The Congress also justified its action of posting Vajpayee's photo on its website, saying it was done to condemn Modi against whom the BJP founder leader had vented ire over post-Godhra riots in Gujarat.
"In post-Independent India, Vajpayee and L K Advani started divisive politics. Vajpayee is also a divisive figure. But even Vajpayee found Modi's policies extremely unfortunate and wrong," Congress general secretary Shakeel Ahmed said.
"They (AICC web team) have put it... That they (BJP) say Vajpayee is their tallest leader and the person who was condemned by Vajpayee is being projected as the prime ministerial candidate. So they (web team) have just put it on record," Ahmed said on a query.
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