New Delhi, November 08: Senior BJP leader L K Advani today celebrated his 83rd birthday in the shadow of reports that he may quit as Leader of the Opposition by end of January next.
President Pratibha Patil sent flowers to him while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar wished him over phone.
There are indications, including from the RSS, that Advani may quit as Leader of the Opposition once BJP gets a new president as the term of the incumbent Rajnath Singh expires next month.
Controversy over Advani’s continuance in positions of significance started after the debacle in the May Lok Sabha polls in which he was projected as the prime ministerial candidate.
–Agencies