Congress General Secretary (Communication) Jairam Ramesh has given a big reaction to the announcement of giving Bharat Ratna to senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani. He said in Dumka, Jharkhand, Advani had saved Narendra Modi in 2002. Jairam Ramesh, who is involved in the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra with Rahul Gandhi, is currently on Jharkhand tour.
Advani had called PM Modi a ‘great event manager’ in 2014: Jairam Ramesh
Congress General Secretary (Communication) Jairam Ramesh, while reacting to the announcement of Bharat Ratna being given to Lal Krishna Advani, said, Narendra Modi and Lal Krishna Advani were going to file nomination papers in Gandhinagar on April 5, 2014. Then Advani ji had given a very famous statement which will be written in golden letters in our Indian history. He had said that ‘Narendra Modi is not my disciple, he is not my prince, he is a brilliant program manager’. We have not given these words, Lal Krishna Advani had said this about Modi ji.
#WATCH , Dumka, Jharkhand: On the announcement of Bharat Ratna for veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "In 2002, LK Advani saved Narendra Modi…LK Advani saved the chief minister (Gujarat) in Goa…In 2014, in Gandhinagar, LK Advani said… pic.twitter.com/vWx1VZwIEn
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Advani saved Narendra Modi in 2002: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh said in the press conference, Advani ji had saved Narendra Modi ji in 2002. The then Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee had reminded the then Chief Minister of Gujarat of his Rajdharma and was about to remove him from that post. You all will remember that. But at that time one person saved him, his name was Lal Krishna Advani. Fast forward, April 2014, the scene is Gandhi Nagar, when Narendra Modi was going to file nomination for the post of Prime Minister. At that time Lal Krishna Advani had called Narendra Modi the best event manager. Jairam Ramesh said, Advani ji had saved Narendra Modi in 2002 and then in 2014 presented the real form of our Prime Minister in front of the public.
What did Congress leaders say on the announcement of Bharat Ratna?
Congress leaders are reacting to the announcement of Bharat Ratna being given to Lal Krishna Advani. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, we welcome this decision. Meanwhile, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said, Lal Krishna Advani should definitely be congratulated on receiving the Bharat Ratna Award. I also congratulate… By law, he was eligible for the highest post in his party’s government but Prime Minister Modi at least gave him Bharat Ratna. Congratulations to Lal Krishna Advani for this.