New Delhi, January 13: Five years after courting controversy for praising M A Jinnah, senior BJP leader L K Advani still seems to be haunted by it as he remarked that he had “personally” experienced what the Pakistan founder would have gone through by advocating for a secular state.
“I personally have experienced what referring to Jinnah as a person who basically wanted a secular state with a Muslim majority….,” Advani said, leaving his statement incomplete but giving enough hint as to what he meant to say.
Advani, who had to resign as BJP president after making the controversial remarks about Jinnah during his visit to Pakistan in 2005, referred to the episode at the launch of a book. He was forced to quit after RSS and several leaders within BJP openly slammed him and demanded his resignation.
–Agencies