The real meaning of the LK Advani episode was to sink in only some time after Rajnath Singh announced that Advani had withdrawn his resignation: the top echelons of the BJP had inadvertently admitted to the crucial role the RSS played in affairs critical to the political wing. What had begun as “micromanaging” the party in 2009 has by now become a more elaborate and serious effort. In the past few weeks, many Sangh observers have said that even though the RSS’ influence over the BJP had been growing since 2004, it’s only now that Bhagwat has tightened the control. No wonder, Advani had to comply with the diktat of someone 20 years younger; he was already a ‘karyakarta’ when Bhagwat was born.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:30:00 +0000
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