LK Advani was today compared to a "rancid pickle" by a senior BJP leader, who also said his "period" was over.
Misfortune never comes alone. And who better to vouch for it than senior BJP leader LK Advani.
Barely had he recovered from the humiliation of a shocking defeat in the Lok Sabha election, he had to contend with criticism for claiming that he was against Jaswant Singh’s expulsions. This was followed by accusations from his party colleagues that he was lying over the Kandahar issue. But the party’s Goa leader Manohar Parrikar took the cake on Monday when he likened the veteran leader to ageing pickle that had turned rancid and said his political innings was “more or less over”.
The former Goa chief minister reportedly told a local news channel Prudent Media, “Pickle tastes good when it is left to mature for a year. But if you keep it for more than two years, it turns rancid...Advaniji’s period is more or less over. Another couple of years and after that he should act as a guardian or mentor for the party. It’s like Sachin Tendulkar. However mature an innings he may play, he will have to stop playing sometime.”
Parrikar said though he respected Advani for his integrity, the party should give importance to younger leaders. “I am not against elders, but the BJP should give prominence to leaders who are between 40 and 60 years,” he said.
Parrikar’s comments have stunned the BJP. Party spokesperson Rajeev Pratap Rudy spoke with Parrikar and issued a hurried denial. The party said Parrikar found the television report “completely unacceptable”. Denying that he used the term “rancid pickle” for Advani, Parrikar said he had likened him to Sachin Tendulkar and would continue to be a guiding force.
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