I feel sorry for the BJP spokespersons on various TV channels having to defend someone else’s (not their party’s) indefensible position.
Why is Mr. Advani mum?
Why doesn’t the ‘Strong Leader’ come clean and clarify? Where is his eloquence, he used to be so fond of talking. For last five years, he incessantly blabbered, about non-issues mostly. He kept on describing the gentle and learned PM as nikamma. When the ‘weak’ Dr. Singh dared him to enumerate his achievements, he went into a sulk and feigned hurt. Now he is feigning amnesia.
Why is everybody chasing their own tails arguing about this? Were there no minutes of the cabinet meeting in question? Wasn’t there a written record of who was present in the meeting? Are we to believe that the home minister was absent in all these meetings?
In the aftermath of the hijack, an all-party meeting had authorized the then government to take any steps necessary to avert a tragedy. Nobody in the country had the heart to sacrifice the lives of captives on the eve of the new millennium. Everybody was relieved to see them return safely, fully and sadly aware of the price having been paid.
What is all this fuss about then?
Is it because, Mr. Advani chose to distance himself from the painful decision of a government in which he was the home minister? Did he choose to lie to appear strong?
Perhaps, Mr. Advani has never realised real strength lies in having the courage to tell the truth.
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