"Advani, who has been a guru (teacher) to Modi on communal
politics is today fighting his own 'chela' (disciple)," the RJD President said.
"But is there any chance of either of them becoming Prime Minister, (the post) for which they are clashing," Prasad told reporters here.
Apprehending that the 2014 polls would be a "dangerous" one due to the "divisive" politics of BJP and RSS, Prasad urged Congress and other secular forces to come together to defeat such elements.
Pointing to the alleged involvement of communal forces like BJP and RSS in the Muzaffarnagar violence, he warned that fresh clashes could be sparked by "divisive" forces in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar before the Parliamentary polls.
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