Sushil Kumar Modi, Subramanian Swamy, Sudheendra Kulkarni on Advani issue

Ahmedabad, 11 September 2013

For the first time, a prominent leader of BJP has spoken openly about senior party leader LK Advani who is opposing party’s decision to announce Shri Narendra Modi as BJP prime ministerial candidate.

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and party leader Shri Sushil kumar Modi today tweeted that Advaniji has failed to gauge the public mood.

“Politics is the only profession in which people aspire till their last.Ministerial berth can resurrect a dead politician?” Shri Sushil Kumar Modi tweeted.

Politics is the only profession in which people aspire till their last.Ministerial berth can resurrect a dead politician?

— Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) September 11, 2013

“Adavaniji has failed to gauge the public mood.Advaniji himself declared Atalji as PM candidate now also he could have done the same for Namo,” he further said in another tweet.

Adavaniji has failed to gauge the public mood.Advaniji himself declared Atalji as Pm candidate now also he could have done the same for Namo

— Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) September 11, 2013

Sushil Modi in a talk with news agency today morning said, “the way Advaniji announced Atalji’s name, same way he should come forward and announce Modiji’s name as well.”

He further said, “Advani is our senior most leader, we are all in party because of him, but one can’t ignore the sentiments of people.”

Party president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday spoke to Advani and Sushma Swaraj who have objected to the Modi’s elevation before the assembly elections in five states due in a few months, but reportedly failed to break the ice.

Meanwhile the word ‘Advaniji’ was trending on twitter around midnight on Wednesday.

Advani led BJP to defeat in LS 2009. Sushma led BJP to defeat in Delhi. And they have veto on PM cand for 2014? #bizarre

— Minhaz Merchant (@minhazmerchant) September 6, 2013

Senior political commentator Minhaz Merchant in his tweet pointed out: “Advani led BJP to defeat in LS 2009. Sushma led BJP to defeat in Delhi. And they have veto on PM cand for 2014? #bizarre”

Meanwhile on Thursday morning, Dr. Subramanian Swamy tweeted that it is wrong to say that Advani’s PM aspiration is responsible for his objection. Dr. Swamy reminded that in 1996 Advani choose to make a sacrifice.

Advani was the favoured candidate for PM in 1996. But he chose then to make a sacrifice then. It is wrong to say PM aspiration is behind it

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) September 12, 2013

Advani’s lieutenant Sudhindra Kulkarni in his tweet directly attacked Narendra Modi without naming him. Kulkarni described Modi as socially polarizing leader who has now also polarised his own party.

A socially polarising leader has polarised his own party.Can he run a smooth, stable and effective government at the Centre?THINK SERIOUSLY!

— Sudheendra Kulkarni (@SudheenKulkarni) September 12, 2013