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Journalism of Courage
The Organiser editor R. Balashankar welcomes L.K. Advani as the BJP8217;s prime ministerial candidate. 8220;He is a tough-minded optimist. From the fringes he nurtured the BJP to the centre stage and he charioted a great ideological evolution in political campaigns. He offered an alternative approach, canvassed support for a new idea and pioneered a fresh debate that changed the style and substance of Indian political formulations. In this he earned a large fan following among the right intelligentsia. He is both the darling and whipping boy of the media. No other contemporary politician encountered and survived as much controversy as Advani8230; That the BJP has emerged an equal and effective alternative to the Congress is a measure of his accomplishment8230; The year-long speculation about reservations within the parivar on Advani8217;s leadership had to end. The Jinnah episode eroded his authority. It saddened his admirers. But it did not diminish his clout8230; After Vajpayee he enjoys the highest stature in the party. He is its real builder. He has a vision and a mission, which boost him as the leader India awaits.8221;
Ram and history
Besieged Hindu
M .D. Nalapat speaks of the plight of Hindus in Malaysia and links it to their condition in India. 8220;It is obvious that the Sonia-led UPA sees anything 8216;Hindu8217; even Sri Ram, who belongs to all as something to be confronted and wherever possible eliminated. Over the past two years8230; a quiet and informal effort has been launched to identify 8216;RSS sympathisers8217; within the national, state and local governments, and silently seek to ensure the marginalisation of such 8216;undesirable8217; officers8230; To be a practicing Hindu in Sonia-run India is becoming a danger to one8217;s career and in time, perhaps even to health.8221;
