Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray,in a front page article published in Party Mouthpiece Saamna on Wednesday,praised former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi but dismissed Rahul Gandhi.
Thackeray said he may have had differences with Indira,but she had guts. Tya baait dum hota8230; That woman had guts, he said. When Indira Gandhi won the Bangladesh war,even Atal Behari Vajpayee hailed her as Durga Ka Avtar.
He ridiculed those who occupied the PMs chair after Indira Gandhi and attacked Rahul. Is there any importance for Prime Ministers chair or not? Who is this Rahul? What has he got? Has the PMs chair become so cheap? Tomorrow,a school kid will also demand that he be made a Prime Minister8230;. There should be a discussion on this, the Sena chief said.
Asked to rate the Prime Ministers,Thackeray said Manmohan Singh is an intelligent person. But he is very soft,I dont know,but maybe because of Sonias pressure,he is soft8230;. Forget Rajiv Gandhi and others,they had an emergency landing. But yes,about Indira Gandhi,there may have been differences8230;. Even if there were differences,Indira Gandhi was a powerful woman8230; she had guts. She had the power to govern, he said.
Thackeray predicted the Rahul would marry a Christian woman. Rahuls marriage is their family matter,but I am sure he would marry a Christian woman, Thackeray said.
Thackeray also opposed the system of courts where individuals are asked to swear by putting their hand on holy books. Why not put your hand on our constitution?