that time it was stated that State Bank of India's market value was more than that off Citi.
It was during NDA regime that the following happened.1.Phone connection on demand.2.Gas connection on demand.3.Huge foreign reserves.4.Reduction in oil prices when international prices fell.5.Share market index started rising above 3000 for the first time in decades.6.Exported excess wheat to other countries 7.India's IT resources reached world levels.8.Infrastructure development projects.9.no minority appeasements.There is IMA report that there are 26million more poor in India after 5 years of UPA.
NDA goverment was just happened to be in centre when our share market was taking a ride.It was MMS foresight and calibre that brought the country on high heels.Please dont talk anything to praise the shabby NDA which was doing nothing for this country's growth except creating riots and rallies.