Days after veteran BJP leader LK Advani remarked that the party has never regarded those who disagreed with it politically as "anti-nationals", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday said when parties like the Congress take the side of "deshdrohis", they should be exposed.
The chief minister also said there was nothing wrong in what the veteran leader had said and that "Advanji was a 'maargdarshak' (mentor) of the BJP".
In a blog post, titled 'Nation First, Party Next, Self Last', Advani said, "Right from its inception, the BJP has never regarded those who disagree with us politically as our 'enemies', but only as our adversaries."
When asked to comment on the remarks made by the Shiv Sena, a BJP ally, on Advani's views, Adityanath parried a direct reply, saying, "The Shiv Sena is our oldest ally and, even today, it is standing firm with the BJP to contest elections in Maharashtra along with us."
On Advani and other senior leaders being denied tickets in the Lok Sabha elections, the chief minister said, "The BJP has decided that politics is for values and ideals and for this an age limit has been decided."
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