I 'prefer' Indira, but not against BJP either: Shatrughan Sinha

Disgruntled BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha, who had earlier refused to comment on politics earlier from the dais of Ajmer Literature Festival, expressed his liking for Indira Gandhi while speaking at the concluding session of the festival.

"I would have rather followed Indira Gandhi, however, after her death I decided to join BJP and learned much from senior leaders of the party," said Sinha.

Sinha had earlier turned down politics oriented questions stating that the literature festival was a platform for 'creativity' and not 'politics'. However, he continued to talk around the political lines.

"People assume that I speak in disagreement with the party, but it is not so," Sinha said. "Party is like a family and if a member is more attached to one member it does not mean he is against other," he explained further without taking any names.

As he reinstated that the party is like 'mother' and that he is not against 'BJP'. He could not help comparing the party's leadership face Narendra Modi. Even as he spoke high of Modi as prime minister, he left room open on the debate stating that Modi is 'Nayak' (leader) while Jai Prakash Narayan was 'Maha-Nayak' (great leader).

Sinha was among the panelist on the concluding session of the Ajmer Literature festival that concluded on late Sunday evening.