Advani atoning his sin of defending Modi post-riots: Cong

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 10 2013 | 10:10 PM IST
Congress today sought to give a different twist to L K Advani's resignation from key BJP posts by suggesting that he was atoning his "political sin" of defending Narendra Modi after the Gujarat riots in 2002.
Party spokesman Shakeel Ahmed also said that Advani was "deliberately humiliated" by the RSS by elevating Modi as he had opposed attempts to bring back Nitin Gadkari as BJP chief due to graft charges against him.
Ahmed also took a dig at the BJP over the manner in which Advani had to quit wondering as to what sort of Ram Rajya the saffron party wants to usher in where the father is being sent to 'vanvaas' (exile).
Advani is always referred as a father-figure in the BJP as also 'Bhishma Pitamah'.
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First Published: Jun 10 2013 | 10:10 PM IST

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