Born in Karachi (present-day Pakistan) on November 8, 1927, Advani joined the RSS as a Swayamsevak in 1942 and served as the BJP president from 1986 to 1990, then from 1993 to 1998 and from 2004 to 2005. He was Deputy PM during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
At present, LK Advani has been kept under the supervision of a doctor of the geriatric department. According to his family members, his health is fine.
Bharat Ratna 2024: During his ministerial tenure, Advani abolished Press censorship, repealed all anti-Press legislation enacted during the Emergency, and institutionalised reforms to safeguard the freedom of the media.
The Prime Minister took to his personal X handle to announce the highest civilian award for LK Advani and informed that he also congratulated the party veteran on being conferred with the nation’s highest civilian honour.
A controversy had erupted on Monday after Tharoor tweeted a birthday message for Advani in which he described him as "a fine human being" and "a gentleman in politics".
BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani will be visiting the Himachal Pradesh capital for a weeklong sojourn this week, officials said on Wednesday.
Advani lauded Mukherjee, for accepting the invitation of the Hindutva organisation and its chief Mohan Bhagwat for inviting him.
Extending birthday greetings to senior BJP leader Advani, in a series of tweets, PM Narendra Modi said, "Birthday greetings to respected Advani Ji. I pray that he is blessed with good health and a long life".
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena today asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to take cognisance of its party patriarch L K Advani’s “tears” and called for a special session to discuss the demonetisation issue.
New Delhi: BJP veterans upset over the suspension of party MP Kirti Azad met here on Thursday and authorized former president L.K. Advani to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express their anguish.A meeting
New Delhi: Noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani today said L K Advani won in the Hawala case because he had appeared for him but he will be prosecuting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the defamation case
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today met BJP patriarch L K Advani and discussed a range of issues including the political landscape in the country and challenges being faced by the capital.Sources said
Mumbai: Pitching for L K Advani, BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha today said the party misses the stalwart's "active participation" in organisational affairs and called for his "guidance and consultation" on important issues."I can say that
New Delhi: In a veiled message to the Modi government in the wake of the controversy over Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje, BJP patriarch L K Advani today said there is a need to maintain
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader LK Advani's remarks that another Emergency couldn't be ruled out, has been noted by the Supreme Court during the hearing on the legality of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC). "It's
New Delhi: A meeting between BJP L K Advani and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today called off, triggering speculation whether the BJP had a hand in the cancellation.Interestingly, Kejriwal who had like other
New Delhi: In the midst of a turf battle with the Centre on a range of issues, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today agreed with BJP patriarch L K Advani that imposition of Emergency cannot be
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today supported the concern of BJP patriarch L K Advani that Emergency-like situation could emerge again and said that Bihar was "facing it on a daily basis"."Advani is among
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