Apos;Give Vajpayee Bharat Ratna apos; Says BJP Veteran Advani

Backing the demand for Bharat Ratna for party veteran and www.tumblr.com former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K.

Advani said he had always wanted the country's highest honour to be bestowed on the former prime minister.
He said he had also written in this regard to Manmohan Singh when he was the prime minister.
In an interview to the news channel Aaj Tak, Advani said: "Vajpayee should get the Bharat Ratna and for this I had even written to Manmohan Singh. Vajpayee has been one of the successful prime ministers. If he gets the award, it will be recognition of his services to the nation."
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Advani (left) told the news channel Aaj Tak that giving former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee the honour would be 'recognition of his services to the nation'
Talking to the news channel, the veteran leader said that some people did not want Atalji as a prime minister after the Rath Yatra. 
"He had objected in 1995 that he should be contacted before the announcement of his name as the prime minister. I told him that I am the party's president and I also have some rights," added Advani. 
Speaking on his statement about Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Advani said: "The party was not in favour of the statement regarding Jinnah. Atalji had spoken in my favour. People did not even read my full statement." 
On the controversial 2002 Gujarat riots, Advani said: "Atalji had told me after the 2002 riots that Modi should resign. Atalji had also told me that he would not tell this and I should go ahead on this." 
Advani praised the Modi government for its achievements in the last six months. 
"Everything is going on well with the government. The only difference is that today our party is in full majority in the Lok Sabha," he added. 
Suggesting that age should not be a criterion for party's work, the BJP leader said: "Today Atalji is not well. I am fine and still working. We had very good understanding. We ran the party very well. The party is doing very well even today. Youths should come forward, but age should not a factor. Experience comes through age."