04-28-2005, 07:07 AM
Trust DDM to make an issue out of this.. Notice the amount of story v/s the amount of spin.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/article...affron~surprise
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NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee on Tuesday disarmed his critics in the RSS when he launched into its strong defence in the Lok Sabha, setting in train events that led to turmoil in the Lok Sabha.
Vajpayee took strong exception to railway minister Lalu Prasad's charge that the RSS and its affiliates - VHP and Bajrang Dal - were behind the alleged assault on him in Vadodara where he had gone to visit those injured in last week's train mishap.
The former PM's strong intervention - laced with a defiant assertion of his affiliation with the RSS - forced the Speaker to suspend question hour and set the stage for an NDA-Lalu Yadav joust that continued through the day.
Vajpayee's defence came in the aftermath of RSS chief K S Sudarshan's attack on him earlier this month. In an unprovoked assault, Sudarshan had faulted Vajpayee for the performance of his government as well as for allegedly inserting his son-in-law in the decision-making process. The Nagpur-based saffron grandee had also asked Vajpayee to step down.
The diatribe hurt Vajpayee all the more since Sudarshan had virtually spared L K Advani.
Vajpayee's defence of the RSS coincided with the beginning of a two-day meeting of the RSS core group where Sudarshan and his close colleagues mulled a host of issues, including the perception that the chief with his remarks may have caused a rift with the BJP. Vajpayee showed few traces of the hurt that Sudarshan caused him as he played the BJP MPs with aplomb on the LS stage.
It worked, too, embarrassing the RSS spokesperson, a staunch Sudarshan loyalist, into coming out with grudging praise of Vajpayee." He spoke the reality", said Madhav whose volubility has lately been a source of resentment for many BJP leaders.
Vajpayee's smart move will also put Sudarshan - already facing criticism from within the RSS for his penchant for indiscretion - in an awkward spot. Many RSS leaders frown upon their chief's inability to resist the lure of limelight. Unlike his predecessors, who shunned publicity and refrained from commenting on political issues, Sudarshan seems to enjoy engaging in grandstanding and has waded into controversies with a frequency which has ruffled his comrades.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/article...affron~surprise
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Atal gives RSS a Saffron surprise
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee on Tuesday disarmed his critics in the RSS when he launched into its strong defence in the Lok Sabha, setting in train events that led to turmoil in the Lok Sabha.
Vajpayee took strong exception to railway minister Lalu Prasad's charge that the RSS and its affiliates - VHP and Bajrang Dal - were behind the alleged assault on him in Vadodara where he had gone to visit those injured in last week's train mishap.
The former PM's strong intervention - laced with a defiant assertion of his affiliation with the RSS - forced the Speaker to suspend question hour and set the stage for an NDA-Lalu Yadav joust that continued through the day.
Vajpayee's defence came in the aftermath of RSS chief K S Sudarshan's attack on him earlier this month. In an unprovoked assault, Sudarshan had faulted Vajpayee for the performance of his government as well as for allegedly inserting his son-in-law in the decision-making process. The Nagpur-based saffron grandee had also asked Vajpayee to step down.
The diatribe hurt Vajpayee all the more since Sudarshan had virtually spared L K Advani.
Vajpayee's defence of the RSS coincided with the beginning of a two-day meeting of the RSS core group where Sudarshan and his close colleagues mulled a host of issues, including the perception that the chief with his remarks may have caused a rift with the BJP. Vajpayee showed few traces of the hurt that Sudarshan caused him as he played the BJP MPs with aplomb on the LS stage.
It worked, too, embarrassing the RSS spokesperson, a staunch Sudarshan loyalist, into coming out with grudging praise of Vajpayee." He spoke the reality", said Madhav whose volubility has lately been a source of resentment for many BJP leaders.
Vajpayee's smart move will also put Sudarshan - already facing criticism from within the RSS for his penchant for indiscretion - in an awkward spot. Many RSS leaders frown upon their chief's inability to resist the lure of limelight. Unlike his predecessors, who shunned publicity and refrained from commenting on political issues, Sudarshan seems to enjoy engaging in grandstanding and has waded into controversies with a frequency which has ruffled his comrades.
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