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<!--QuoteBegin-ramana+Aug 15 2006, 11:16 PM-->QUOTE(ramana @ Aug 15 2006, 11:16 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> My comment was wrt to the Justice party which later became the Swatantra party. Look up the mass base of the later version and not jst go by its elites.
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The basic premise that the Justice Party was the precursor to The Swantatra Party is wrong.

Justice Party was largely anti-brahmin and was started by some disgruntled lawyers and civil servants etc., who were alarmed at the seemingly large proportion of Brahmins in Government service. The Party morphed into the Self- Respect Movement from which was born the present Dravidian Parties

Swatantra Party, on the other hand, was started by C. Rajagopalachary and Minoo Masani as a counter to the then prevailing socialist licence-permit-quota raj. There might have been some feudal elements, such as Khamakhya Narain Singh of Bastar. But it was a reform movement emphasising <b>free enterprise</b>


Long before the World Bank and other International Organisations arm twisted Manmohan Singh into the much vaunted economic reforms, C R. was advocating precisely such reforms. He, in effect, wanted the Government to <i>govern</i> and NOT enter into businesses-such as running airlines and hotels etc.,