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Why Advani's resignation a crisis for you? Omar to BJP

The 85-year-old founder member of BJP today sent his resignation to party President Rajnath Singh

Press Trust of India Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the resignation of BJP patriarch L K Advani, whose opinion was ignored in BJP, should not be a crisis for it.

"If his opinion didn't matter to you yesterday, why is his resignation a crisis for you today?" Omar tweeted, after Advani announced his resignation from key party fora.

The 85-year-old founder member of BJP today sent his resignation to party President Rajnath Singh, a day after the elevation of his one-time protege Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as election campaign committee chief at the National Executive meet held in Goa.

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First Published: Jun 10 2013 | 5:45 PM IST

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