Advani headed the politically significant 'Ram Rath Yatra' in the early 90s to support the agitation, led by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and its affiliates to construct a Ram temple on the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
Ashok Tandon was media relations in-charge in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's PMO from 1998-2004. He made these revelations in his new book 'The Reverse Swing: Colonialism to Cooperation'.
Babri mosque demolition case: “The two appellants cannot be treated as 'victims', therefore, they have no locus to maintain the instant appeal," the court said.
LK Advani was born in Karachi in undivided India in 1927. He is regarded as the principal architect of the BJP's rise as a major national political party in the country in 80s.
Karnataka's senior BJP leader D.H. Shankaramurthy urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bestow Bharat Ratna on party patriarch L.K. Advani, who celebrated his 92nd birthday in New Delhi on Sunday.
In a self made video, BJP veteran and senior leader Lal Krishna Advani on September 30 welcomed the judgement by the CBI court in Babri Masjid Demolition Case.
All accused in Babri Masjid demolition case acquitted by Special CBI Court in Lucknow on September 30.
LK Advani: I wholeheartedly welcome the judgement by the Special Court. The judgement vindicates my personal and BJP's belief and commitment toward the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
Murli Manohar Joshi: It's a historic decision by the court. This proves that no conspiracy was hatched for December 6 incident in Ayodhya. Our program and rallies were not part of any conspiracy. We are happy, everyone should now be excited about Ram Mandir's construction. Jai Shri Ram, Sabko Sanmati De Bhagwan.
BJP veterans LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh, all accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, are unlikely to be present in the trial court on Wednesday at the time of delivery of verdict in the matter.
Ahead Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan ceremony, Veteran BJP leader LK Advani addressed the nation on Tuesday and said that the ground-breaking ceremony of Ram Temple will be a historical and emotional day for him.
A special CBI court on Monday set July 24 for recording the statement of former deputy prime minister L K Advani in the Babri mosque demolition case.
Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani and his daughter Pratibha Advani cast their vote at a polling booth on Aurangzeb lane.
Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani got emotional while watching filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopras Shikara: The Untold Story Of Kashmiri Pandits.
Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani got emotional while watching filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopras Shikara: The Untold Story Of Kashmiri Pandits.
Veteran politician and senior BJP leader LK Advani joyously welcomed the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict on Saturday. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict on Saturday, allotted the disputed land at Ayodhya for the construction of Ram temple. A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi put an end to the more than a century-old dispute.
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Saturday fondly remembered Arun Jaitley as a man with a deeply analytical mind who the party depended on for finding solutions to complex issues. Jaitley, 66, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where he was undergoing treatment for a few weeks.
Advani's office had on Wednesday said that he would not be hoisting the national flag on Thursday due to viral infection but his condition improved in the morning, allowing the 91-year-old leader to continue with the practice.
In 2014, BJP won Lok Sabha election with a huge vote margin and the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was elected as India's new Prime Minister. As everyone knows, BJP senior leader LK Advani was said to be a prime ministerial candidate. But, among other BJP leaders, it was Sushma Swaraj (leader of the opposition) who proposed Narendra Modi's name for Prime Minister post.
In last three decades of India's electoral history they were the strong voices of their party, states and respective constituencies in Lok Sabha but their voices will not be heard in the 17th Lok Sabha, which gave a decisive mandate to Narendra Modi government.
Advani, who attended the NDA meeting in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected as the leader of the BJP-led alliance, said all those who participated in the elections are "delighted" by the results.
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