I will be happy if Modi becomes Prime Minister, says LK Advani
Ahmedabad: BJP patriarch L K Advani on Wednesday said that he would be happy to see Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister.
“Narendrabhai is always thinking what new he can do, what new initiative he can take. The work done in Gujarat under Narendrabhai is not only praised in the country but all over the world,” Advani said at the event, the third during the day where the two leaders were present together, indicating a thaw in their relations.
Advani, 85, who represents Gandhinagar in the Lok Sabha, was seen at a public function with Modi in Gujarat for the first time after 2011.
Though the two BJP heavyweights had shared a public platform in Bhopal on September 25 with the top party brass for the first time after Modi’s anointment as party’s prime ministerial candidate, the warmth between them was missing.
Advani had lauded Modi for the work done by him in Gujarat, but also showered liberal praise on Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh, BJP Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. However, in marked contrast today, both appeared more relaxed in each other’s company.
Opposing the elevation of Modi, his one-time protege, as BJP’s election campaign committee chief, Advani had resigned from all party posts in June this year but later withdrew his resignation after RSS intervened.
He had also not attended the party’s Parliamentary Board meeting last month where Modi was declared BJP’s prime ministerial contender.
Earlier, in the day they attended a function where Advani inaugurated a garden built by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation along the Sabarmati river under the Riverfront Development Project and also a meeting of Somnath Temple Trust.
