Scholar Vinay Sitapati on his pathbreaking new book ‘BJP before Modi’ & Vajpayee-Advani Jugalbandi

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L K Advani’s involvement in Rath Yatra was naked, political opportunism, he didn’t have a communal bone in his body, his mother worshipped at a dargah in Sindh before Partition. Atal Behari Vajpayee loved Parliament and the diversity of India’s political space. He wanted Advani to sack Modi, but lost in that battle. They were BJP & India’s ‘jugalbandi,’ says Vinay Sitapati in his book on the BJP’s most interesting duo in decades. Watch this interview with ThePrint’s National Affairs editor Jyoti Malhotra. #ThePrintUninterrupted
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[@kafirinfidel1351]

For crying out loud, this guy is totally full of crap. 😅😅 Acording to him the biggest mistake Advani made was not firing Modi. I would say that was the biggest success given that Modi has one with the largest majorities the BJP has ever seen since Nehru

[@srimant101]

Its fine to have your viewpoints and as a regular listener to the show, I want to hear diverse viewpoints, however biased they are. But how often will the guest be interrupted in a show claiming in its title to be the exact opposite? I'll just point out the times at which the guest was interrupted in this show. Then I will show the times when the guest was done speaking and a followup question was asked. See for yourself Times at which the guest was in the middle of saying something and was interrupted (22) 4:36, 6:00, 7:07, 8:37, 9:50, 10:20, 11:17, 12:26, 14:36, 18:32, 19:30, 19:56, 24:55, 26:28, 26:36, 28:51, 31:02, 34:41, 34:52, 35:50, 39:32, 39:58 Time when the guest was actually done speaking and a followup question was asked (7) - 14:03, 15:30, 22:44, 33:18, 37:15, 38:46, 41:23 I hope ThePrint takes this advice as constructive criticism. Would a member of their staff even like to have a 40 minute conversation with me where I interrupt them 22 times during the chat? Mathematically it shows that the host has an attention span less than 2 minutes. The same criticism has been levied in several other conversations as well. I hope the host changes the way of conducting such conversations over a period of time. The guests, whatever their views, are well-read and interesting in their opinions in most cases. The show should add to that and let the conversation flow. There are so many podcasts with millions of followers that they can refer to, if they wish to improve upon this rather easy to address flaw (all you have to do is stay quiet).

[@nsitpoison]

Mishra ji... Bahut badiya... Very nice analysis...

[@bharatchoudhary540]

Depends on individual interviewer ... someone like Jyoti or a Thapar are stubborn & stupid while considering themselves as intellectuals

[@AtulKumar-wj9yx]

I would recommend that you watch the episode of the seen and the unseen where Vinay comes on to talk about his book

[@VikramSingh-vg7gv]

@@AtulKumar-wj9yx yeh it was really awesome.in fact whole podcast is brilliant

[@shivsankarradhakrishnan8356]

The most affected of partition are 'Indian Muslims'? Seriously?? U meant living ppl? Coz hardly any Hindus are left in partitioned Pakistan!!!

[@anuragsharma6519]

Ashoka University is leftist hub.

[@koulster2]

I too noticed that Mr. Sitapati totally forgot non-muslims left in East or West Pakistan or the trouble between East and West Pakistan which finally was real. I would love to know a scholar arise but scholastic rigour cannot be compromised. My personal concern is ONLY out of compassion for even the last soul, the last blade of grass ... scholars find that goal impossible ... I unfortunately belong to the tribe where love is worshipped ... "majrooh likh rahey thay woh ahklay wafaa ka naam (Majrooh - name of the poet - when the call came that whoever is faithful to the idea of love please identity yourself ) hum bhi khadey huay hain gunaah gaar ki tarah ( I too stood up for following this most beautiful ideal as if I had committed a crime - because times are such that 'love' is not the practical thing anymore ... guess what 'love' never was the practical thing to do ... I personally learn to be practical only as much as Galileo was - that guy never got killed, contrary to the popular belief for loving the facts as they are ... but I know at least 3 guys who didn't believe me till they Googled it ... 😀 that to me is genius of Galileo that people think he was killed for the helio-centric views he OBSERVED ... mind you Galileo didn't think it up he called spade a spade and his genius was in passing on the message somehow ... he was an "ahley wafa" - I won't translate ahley wafa ... I don't paid to write here )". I know I digressed ... it was by design and not me wool gathering: think who is the guy on my thumbnail.

[@user-gy4gk5pr1g]

He meant in India, in the context that the Hindu population went from 75% to 80% in last 70 years. What has Pakistan got to do with it?

[@koulster2]

@@user-gy4gk5pr1g Rohit I was referring to him saying that muslims of India are the biggest losers due to partition. I think there are other major groups of losers due to partition ... though basically we all lost due that pure evil idea of whoever mothered it. Honestly I don't know who mothered such an evil idea.

[@AnoopVRewera]

Haha I came to the comment section to make this observation. Glad you made it already

[@umarmanzoorshah2498]

Right Right Right .He has said the word 'Right' 357 times in the entire interview.

[@vivekyadav1]

You sound like the backbenchers in school who concentrate a particular word a teacher keeps repeating, because they dont get anything else the teacher talks about. Or maybe you are a pakistani who can't relate to indian politics, but listen to these convos anyway and comment on it without giving your nationality away and think you're being clever.

[@mithunkartha]

I am a simple man. I see Jyoti, I leave a comment and immediately exit.

[@athmakur01]

Why?

[@timetraveler7533]

@@athmakur01 she is anti hindu 🙏

[@athmakur01]

@@timetraveler7533 why do you think she is anti hindu ?

[@literarymusings8886]

@@athmakur01 because he is an insecure toxically masculine lonely male

[@mithunkartha]

@@literarymusings8886 that is a good description of ur dad. My best wishes to him.

[@timetraveler7533]

This makes me more pro nationalist ...... knowledge about hinduism and bjp 🙏🇮🇳❤️

[@Valkyri3Z]

You are not 'nationalist' ..you are scum bag with hatred and desire for revenge. Hindu nationalism is primarily based on revenge and hatred.

[@timetraveler7533]

Ak nationalist vo hai jo desh k khatir jaan de sakta hai...... Dhram k khatir nahi ...... Tum nahi samjo gaye 🙏🇮🇳

[@timetraveler7533]

@Alpha100

[@jddj9189]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/poG5lZyNlJmima8 best video i have ever seen

[@vijaydinanathchavan7644]

Vajpayee and Advani were contemporaries while Modi-Shah are not. Shah is a protege of Modi and Shah is only 56 years old. Modi was just CM of Gujarat when he was 56. Hence comparing Modi-Shah and Vajpayee-Advani is quite whimsical.

[@surendrabarsode8959]

As usual, Jyoti is constantly interrupting Sitpati and it is he who has to apologize every time he is interrupted!!

[@AV-kf9jx]

Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right I stopped watching this guy, after his 10th right...

[@anav587]

I will say he's very much unbiased in class. I took intro to Indian politics with him

[@1231gsc]

34:50 Partition happened to Bengal too, in case you forgot ...Direct Action Day started in Bengal.

[@samyak128]

They always forget about the Partition of Bengal. Maybe it is because the Indian English speaking media is centered in Delhi and Delhi is home to a lot of Hindu and Sikh refugees from Punjab and Sindh

[@Valkyri3Z]

@@samyak128 Indian politics today is primarily a result of angry Punjabi , Sindhi , Guj politicians from partition era. This is why we see so much hate and violence everywhere. Bengal handled it much more maturely and realized carrying this hate will lead to nothing. Unfortunately memories of partition again being dug up from past in Bengal to win election now. Bengal will be destroyed.

[@samyak128]

@@Valkyri3Z I live in Kolkata and this isn't how I would describe it. The memories of partition have been erased from the public sphere by 35 years of Left dominance. But the scars are still there. Nearly every other family has a story about women in their family being raped and forcefully converted, etc. As the Demography of West Bengal destabilizes again, you will see this anger come to the fore again. Don't forget it was the Bengali Hindus who pushed for the Partition of Bengal to maintain their own culture. The Muslim League demand and the British plan was to give all of Bengal to Pakistan.

[@Valkyri3Z]

@@samyak128 You are not a Bengali. You are an outsider. Which explains your tendency towards violence and keep the memories of violence alive so that people can be polarized and hate can be transferred to future generations for vote bank. What happened in riots happened to both sides and forgetting that is the BEST option. Europe forgot World War 2 and now they are happy. Non Bengali agents like you are trying to spread the poison in Bengal by poisoning minds of young generation who has nothing to do with partition. And NO , Bengali Hindus pushed for united Bengal , Sarat Bose and many other Bengali leaders tried to create separet Bengali nation which Congress sabotaged. You don't even know the basic history of Bengal. LOL

[@samyak128]

@@Valkyri3Z this is a fascinating mindset. To call your own countryman an outsider. I have lived equal parts of my life in Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Bengal. All of the places are part of my life and my identity. Every state of India is my state. I do not believe in the Balkanization of India like you seem to. And if it makes you feel any better or worse, as a resident of Bengal and an INDIAN citizen, I will be voting in the Bengal Assembly election of 2021. It is my right to do so, according to the Indian Constitution, which last I checked, is still applicable to West Bengal. And I don't think you'll like who I'm voting for...

[@vipinvijay4449]

Ha Ha After 15 years new book will come "bjp before yogi Modi-Shah jugalbandhi". After 30 years another book "bjp before tejaswi surya"

[@bharatchoudhary540]

And each time in their analysis the previous leader will be a 'liberal' compared to current one

[@shubhamjoshi8762]

I will but all three of them because he is at least insightful

[@deepaknamdeothorat731]

Guys why don't you do a piece on "The influence of Mrs Mountbatten on Jawahar Lal Nehru & ‘jugalbandi’ with Sardar Patel".. a FACTUAL piece would be INFINITELY MORE INTERESTING and RELEVANT

[@sagniknath4344]

@@literarymusings8886 Dude, eloquence in a single foreign language is neither a metric nor a guarantee of intellectual ability.

[@literarymusings8886]

@@sagniknath4344 Jairam Ramesh has already written about mrs Mountbatten When are you going to write then ?

[@doubleslit3066]

@@literarymusings8886 English language is no sign of merit. Please don't troll anyone for not knowing foreign language. No shame in not knowing someone else mother's tongue & no pride for knowing it.

[@amithprem4430]

@@sagniknath4344 the lack of pride in our own language and culture is the problem with our Indians.we consider speaking in English as intellect which is not.i think literary musings may come to comment on my ability in English but I don't care.

[@RaitaNag]

Why dont you read the book by Mountbatten s daughter. It is not hidden.

[@shsumanta393]

Liberals of India: 1- Nehru the son of a british educated, son of a Zamindar and lawyer is parliamentarian in true sense. 2- Indira the daughter of a PM who was enrolled in the best of schools at that time, a proper elite was a true parliamentarian. 3- Rajiv Gandhi the son of a former PM the elitist among elites is a true parliamentarian. 4- Vajpayee being from "Nehru Era" was also a true parliamentarian. 5- Manmohan singh who could never win an election not even a sit was also a true parliamentarian. 6- Even Rahul Gandhi being a "True Secular, and Congressmen" a true parliamentarian. 7- Only Modi because he came from a small village, not very qualified is not a true parliamentarian. Hatsoff of to Liberal logic. One day if possible u guys will definitely sell india to foreign powers in the name of secularism.

[@jashparikh4594]

Hindus can never make a taliban so stop saying it we dont have the ideology of jihad

[@abdulmuhithsyed1787]

Havent people done terrible things in the name of humanitarian ideologies in the past ? Stalin and mao did in the name of socialism, what socialism was founded to fight, Hitler did it in the name of nationalism and patriotic fervour. Japanese massacred chinese and chinese picked up from where their oppressors left and continue to be the oppressors themselves now So, no leader, accused of such war crimes has ever done it with an ideology which didnt have humanity at its core. How else could masses be convinced of the legality of the actions otherwise ? Humanitarain ideologies in the hands of vengeful cruel leaders dont fare so well. So stop saying that because of such and such ideology, one can never do something so terrible. There is insurmountable potential within mankind motivated by vengeance and hatefulness to do unimaginable crimes against humanity.

[@abdulmuhithsyed1787]

@@Zed-bh7yz , the prophet s.a.w sure killed people, but not one of them was an innocent unsuspecting person. Each one was of those who took up arms against the prophet in battles. And, what else do people sign up for wars when they take up arms against another ? It is either to kill or be killed. You wont be able to point one instance where the prophet ordered or did himself, killings of innocents even if they oppressed him in the past. The conquest of mecca is proof of it. People who torutured him, excommunicated him, killed his people, starved them, brought platoons after platoons to annihilate them in medina, were not harmed one bit. Infact, they were allowed to keep their possessions and stay, allowed to safely pass if they so wished.

[@abdulmuhithsyed1787]

@@Zed-bh7yz , secondly, the prophet's wife was an adult in her own words " Hadith Narrated Aisha (the wife of the Prophet) I had seen my parents following Islam since I attained the age of puberty. Not a day passed but the Prophet (ﷺ) visited us, both in the mornings and evenings. My father Abu Bakr thought of building a mosque in the courtyard of his house and he did so. He used to pray and recite the Qur'an in it. The pagan women and their children used to stand by him and look at him with surprise. Abu Bakr was a Softhearted person and could not help weeping while reciting the Qur'an. The chiefs of the Quraish pagans became afraid of that (i.e. that their children and women might be affected by the recitation of Qur'an). Sahih al-Bukhari 476 In-book : Book 8, Hadith 124 USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 1, Book 8, Hadith 465 (deprecated) Sahih Bukhari" So, in her own words, she was an adult. How could your ill informed opinions of islam or the prophet make any difference anyway. If you still follow and believe in the lies you want to believe in, then you have to introspect and reassess your own religious teachings and what they have made you to believe and think.

[@abdulmuhithsyed1787]

@@Zed-bh7yz , ofcourse, the word of a bigot who didnt even know that the prophets wife was an adult in her own admission, at the time of marriage, counts more than a proven fact, doesnt it ? In your dreams man. Happy hating

[@abdulmuhithsyed1787]

@@Zed-bh7yz lol, quran wasnt compiled 200 years later. Thats the hadith you are talking about. How ignorant can one be i wonder. It was arranged compiled and transmitted by the prophet himself in his last year in madina

[@tharunmangattil2759]

Ex-girlfriend returns with a new comedy show

[@sanjaydongre]

thanks jyoti & vinay , great pleasure to hear you both.

[@vivekra]

Spare a thought for Mr Kaul too. What indignity he had to put up with.

[@literarymusings8886]

Vajpayi should have done that

[@samyak128]

Notice how both of these people, despite being born into Hindu families, speak of "Hindu fevicol" in third person. This attitude of alienation from oneself seems to be dominant in the Lutyens cabal (and nobody embodies this cabal better than the lady interviewer). And these people are a monument to the success of Lord Macaulay and his endeavor to create a "class of persons, Indian in blood and color, but English in tastes, morals, opinions and intellects". These people become known as "Brown Englishmen" and they still dominate our media, academia and culture today

[@fekubuster1888]

All Hindus will detest the fake fevicol of Hindutva. RSS BJP are an insult to Hinduism

[@samyak128]

@@fekubuster1888 Sure man! You have the right to believe that. I disagree with you, but that's not an issue (for me). Hinduism and other Indic faiths (Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism) do not belong to anyone of us. Your view is just as valid as mine. On the other hand, I can see why the Congress despises the BJP. Puri dukaan band kar di Congress ki, in the last 6 years. The age old formula of dividing Hindu votes on caste + consolidating minority votes, will no longer work. If you don't adjust to the new mood in the nation (which is real no matter whether you want it to be true or not), you will slide into further electoral irrelevance. That's just my advice to Congress as a citizen who would like to see a strong opposition Party to keep the BJP accountable

[@dpakgupta]

Jyoti needs to: 1. Read the book in detail when discussing with the book author; 2. Better understand or grasp nuances of the imp relevant details; 3. Maybe specialize on what she thinks she is expert in as she is not as versatile in grasping complicated things as Shekhar. Vinay and his book seems amazing and I have started reading and seems very promising thus far

[@shobhasarma9530]

Mr Vajpayee was only 3 years older to MR Advani but Mr Modi is 14 years older to Mr Amit Shah . Mr Shah has patience and will wait for his time to come . So no need to smile sarcastically and question whether Mr Modi will ever work under Mr. Shah .

[@batta420]

This was an informative piece about the objective analysis of the BJP during the vajpayee advani era from a scholar who necessarily didn't take sides.

[@jayeshjani6357]

Great Analysis...... Thank you sir

[@shubhamrajput37]

19:30 writer is factually incorrect. Advani ji was a swayamsevak and was regular visitor of shakha in Karachi. This was years before partition.

[@shubhamrajput37]

@7hariharan The publishers should have put this book in 'fiction' section

[@deepaksholapurkar7330]

@7hariharan after few years will get few books on how Modi was secular, liberal and accommodative .

[@ishaansengupta4122]

But he never said that Advani was not a swayamsevak/was not a visitor of shakhas. How much did you get paid to post this?

[@akshattewari]

अखण्ड भारत की पुनर्स्थापना होना एक अवश्यंभावी घटना है। शताब्दियों का हिसाब भी चुकाया जाएगा और अखण्ड भारत विश्व की महाशक्ति भी बनेगा।

[@sureshpv4641]

Very interesting conversation and book. Request you to do an in-depth review of relationship between Nehru and Lady Edwina Mountbatten; an erudite Mr Natwar Singh, a close friend of NG family could tell you the truth. Eagerly looking forward to 👍

[@PB-hf9of]

She is a black ship in this print , look at what others are doing , and only this lady is perusing her agenda in different guise

[@obhutara]

yeh bakra, bakre ki baat kar raha hai. But look what you're doing, talking about sheep when you want to talk about the cow

[@OnkarShrma]

The most affected with partition are Pakistani Hindus. And this person thinks indian muslims are most affected than them.🤣😂😂

[@docdsc70]

Thanks.

[@prempalsharma7]

Really great to hear from both about jugalbandi. excellent.

[@patmclaughlin107]

Respect for Vinay Sitapati. Jyoti should ask the questions, and let Vinay speak. Just too many interruptions, despite the title "Uninterrupted".

[@pratimajpathakjha]

Vinay , it will be wonderful if you could make a documentary based on this .

[@abhishekdesai1356]

Alright ! no offences to the author but..why is it that you feel "cool" about using the word Ganges river instead of Ganga? Make a habit of saying Sindhu river instead of Indus river ! Use the word Takshashila instead of Taxila ! Don't spell it as Cauvery..simply say Kaveri ! Dont spell it as Lucknow..spell it as Lakhnau ! Don't say Mysore..change is maisoor ! Don't say Adam's bridge..name it as Ram setu !! Don't say Gulf of Cambay..say Gulf of Khambhat !! Zra sa bhi sense of identity nahi hai? "Fancy" illogical pronunciation kyun itne ache lgte hai? Learn to embrace our own distinct identity🙏

[@sprealestategurugram328]

So u mean there is no secular em before 1976.....and democracy and double standard secular em is 2 different things

[@pradeei.g7478]

One important aspect that he has not analysed is 1) The effect of Vajpayee and Advani on Modi and Shah 2) Actually Shah is able to give good interviews unlike Modi who can only give good speech - in that sense Shah is much smarter 3) Will Shah fade into background as Advani did 4) what is the future of BJP after Modi Shah. Only sensible person filling their shoes looks like Mr. Panda from Orissa.

[@jassaljs]

I have really enjoyed reading this book! Thank you Jyoti!

[@sureshpv4641]

Right right right right.......…...…infinity, that's very irritating. How are his students tolerating, right right right right right right right right.... You Know......

[@atuld]

Looking forward to this book! Fascinating subject and a great interview.

[@a.gajananagajanana2465]

why does this gentleman says" right" at the end of every sentence. It is irritating to hear that repeatedly

[@meghkalyanasundaram8720]

I wonder if that is the influence of Pratap Bhanu Mehta even though one might do well to hasten and add that it is not particularly uncommon.

[@a.banerji9402]

It's a habit Professors staring at the blank faces of their students develop!

[@govindmatondkar7502]

Excellent discussion!

[@amanshukla8758]

I think the BJP tries to use the "good cop, bad cop" method in politics. In every era, they have a moderate politician (good cop), and a radical politician to complement him. In the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, it was Vajpayee (moderate/good cop) and Advani (radical/bad cop). If you try and look at how Modi and Shah are behaving nowadays, you'll see a similarity. Since becoming PM, Modi has stopped speaking very controversial stuff and mostly speaks generic PM stuff. Shah on the other hand, is much more fiery and has often spoken controversial stuff. Nowadays, Modi is trying to play the moderate/good cop, while Shah is trying to play the radical/bad cop.

[@vidhatrireddy7405]

I’ve always believed in Vinay’s research.. good discussion.. family and critical events do shape personalities.. I just wish the people do not become scapegoats for the ambitions of politicians .. it’s not Hindutva that is based on land demarcation but politics..

[@herambsathye2337]

Another breakfast time gossip! Now you people started discussing love life of politicians! Great going- this is worst than republic tv🤣

[@RaviKumar-pf1cg]

Nice conversation I really like it

[@piyushparashar71]

STOP saying: “right? Right? right? right? Right? Right? right? Right? right? Right? right? Right? right? Right?” Annoying.

[@chanderdevsharma4944]

Sindh will be part of india one day .We will conquer sindh

[@prasenjittripathi4250]

Liberandus: But Modi is not Bajpayee. Me a Hindu: We know. And that's exactly why we love Modi more.

[@naklimsdhoni1019]

No Indian liked British rule but nobody protested till 1857, then again it took 90 yrs to get independence from them... thanks to WW2 RSS took 90 yrs to form govt, it will stay for sometime...1st protest already started but will take time to hoist Indian flag in Nagpur.

[@therandomthings6933]

Just see happiness in Jyothi’s face when asking questions. It’s seems all this story and book is made up story.

[@koulster2]

Yes I too noticed she got happy when the mention of Atal ji's personal life started. To be fair to her I think she was happy that a woman who openly celebrated her sexuality got mentioned. I personally am in favour of women eventually to get their due respect ... I was a teenager when I heard a relative boast that her brother had many girlfriends and I purely out of the teenage habit of trying to irritate adults asked that relative "would you have boasted like this had your sister had many boyfriends". I grew up to be ok in the sense that I respect women and men and people who are not comfortable identifying with either sex. So yes me happy about women getting respect.

[@krupadave1975]

What's the meaning of 'pathbreaking new book'? Is there any fixed path for writing a book, that this guy has broken?

[@pawanksoni]

Jyoti Malhotra watching the shows of an “Indian Born UK mind” journalist who wear bow tie and consider interruption as his trade mark..

[@literarymusings8886]

And your leader is afraid to speak to " indian born Uk mind " , his throat dries up immediately 😁

[@monraejan]

@@literarymusings8886 Paani, paani do mujhe. Dosti kaayam rahe. What BS :D

[@literarymusings8886]

@@monraejan dhokla kha ke jana , bas ainda se saval mat puchna

[@chanakyachoudhury9518]

Must read d book,stories to be unfolded

[@matriputra2624]

Disgusting to do this to a dead woman who never hurt anyone... Jyoti should be ashamed.

[@AmritaKumari-ir8cg]

Sir I want review on this topic

[@sudhirkumar-nc9ue]

did anyone count "how many times he spoke "right"

[@ranjanbiswas9755]

A. Vinay should talk less listen more B. Jyoti is trying to desperately cling to straws for the Congress C. Vinay is trying to be a balancing act Convinced that we need a decisive leader like Modi all the rest were neither here or there. They all wanted to get a pat on their back. D. How to deal with Pakistan learn from Modi and Amit. Jyoti and Vinay are desperate to show BJP in a bad light bit are fail

[@amithprem4430]

With these kind of useless propaganda I am sure modi will be in power again.this nonsense didn't help them in last elections, still they didn't got any sense to change their strategies.

[@timetraveler7533]

Very interesting facts 👍

[@swamykatragadda8661]

advani is decisive worker after discussion & taking decision , vajpai is lazy but good with words.

[@hrishikeshjoshi5846]

The people worst hit by partition are the muslims left in India really sums the guy up well. I lost all my faith in the guy.

[@pratimajpathakjha]

As another person to comment earlier , says for an interview titled ,” uninterrupted” The host interrupted more than 20 times ! Please let people there whom you invited to speak , Speak. Moderating the conversation and inturrupting constantly are 2 different things . The hosts political leanings should not be obvious .

[@jayramjadwani431]

How about. Hindu Sindhi's totally Raw deal not even an inch of land , no Reservation no anything....

[@prempalsharma7]

Must do one book every week or fortnightly

[@kesavanm4797]

Allows both right ,left and all to represent their views

[@rajeshdaviyal4602]

His entire interview fell so low intellectually bcz of his analysis on Partition. Subcontinent muslim population has increased and yes there is no effective muslim politics but the worst hit by partition are definitely minorities in Pak and Bangladesh.

[@shubhamjoshi8762]

They can easily come to India and flourish

[@jaylay320]

Is this jyoti saba naqui's elder sister? 😂

[@utkarshuppal9506]

what does he know about what happened a list of surmises in the book

[@rohitsingh4435]

There are conservatives with liberal views similarly liberals with conservative views, it is not new but calling Vajpaee as some soul hearted liberal is not correct, he was ideologicaly a Hindu Nationalist with some liberal views which is not strange in any politics.

[@akki745]

Nice story dude

[@anjankumarsarkar6243]

This review is in very poor taste. This shows the mentality of the anchor and also of the channel airing it. Could have spared the person after his demise.

[@fekubuster1888]

The review exposes the myths perpetuated by IT Cell of the BJP. Vajpayee and Advani were no saints. They were just 3rd rate thugs

[@jayprakash60]

These same gang outrage when PM Modi talk about Rajiv Gandhi

[@x3nn0n]

I read an excerpt from your upcoming book on Open Mag. Nice research Mr. Sitapati!

[@abhishekdey7572]

Influence or not, she was a mistress. Intellectualism doesn't give her a pass

[@pratimajpathakjha]

Promises to be Refreshing, honest fair ballanced and very riveting book ! Far removed from the books by political commentator who havent had many entirely New snd original ideas in researching our recent political scene . Good luck

[@prasoonmishra6352]

As usual, all about Nehru, Nehruvian consensus, same old drill, camouflaging behind Vajpayee. The interview is less about Vajpayee, more about Congress Nehru etc. The author did not go even as far as listening to the Vajpayee's speeches on Hedgewar, Guruji, Savarkar, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, all so readily available on KZbin.

[@SreekanthYerram]

So, u mean vajpayee must be in cong and PV NARASIMHA RAO must be in BJP?

[@swamykatragadda8661]

had no partition hapend, all the nehruvian secularists including communists, socialist, would have been buried by muslim excsses and rejection of nehru by non muslims.

[@NAGENDRAKRISHNARAO]

A sponsored book beyond doubt. Timing cleverly released.

[@jeetendra580]

Stay always crying 🤮

[@amithprem4430]

With this kind of nonsense propaganda what they are achieving is penetration of bjp more and rapid.

[@swetabsingh9444]

Guyz from the other side....... Just wanna say we are not nazi looking for blood..... We have our ideas which we believe in.....

[@Excited_Electron]

This video is exactly the reason I do not sponsor channels like Print. Idiots. Wish they could turn back the time and make sure Vajpayee sacks Modi somehow 😂

[@anilbera9499]

#ThePrintUninterrupted or #ThePrintInterrupted

[@wokeymcwokeface1974]

Speculations and theorizing is fun. But someone has to respond to terrorist attacks and ISIS cells in India. If Congress has responded effectively, there wouldn’t be much of a place for BJP.

[@babitamishra1305]

Vajpayee didn't give anti Muslim speech. He stated truth. Muslims did burn Karsevaks alive. That's a fact. Doesn't make beloved atal ji an anti Muslim but if so, so be it.

[@sdrrtyuui]

Instead of calling such unknows, why can't the high and all mighty Shekhar Gupta interview a retired IFS officer about the geopolitical situation,

[@Nithinpn]

I really hope , the book doesnt have so many right :)

[@satejkhedekar]

Nice and informative interview.

[@tanujajd282]

To answer your last question : The Modi of a few years back may not have served under Amit Shah, but what we see today of Modi is that he is already making way for Shah, and when the time is right, he will withdraw.Many people will not agree with what I say now, but pls pin this comment somewhere, and revisit it after the next general election.If not immediately but definitely halfway through the NDA’s 3 rd term( if they win) Modi will relinquish power.

[@amithprem4430]

After modi I am sure amith shah will be pm.you are absolutely correct.

[@venkatramansubbarayan5614]

What. He. Is. Telling. About. Ataljis. Relationship. With. Mrs. Kaul. Is. False. Atalj. Was. Not. Pro. Pak. That. News. Is. False. Atalji. Is. One. Of. The. Greatest. Parliamentarian. India. Ever. Had

[@swamykatragadda8661]

non muslims, non christians in this land of pre-independent bharat ( and post independence ), was & is, divided house, hatred among with in it, but common fear of muslims. muslims, who were and are same stock, same land, left the lands identity ,took inspiration from arabic, iranian, turkik winners. so in order to unite non muslims of india, not the religion but india as mother of all, accommodating all thinking with in it from time immemorial , with out imposition, leaving caste bonds, untouchability - being addressed. hindu intellectuals instead of addressing the problems in the society, choose secularism as a religion & atheist nehru ( can you tell me in any other democracy this happened?).

[@rohitsingh4435]

Looks like he knows the facts but he is unable to fully analyze it, calling BJP,s work culture a "Hindu teamwork" is something like some foreigner trying to understand, in fact whatever the "Jugalbandi" was there because they brought up by same RSS so whatever differences they may have ultimately it was RSS's Right wing ideology who identified them.

[@wheeloftime2908]

One point made here is BS indians can and have worked in teams If teamwork waouldnt have been possible ,India wouldnt have become the 5th largest economy & 3rd largest by PPP Dont make qualitative umbrella statements.

[@Shivam22able]

#ThePrintWillInterrupt

[@Akashkumar-oi7qt]

MUSLIMS have 2 islamic nations & one secular nation,how did they lost?

[@shubhamjoshi8762]

Because they live a miserable life there while Hindus are living in a country poised to be a superpower in which some states in india have made great development Hindus in Himachal Pradesh are living in a state which is highly developed

[@nikhilgkhandelwal]

Lol. So you think a kaul had so much influence on vajpayee all his life to decide the way he thinks but yet he was with the BJP whole life.

[@swapnilkumar8462]

It's good to know that Vajpayee ji loved someone in his life

[@giridharrao518]

Adwani great leader

[@dhruvsinghchauhan1328]

Nice fiction, in this book there are no references only fantasies.

[@tejaskhanwalkar21]

Great interview jyoti ji.

[@SP-kt2ro]

Brilliant explanation

[@ramyakrishnan55]

This fellow calls himself an 'intellectual'!

[@himanshubhardwaj7082]

This writer has very big comprehension issue. He compares vajpaye-advani with Modi-Shah, vajpaye and advani both had their own origin of leadership while Shah owes all to modi for his leadership. How fake, dumb and biased is he can be assumed when he says indian muslims most suffered during partition

[@sr4281]

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