Ayodhya on December 6 Should Not Have Happened. It Was Our Failure: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 1992

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who went onto be the first prime minister from the BJP for two terms, spoke to Karan Thapar after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992 about how he wanted to resign as am MP and then from the party’s national executive on “differences over the Ayodhya situation”. Thapar was then executive producer, Eyewitness.
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[@MrUmangMalhotra]

I wouldn't excuse this leader from the Ayodhya incident in 1992 but at least he seems to have courage to face an open interview. Appreciate him for that.

[@kunalk1234]

Babri demolition was very much result of Rajiv Gandhi's indifferent leadership. Muslims didn't vote congress because they believed in secular liberal values. They voted congress because they could continue to arm twist government on secular policies. Tolerance of Hindus was taken for granted. Rajiv Gandhi was forced to open Ram temple and perform shilanyas and rest is history

[@sanjaychauhan1116]

Pakistan has broken 1000+ hindu temple and I am not counting how many have been broken during mughal rule .Hinduo ne ek tod bhi diya for a reason then why so many cru from muslims and lande k liberals .Why they were sailent on Pakistan mandir demolision ? Agar hinduo k ashtha ka samman nahi karoge and anti hindu policy banaoge to aage bhi yahi hoga .Agar kaba ko tod kar church bana diya hota to ,what do u think how long muslims would have waited ? Hindus ne to 550yrs wait kiya hai .Kashi,mathura etc ko dedo santi se warna yahi hoga

[@76ksubscribers]

​@@sanjaychauhan1116it doesn't matter, either 1 or thousands that was past in history, but repeating the same can't be justified in this present century. Your comment proves your mindset and mentality.

[@parthivchakraborty8253]

@@sanjaychauhan1116 aap fir ek kaam kijiye. Aap sabhi tor for karte rahiye, anjam kuch khas hoga batana mushkil hain. Pakistan ka official religion hain. India ka nehi. Aur history dekh kar sab judge kiya jay toh bohut aise ghatna hain, jiska insaaf kabhi nehi milega. Toh fir kya kare? Torfor kare ???

[@lgopalakrishnan3181]

@@76ksubscribers I agree. If we set out to correct all the wrongs of the past then America will have to return the country to the Red Indians, Australia to the Maoris and so on. Those were different times. Today we have to adjust, accommodate and align for the common good and welfare. Suppress religious fanaticism by all means but do not target the descendants for the wrongdoings of their ancestors.

[@alijuddy5362]

Be it 1992 or 2023, the only constant thing remains Karan Thapar 's incisive questions!! Another difference is the response. Mr. Modi leaves an interview midway while Mr. Vajpayee looks uncomfortable and becomes defensive!!

[@nirmalbhel3231]

Hindus thoughts Muslim will show big heart and will give back Ayodhya, Banaras & Kashi. BUT now they will take it back. I too don't like it as India should focus more on development, hospitals etc not religion

[@sanjaychauhan1116]

Pakistan has broken 1000+ hindu temple and I am not counting how many have been broken during mughal rule .Hinduo ne ek tod bhi diya for a reason then why so many cry from muslims and lande k liberals .Why they were sailent on Pakistan mandir demolision ? Agar hinduo k ashtha ka samman nahi karoge and anti hindu policy banaoge to aage bhi yahi hoga .Agar kaba ko tod kar church bana diya hota to ,what do u think how long muslims would have waited ? Hindus ne to 550yrs wait kiya hai .Kashi,mathura etc ko dedo santi se warna yahi hoga

[@mynaparakeet3620]

@@sanjaychauhan1116 yhi hoga se kya matlab hai. What the bjp is doing is exploiting the Hindu vote bank in the name of ram . Aur jha tk hone schools mein padha hai that ram is the flag bearer of tolerance and nonviolence. Plus sorry to say but the bjp today (not 1992) neither cares about Muslims nor Hindus nor anyone. It's just that pleasing the majority vote bank would lead to political gain. And here in India the majority votebank is the Hindu population. Plus pran Pratishtha toh mandir bnne ke baad hoti hai. Aur woh bhi ek Pujari karte hain. Modiji kyun kr rhe hain? Aur jha tk Pakistan ki baad mandir todna galat unhone bhi Kiya but usko base pe isko aur aane wale dange fasat ko kaise justify kr skte ho? Sacche sanatan Hoge toh baat buri lgi hogi but Sach ko inkaaro ge nhi. Just like atal Bihari vajpayee

[@pt-7890]

​@@nirmalbhel3231 A big Mosque is under construction in my street . Can you please come and ask them to stop the construction and turn it into a hospital. Stop your hypocrisy ffs, go away .

[@nirmalbhel3231]

@@pt-7890 If a Mosque is coming up then let come, why we should convert it Hospital or School. There are many unused land where others things can come. No Church or Temple must be converted to a Mosque. Muslim rules have done this in past, such as Hagia Sofia which was a Church and now a Mosque. In India, many temples were broken by Muslim rules and Mosques were converted. Kashi, Mathura and Ayodhya are three of them. When Brits came, Hindus requested Brits to convert only these three not others.. but Brit didn't do. How long Hindus will wait?

[@danishmansoor1604]

Karan is unmatchable in his job of interviewing people in power. His ability to breakdown and unfold secrets from the heart of the interviewee through incisive questions is extraordinary.

[@alijuddy5362]

It's the follow up questions that the politicians are uncomfortable with! Karan has this ability to follow up with more uncomfortable questions to the original question!

[@sanjaychauhan1116]

Pakistan has broken 1000+ hindu temple and I am not counting how many have been broken during mughal rule .Hinduo ne ek tod bhi diya for a reason then why so many cru from muslims and lande k liberals .Why they were sailent on Pakistan mandir demolision ? Agar hinduo k ashtha ka samman nahi karoge and anti hindu policy banaoge to aage bhi yahi hoga .Agar kaba ko tod kar church bana diya hota to ,what do u think how long muslims would have waited ? Hindus ne to 550yrs wait kiya hai .Kashi,mathura etc ko dedo santi se warna yahi hoga

[@abhishekbarua360]

It takes courage to say i failed as a pm...we all miss u sir..u were not perfect but u were a true citizen & leader our great country ever had..karan thapar a legend as always🙏

[@I_am_AmanSingh]

Modi will never say this even if he has terribly failed on many fronts including at controlling unemployment situation.

[@rangaiahsreenivasamurthy61]

Mr Atal ji was not PM on 6th December 1992, it was Mr PV Narasimha Rao. Atalji was always a laudable leader.

[@nagarjunadte5685]

​the king pin of plethora of pogroms has already gone kaput in all fronts...

[@anujkr6039]

​@@I_am_AmanSinghyou can't compare modi to any other leaders, modi is a social media hyped up pm, who is not in pm office to make decisions, he is always on roads to make constant social media appearance,, Still bjp has few very best leaders, and Atal Sir is among my best pm and a leader of our country

[@VinodBandari-ps5yd]

​@@I_am_AmanSinghnow start celebrating because Pakistan is using this an interview to malign india worldwide 😂

[@nirmalmann9347]

One of the BEST presentation of "The Wire".A Big Salute to Respected Karan Thapar Ji for such a Great Interview.

[@user-id8pc7cb1i]

VAJPAYEE JI WAS A POLITITION WITH MORALS & ETHICS . THESE QUALITIES ARE NON EXISTENT IN THE PRESENT TOP POLITICAL LEADERS OF THE BJP .

[@k.venkateswarlu48]

Yes it's true

[@SURESHTEJA1000]

Not only BJP but all political parties.

[@tusharpotdar5762]

No my dear Friend he was just trying to be Holly in a crowd of evil Have you listen his speech before babri demolition? What action did he take at 2002 riots other than requesting than Gujarat CM to follow the rajdharma. Vajpayee advani, joshi, and other colleagues are main culprit of destruction of democracy and are architect of todays India

[@hithere2030]

मुखौटा. लोग उसके अंतर्मन के बारे में नहीं जानते

[@hithere2030]

Read his speech on 5 December 1992 evening published in Outlook magazine

[@kathirko]

I did not support his party in 1992 neither do I support his party today and will never in future. But I can say that Mr. Vajpayee is honorable, honest and respectable Person.

[@prakashtarai2026]

No doubt, Mr. Atal Bihari Bajpaiji was man of substance. Which Narendra Modi doesn't acquire 1% of his stature. But we never see the changes to Karan Thapper ji. You stand tall throughout your career. A big salute to your honesty and daredevil attitude. ❤❤❤

[@metatube7817]

Mr. Thapar is indeed a very intelligent and clever interviewer.

[@abhishekprajapati6205]

Thappar have power ask the questions to Congress or rjd leaders.

[@alijuddy5362]

@@abhishekprajapati6205 check out his interview with Mr. Narsimha Rao when he was the PM during December 92. You will be surprised how he asked probing questions to him too!

[@PS-ej2xn]

​@@abhishekprajapati6205These are ChrIslamist "Hindus". For them party is not the issue. Agenda is.

[@pran10000]

@@abhishekprajapati6205 Yes watch his old interviews. Why do you think RaGa doesn't give him an interview?

[@metatube7817]

@@pran10000 He does not ask for an Interview from Rahul Gandhi. And Rahul Gandhi has been answering questions to the fascist hindutwa agenda media from past 10 years as if he was in power and liable to answer questions. Unlike Modi, he is not going to shit his pants and drink water and run away. RaGa has enough honesty and guts to face honest Journalists like Thapar.

[@nirmalmann9347]

Most Respected and Responsible Leader of Party.Sh.Atal Bihari Vajpayee is being remembered for clean,clear and fair Politics.

[@littleresearch6664]

Can we expect an interview like this in modern India. This absence is called the demise of democratic values in modern times. What is correct or incorrect is debatable but these values should remain to ask questions.

[@profamitgupta]

Long live the ideas of Vajpayee ji. Such a large hearted person who believed firmly in the value of human labour and debate.

[@VinodBandari-ps5yd]

It's time for u to celebrate because Pakistan is using the same video clip to demonizing india throughout the world 😢😢😢

[@PS-ej2xn]

Don't say that loudly in the company of BJP haters.

[@sashipanoli7204]

This is the kind of leaders India is missing today.

[@aryandixit229]

I admire Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a leader regardless of what people say of him. He was sincere and honest and always spoke his mind. He was never reluctant to stand for what his values were regardless of party, ideology or religious beliefs. Few people have this level of humility and maturity.

[@amitj7841]

Also him: "iss zameen ko samtaal karna padega"

[@nidhi1341]

This is fantastic! I’m so glad you guys are releasing Karan’s old tapes.

[@shoryavardhan9422]

Loved this ! Vajpayee was so eloquent and at ease even in English ....I thought he was a reluctant English speaker and that his articulation was limited to mostly Hindi ...but infact he seems to be quite a natural at bringing correct thoughts to tongue even in English. Also ...he was so sharp in picking up on the Freudian slip around the end of the interview.

[@kunalk1234]

Bjp built by Vajpayee survived and thrived. Bjp built by Modi Shah will die once they are out of power

[@sanjeevasahgal3390]

Karan is simply great. He asks questions we are all eager to know the answer to.

[@NoOneIsYou879]

Hope all the supporters of any party watch this once..about Atal Ji..and take some lessons from him..This is what a true leader was like..😌

[@sanjaychauhan1116]

Pakistan has broken 1000+ hindu temple and I am not counting how many have been broken during mughal rule .Hinduo ne ek tod bhi diya for a reason then why so many cru from muslims and lande k liberals .Why they were sailent on Pakistan mandir demolition ? Agar hinduo k ashtha ka samman nahi karoge and anti hindu policy banaoge to aage bhi yahi hoga .Agar kaba ko tod kar church bana diya hota to ,what do u think how long muslims would have waited ? Hindus ne to 550yrs wait kiya hai .Kashi,mathura etc ko dedo santi se warna yahi hoga

[@peep7580]

If Modi was like Atal he would not have been popular among dumb bhakts.

[@Amitab74]

Wow!! Karan Thapar taught me how to rephrase a question. What an interrogator he has been!! Much Respect!!🙏🏻

[@thefoolishscholar183]

The deterioration of the party from this to Modi-Shah is not just astounding but sad to see. How the stature of the politicians have diminished over the years.

[@abhishekprajapati6205]

What about Rjd , jdu leaders your opinion is only biased .I , think today's govt is the best govt in Indian history.

[@parthivchakraborty8253]

​@@abhishekprajapati6205 huh, what? Best government? In terms of what...Policies, economic development, protection of minorities? Even they never safeguarded the interests of the majorities. They control the media to create such an illusion.

[@marymuckaden6343]

Thank you Wire for bringing out this interview. Very interesting. It exposes the present establishment. An insult to his legacy Worship with their mouth but disrespect his

[@rahuldas1942]

Thanks for sharing the interview & thanks to people who elected such leaders. Leaders who had courage to publically accept their failures. Hope we get to see someone like him soon.

[@superjrao7161]

He very cleverly tried to prove that the higher decision making body was complete unaware of the mob’s behaviour…

[@sadia2395]

Yep Absolute lies

[@anoopzutshi7752]

What a GREAT POLITICIAN WITH GREAT HUMAN VALUES- STATESMAN LIKE PANDIT NEHRU...WE NEED LEADERS LIKE THEM TODAY ...

[@ibrahimpatel4310]

Vajpayee ji is telling dec 6 shouldn't have happened, but it was same Vajpayee ji 2 days before he said ज़मीन को समतल करना पडेगा।

[@anandixitin]

Hypocrisy ki nhi seema hoti hai 😅😅

[@RohanRajadhyaksha]

​​@anandixitin Touché! It is rank hypocrisy to go through the entire charade of the Rathyatra and ensuing episodes of violence, talk of flattening the land for a new construction, and then rue what happened on 6 Dec. The answers reek of sheer hypocrisy and irresponsible crocodile tears. On some accounts he might have been a great man, but that does not absolve him of his sins in this matter.

[@kunalk1234]

I don't think mob was in anyone's control. Vajpayee just hoped that violence would be limited to periphery. All political protests tend to go out of control. How many trains were burnt in protest against agniveer!

[@Prash__]

Then go to Pakistan

[@mujibarrahaman4069]

The Acceptance of the Word " Unable to Control the Car Sebaks Was the Failure of the Top Leaders of B J P " in an Open Interview denotes a true Leader's Confessions of Regrets. Bajpayee ji was a Political leader in True Sense. Kolkata.

[@ochan4884]

What a great man! Are the BJP and especially the RSS listening?

[@kcpauz]

When I was a small boy in class 4 I hardly think much about our former PM, he was another old politician and as kids I really never cross my mind what sort of a man he was seeing him on TV. Now comparing to the current BJP lot, he was gold.

[@PlantsmithAgro-bn7zt]

Absolutely true sir great effort towards establishing the voice of peace above all 🙏✌️👍👊👌🤘🥰💗💯🕊️

[@lawlightplayz4071]

Learned people talk in different manner, i am impressed seeing this interview

[@Dei_Kei]

Gem of a person - Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee - respected & loved by all, remembered with warm fondness even after his demise !

[@nandyalasundararamudu8638]

You are doing great work

[@arupgoswami8581]

searching interview indeed !--didn't view earlier, thanks very much for timely flashback !

[@robinkainee2077]

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji was the true statesman, his views were democratic and constitutional, but politicians of his party at the present time are undemocratic, unconstitutional, and hatemongers.

[@laxankpurohit1128]

Inspite of difference in ideology, this man commands respect. He was ready to speak, listen, befriend people. Unlike current folks.

[@annesunil2805]

Only a true gentleman can have the courage to stand with the truth. And doesnt think what it will cost

[@smrutivaghela5075]

What an honest Being,being a politician! It's very hard to see now a days..lots of respect for Atalji🙏🙏🙏

[@bratashichatterjee5018]

The best and most civilized Prime Minister our country has ever got. You will always be remembered as an upholder of the values of dignity and tolerance - There are not many politicians like you 🙏🏼

[@easypeasyenglish1331]

Such people are no more 😢😢😢

[@SudeeptaChakraborty]

Atal ji simply lied about being sorry for what happened when he himself was no less a party in the events immediately preceding the demolition of the mosque.

[@fh8047]

For bjp, rss...it was literally... baghal में छुरी, मुँह पर ram ram

[@PS-ej2xn]

Dealing with Chrislamists, one learns naturally.

[@fh8047]

@@PS-ej2xn and then all hindus flock to Christian and Muslim countries to live and work. LMAO!

[@fh8047]

@@PS-ej2xn butt hurt because we have ruled over you lot for a thousand years

[@SomeoneOfficialReal]

​​@@fh8047If the Same British Said to you how you Feel ?

[@lallibulusu8819]

Mr Thapar thsnk u for sharing this old interview,atalji was a statesman,man of principles,talked to opposition whenever it is needed but modi is narrow minded,brutal and uses ED as a tool ro suppress opposition.

[@harrysingh-vp9qm]

What a great man Atal bihari Vajpai was . A great speaker , intelligent man. Now the hands of BJP is under very wrong prople

[@Tatvashastramu]

When justice prevails, all eyes can see and all ears can hear the truth.

[@subhrabhattacharya1659]

The evolution of his party from his time to now can be described as from heaven to hell!! 😢

[@Mr551955]

Thanks for sharing this old interview pertaining to a turning point of Indias political history that has brought our country upside-down?🤔🤔

[@CrosswireHunter]

ultimately a 500 years old Masjid was demolished with the tacit support of UP govt and BJP ... A BLACK DAY FOR INDIA AND HUMANITY.

[@sujithkumar2041]

The difference of leadership with current one is so stark. Those times leaders spoke face to face, these days they dog whistle from the pulpit or through monkey bath.

[@pruthwirajnayak6670]

Last Question: Who had said 'Samtal tou karna padega' ?

[@antxaveace]

The late Vajpayee , the late prime minister of India , by perchance was a claptrap. The plan for demolition of the Babri Mosque had been pte-determined on the wintry night December 1948 itself when the idol of Ram was surreptitiously installed by three extremist sages of Ayodhya. The demolition plan was premeditated and the gruesome polirician Advani vaporized the plan in parallel to Mandal Commission promulgation. Vajpayee had been a scapegoat which he had proved himself then and there. 1. When ordering to deport from India an English correspondent who had reported in the press that Vajpayee used to ' drink ' every night before to bed. 2. In the same podium where he sat along with Nelson Mandela, the latter when inquired whether he could be a mediator in the Indo - Pak regarding Jammu & Kashmir , in the same podium Vajpayee repudiated openly Mr. Mandela , of his service of mediation unnecessary. Mr. Vajpayee was just a lozenge in the hands of the Sangh Parivar. 3. Vajpayee tried his hands during his reign as prime minister to crown with Bharat Ratna for Gokwalker and Hegdewar - the Hinutva protagonists , but was thwarted by the Opposition parties. 😅😅😅

[@navrishisharma5642]

Itna achhe leader could not become pm second time

[@sahibpreet1853]

Atal ji was only person who was Fit to speak on that critical issue in front of this dangerous journalist.

[@renukaviswanathan454]

Why don't we remember Vajpayee's double speak about Babri Masjid throughout that period? All details are given in the relevant chapter of the book written by Home Secretary, Madhav Godbole Unfinished Innings. There is the truth. Everything else is what politicians say to cover up the truth. Only V P Singh and Lalu Yadav did the right thing on the Mandir Masjid issue. Noone else. Not Rajiv Gandhi or Advani either. This is what history will write. Watch the documentary Ram ke Naam. Didn't this poor country need anything more important to do for its people than THIS to fight over?

[@antonystark3303]

Atleast he had guts to give an interview for incident...Whereas the current PM don't even dare to say a word about incident in Manipur...what's surprising is Atalji really belived in the person who would eventually betray his trust. All in All Vajpayee is the kind of leader whom we want who are honest and atleast when something goes wrong, they take responsibility and face people and media and answer them.

[@kalaimani5424]

What a great man!!! And the interview was nice

[@teluguserialactress7163]

The laugh at 12:14 and the "of course" at 12:35 are clear indications of the confidence and belief the man has in himself. Legend 🙏🙏

[@shbharucha4509]

What a huge difference between Vajpayee a perfect gentleman who sincerely believed in democracy and Modi. The respect that Vajpayee earned will never be there for Modi who is running the country like his personal feifdom and democratic values are being done away with!

[@piyudeomahant6308]

क्या अटल जी सच कह रहे हैं ? अगर हां तो फिर उस घटना के कुछ घंटे पहले कार्यकर्ताओं से "जमीन को बैठने के लिए, समतल बनाने की बात क्यों कही थी ?"

[@mohdamin8131]

Unparalleled Karan, always succeeded in showing true. face of the interviewees.

[@sharafvanur]

He was a great human being to maintain moral ethics.....

[@sumantramajumder281]

Generations pass by... today we know the ugliness behind the "mukhota"

[@Artrader_em8ko]

Vir Sanghi report Ayodya issue on The print was very interesting!

[@rodriguesroshan]

People always said one thing about him.. "THE RIGHT MAN IN THE WRONG PARTY"..!! So true..

[@shekharnair9730]

Respect to the then PM, he was the one with a clear mindset and accepted the flaws and still managed to answer with courage.... Need more like bajpayee ji who respected the laws unlike what's happening currently.. No one comes to take the blame...those who never accept their mistake, never learns from them...

[@rodriguesroshan]

AB Vajpayee was not the PM in 1992. It was PV Narasimha Rao. Vajpayee was then the leader of the Opposition. He became PM for the first time in 1996. He was indeed a gentleman, whom critics called the Nehru of the Right Wing. He was sincere, decent and a man of principles. May his soul rest in peace. He is my only personal favourite among all the BJP leaders.

[@niranjanrathod9343]

This Video should get millions of views. Vajpayee ji what a man .. greatest of them all .. salute!

[@AM-sm3nc]

Immaculate, nostalgic and to some extent, revealing the shape of things that followed...

[@Drkp23]

If you want listened whole interview… Mr. Karan addresses Vajpayee as Advani and loved that reaction from Vajpayee ji… not often you see Mr. Karan offering apologies

[@rodriguesroshan]

I just loved that hearty laughter from Vajpayee ji.. he was really fun to be with.. he indeed had a heart of gold.. 🥰

[@gkk2215]

Planning and Allowing the mistake and showing post sympathies is called GAMEPLAN and the player of the Game is called POLITICIAN 😂😂😂

[@JensonSamuel777]

Very true

[@gordonjohnson6013]

A great and respectful person in politics,Atalji was a stalwart,I respect him,god bless his soul

[@rajneeshagrawal6121]

Vishwaguru can't speak to Press like this

[@samuelsgeorge271]

There was a dignified PM back then who was classy, and there is a PM today who is Self Obsorbed and self centred and self edifying. What a stark contrast. It's time we need that kind of politics not the cheap politics of today.

[@rahul_1899]

An interview way ahead of its time, especially considering the current flock don't even care or dare to give one to journalists. As much as I admire Mr Vajpayee, looking back it looks like a great political move both for the party and him. Him acknowledging it and statements like saying the party regrets it, well it turned out well for them.

[@creativezebra5757]

Now in the land of cow worship , india is the highest beef exporter in the world. Truly hipocracy ki bhi seema hoti hai.

[@PS-ej2xn]

This is beyond the understanding of you ChrIslamists. 😅😅😅

[@asksanjay1735]

True and Well Said

[@adi5192]

Our cartoon would have drank 10 glasses of water and would have run from that place.

[@abdulwajid3894]

Vajpayeeji was honest in this interview .He was deceived by his own party men & ultimately that led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid. He clearly clearly said ,we do not have Kashi & Varnasi in our agenda at all....

[@Artrader_em8ko]

Watch Vir Sanghi recent video on Ayodya issue on The Print. Very informative.

[@emdhruv]

Wow! Archives of Mr. Thapar.✌👍

[@hemanthkumar-xf8ki]

He is INDIAN, He is HINDU. This is what we are. Not what is trending nowadays.

[@ManjitSingh-vq4ee]

ਥਾਪਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਲੱਗ ਰਹੇ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਵੀ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਹਨ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਪੂਰੇ ਚੈਨਲ ਨੂੰ ਚੱੜਦੀ ਕਲਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਖੇ

[@SomeoneOfficialReal]

Congressi hai Handsome Bhaisahab aapke.

[@farzanashaikh520]

This interview made us feel and understand very clearly that the ideology of Mr.Atal bihari vajpayee was not alike of RSS or Advani or else

[@pt-7890]

RSS is miles better than any islamic organisation lol. You're clueless ffs

[@Mr551955]

Technically the late PM Shri Narsinha Rao was right on every count, a PM who follows the rule of law, the basic principles of our constitution. But if we compare this with todays PM Modi who do not care about the rule of law or the principles of Indias constitution and does things as per his & RSS wishes, then today we can say PM Narsinha Rao should have taken very strong actions without bothering about constitutionality!🤔🤔

[@bhushanchauhan4090]

He is a real man and a politician. This kind of man is needed to be a PM. Salute to his bravery

[@MegaSiddharth100]

Nation needs a Leader like Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee once again 🙏🙏🙏

[@JatinderSingh-ie6wq]

Mr Thapar must be a happy man that he is so adept at interviewing important people that too from various fields.

[@nandan.bharath]

Vajapeyiji was a politician with morals and ethics.. respect his courage to say what went wrong and made him unhappy Karan Thapar is unmatchable in this job.

[@lefb6301]

Today's politicians don't have the balls to answer questions like this in public.

[@raghavareddy2881]

It's a greatest interview forever with a great personality.

[@RoshanKumar-je6wx]

The wait of 500 yrs over..6 dec should not have happened. But Mandir must be built in Ayodhya

[@AltafHussain_jk]

What a lovely great personality he was!

[@rammachiraju]

He predicted we were becoming intolerant and it came true today. Mr Vajpayee is a rare politician and such breed doesn't exist in India anymore.

[@asimkumarchakraborty2271]

Dr Jekill - perfect acting. No penitence, remorse. Dr Jekill deputed Mr Hyde (advani) to execute his plan. Last few years he suffered for his tongue-twisting & his dear deputy is living dead & anonymity, deaf & dumb.

[@shanblues7257]

To say that what happened was regrettable, anguishing and stuff and also that he was unhappy with many things inside the party is either a reflection of how straightforward he was or the BJP was going through a huge amount of criticism and this was a way to reduce the blowback.

[@niralmundu]

Old is Gold...

[@pran10000]

Netas come and go - Karan Thapar is always a legend! Now they just don't have the balls to face him. Respect to Atalji.

[@neenasingh9491]

A extremely humble and enlightened Leader. We miss him.

[@doreenfernandes2431]

Vajpayee was a good, honest, straightforward man with good morals unfortunately not present in today's politicians 😮

[@globaltrustparty]

Dosti Bani Rahey

[@ayesha0509]

...One day before the demolition he said in a speech ..."Kal kya ho jay kuch kaha nahi ja sakta"... what does it mean? and now its a failure...HOW?

[@luminous6810]

The Vajpayee, the founder of the party, has regrets what had happened in Ayodhya. The traitors of the party leader Advani joshi and Nerender Modi don't regret are these people can be considered as the true obidient followers of the Party ?