Flashback: On Babri Masjid Demolition and Bombay Violence in 1992/3, LK Advani to Karan Thapar

An interview with LK Advani recorded in April 1993 for Eyewitness on the Babri Masjid demolition, Bombay riots, attitude and treatment of Muslims, immigrants from Bangladesh and his response to Hindu hardliners/extremists.
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[@lakshmansuri3216]

Advani lied on that day He was fully aware of the plan and executed with precision. Advani lying in public is also part of rss strategy. Because rss disowned godsay after he killed gandhi. RSS is very clever to escape law . It is impossible to catch hold red handed rss guys as it operates like a octopus with several faces.vhp rss bjp Bajrang dal all operate in tandom.

[@BLRBOM]

Good one Karan - let people see what was the mindset of the BJP leadership at that time..

[@Little-bird-told-me]

You will never understand BJP's mindset wearing your rose colored glass. You hate and criticize the BJP but never ask fundamental question about the issue and its possible resolution. BJP atleast tried

[@naturegirl4803]

Karan has always been fearless and truthful in his delivery. Great ❤

[@intihajahmadm5126]

Wah, what a journalism, He was so brave even at that age.

[@whatslifespurpose]

Advani never even participated in the freedom movement. He has done nothing noteworthy that is good of the country.

[@PradiptaMandalFavCounter]

hahaha ...even Rajeev gandhi, rahul gandhi mamata bannerjee priyanka gandhi did not participate in freedom movement ...

[@razm3610]

Very good point....Advani shirf Gundagiri kiya hein politics mein......

[@razm3610]

@@PradiptaMandalFavCounter Neither did you LOL...

[@haldersubrata]

your opinion. majority indians think opposie

[@joymascarenhas3491]

@@PradiptaMandalFavCounter. Poor you, pls calculate their ages and go back to the freedom movement, before shooting your thoughts! This man has been rewarded when even theCourts termed him a CRIMINAL! The future of things to follow under RSS Hindutwa!

[@sanjeevasahgal3390]

Both Advani and Modi are extreamly communal

[@pipipupu5104]

Hahah😂😂 they are extremely based

[@Vij367]

Rather say dangerously communal

[@chander3338]

@@Vij367the real communal is the fraud who discreetly removed the paintings of God Rama from the Indian Constitution. The original Indian Constitution had this painting on all edges and all pages of the Indian Constitution by eminent artist Nandalal Bose.

[@dipakbose2677]

They are not communal. Modi did a lot for the Muslims. They are asserting our values of Hinduness.

[@005JR8]

Telling truth is not communal Islam divides humanity into kafirs and Momins and hence the divide

[@adhirajjoglekar]

At least Advani had the guts to complete the interview!! Some can’t face any press let alone countenance Karan!!

[@vishweshmore9309]

दोस्ती बनी रहे. 🙏 🎧

[@Vij367]

What do you mean? Modi is afraid?

[@5Indian5]

@@Vij367 no doubt in that

[@005JR8]

Yes it's a waste of time when the interviewer is running round and round on the same question

[@counterpoint9260]

Advani is a hardened militant unlike 56-inch

[@RohitRaj_28]

Advani said he do not believe in Supreme Court ....... got Bharat Ratna 😂😂

[@user-yj1ms3sg9h]

This is nothing actually you won't believe a person when was confronted by a Supreme Court judgement which she didn't like she decided to screw the country by imposing a brutal national emergency got Bharat Ratna

[@user-yj1ms3sg9h]

Oh this is nothing a lady who overturned a Court judgment and imposed a nation wide emergency for 2 years, jailed hundreds, force sterilised hundreds also got Bharat Ratna

[@user-yj1ms3sg9h]

And her son who also overturned a court judgment to please few radical medieval Islamic bigots also got Bharat Ratna

[@user-yj1ms3sg9h]

Her father who didn't give a sh*t about Aksai chin taken over by china compared it to his bald head in the freaking Parliament and single handedly created the Pakistani show got Bharat ratna

[@Messi-dh9zg]

That lady Also Broke Pakistan Into 2 Developed Country Made it Strong Like no one

[@ajitpalsinghatwal7931]

What he has done to Indian politics is complete EVIL. I don’t know how he can go to sleep with blood on his hands

[@user-yj1ms3sg9h]

The party he built has united all castes of Hinduism,even united all people across religious lines who consider Bharat has their motherland, his party is successfully revived a dying civilization installed pride for a country and made people believe that unlike Pakistan Bharat wasn't born on 1947 giving a sense National pride, Modernized India while keep our Unique cultural heritage intact

[@user-yj1ms3sg9h]

Who was responsible for the riots they happened because of fearmongering by the then ruling party,it was a simple dispute a survey had be conducted and if evidence of a temple was found Respectfully returning the land to its original religious character which could have been done right after independence even before BJP was formed but it was kept away from justice just for electoral gains

[@user-yj1ms3sg9h]

To consolidate votes minority were brainwashed into thinking that respectfully shifting a mosque from one place to another which by the way is done all the time in Saudi Arabia was even infrastructure projects like roads as in Islam unlike Hinduism the Mosque is a place where Muslim gather to pray and the structure in itself has no religious value as it is Haram to get religious attached to anything but Allah where as in Hinduism Gods are believed to reside in temples and they even do a pran pratishta (installing life into the idol) and hence if a temple is broken it is believed that God's essence still resides in the place and hence it is important to rebuilt the temple in the exact same place. If you see religious sentiments of both communities will not be hurt if a temple is built in that place. But for the votebank politics they used fearmongering and brainwashing the minority into thinking that a shifting of a Mosque from one place to another would somehow challenge the fact the the Muslim community role as an integral part of this country which took the lifes of hundreds not LK Advani

[@bashirarsalan]

Thanks again Mr Thapar, we would like to see more old times interviews.

[@rajorallen5640]

Man Behind communal clash in India

[@newdawn6856]

It's a disgrace that this man has been given the "Bharat Ratna". This great honour has been shamelessly devalued by Modi. It's a case of one crook rewarding another to hide their joint criminal liability.

[@shubrasankardeb2766]

Then whom should be given BABUR AKBAR AURANGJEB????

[@razm3610]

@@shubrasankardeb2766 Tumko hi is question ka answer dhondna hoga ...:D

[@abhishekchoukse4678]

@@shubrasankardeb2766two wrongs don’t make a right. When would people understand that

[@newdawn6856]

@@shubrasankardeb2766, out of the three names that you have suggested, I would consider Akbar to be a serious contender for this award. He was the first muslim ruler who was a true believer in "Sarva Dharma Sambhaav" and went to great lengths to practice this great Hindu tenet. 400 hundred years later the Great Gandhi perfected it. It's interesting that you have mentioned Aurangzeb - i wonder if you can see the stark similarities between Aurangzeb, Adwani and Modi??

[@jayantraghavan]

Advani should have been made PM in 1998 and ruled till 2024

[@ochan4884]

I didn't complete watching, because I couldn't. If Advaniji"s discomfort is very clear. I went out of control. If Advaniji and others were not responsible, then who was responsible?

[@FreddieMurphy746]

He always speaks in this way. Check his other interview of his. Even in the interview given to Wajahat Saeed Khan he spoke exactly like this...

[@dhanaazm7897]

Mr Advani you started the ball rolling and had no planning or idea where to take it. Today we are facing the consequences of his foolishness. We are in a mess because of lack of clarity and and lack of direction of these so called leaders even when he was giving the interview the shakhas were busy teaching exactly what he was denying. Ha represented the party that believes in Manusmriti and Varna system and the fascist ideas. He is worse than the people who come out in open and declare their hatred and narrow ideas.

[@bt5331]

Well I would say we are much clearer now than ever… thanks to the internet.. we the kids of 0s now realise the agenda of leftist and congress to erase our ancient past and its glory… but truth can’t be hidden for long.. it will shine … and ya Gandhi is NOT our inspiration.. Shri Ram is and will always be.. so the direction is very clear .. RAM RAJYA

[@pipipupu5104]

😂😂😂haha cope and seethe madam.

[@razm3610]

@@pipipupu5104 Tum kya IT cell mein ho...

[@user-en9ob6rm3s]

Well this is politics, he did it even before the Congress party was about to do it legally and win support of hindus. Now you can see BJP has already ruled for complete 3 terms and is about to rule on 4th one too.

[@user-en9ob6rm3s]

The all credit for the growth of BJP goes to Advani, Vajpayee, Sushma swaraj and Subramanian swamy. They literally turned Congress into dust while sitting in opposition. Congress literally lost 153 seats one of biggest defeat and still in 10 years they only managed to increase 50 e seats

[@MrKTPrasad]

Advani - incarnation of hypocricy.

[@iqbalfazli371]

Nice initiative of displaying archives ❤🙏🏻

[@adityahumane]

Karan thapar is looking quite young back THEN

[@mdjaffer3286]

He was quite young

[@NagarajanVasudevaRao61]

Great incisive interview. Advani shamelessly trying to defend himself and getting confused. His dubious character- one for himself and one for the party, and both not genuine, is exposed by Karan Thapar. From then (1990's) to now Thapar has been a stalwart.

[@anthhhess3477]

Lol keep scratching one another's back, stalwart 😂

[@mohammedkoduvamparambath4271]

Gone are the days when politicians were delighted to indulge in serious debates with journalists. May be that era has ended and journalism has gone to dogs

[@005JR8]

Nira Radia is a prime example for the same as to how some journalists become lapdogs of politicians

[@TheDeviced]

Audience has changed. Earlier it was only middle class and above who could afford a TV and cable TV connection. Today it's everyone. People got phone and internet before they got education

[@rashidsayyed4400]

Still the Best was “APNI DOSTI BANI RAHE!” 😂😂😂

[@evandsouza]

I have nothing but respect for Mr. Advani. Took on question face on from Mr. Thapar. I understand BJP RSS perspective, why they do what they do. And I find nothing wrong. It’s is the magic of all these ideologies that make a nation great. Not language; not caste, doesn’t matter where you come from. We keep fighting for what we believe. In conclusion, we as people in years time will evolve. None of the fear-mongering from right, center and left media would matter! We survived 1984-85, 1992-93 . Agenda always changes😊

[@DineshSharma-km5nm]

Unlistenable un-bearable logics tendered by advani ji. Karan thapar was and is a commendable journalist.

[@jayantabsarma]

Mr Karan is nasty. He submits obnoxious propositions. But on this occasion, Mr Advani taught him a good lesson. But he is not a learner.

[@saurabhbhatia2401]

Haha Advani himself is terribly confused how to defend his shit…..

[@Anp562]

@@saurabhbhatia2401 Advani wanted to say things that BJP openly says today. They just couldn't say it out loud at the time due to congressi cabal holding all positions of power

[@saurabhbhatia2401]

@@Anp562 Haha the Advani cabal in the BJP has taken this country to a dark path…… Advani is a coward, he could not say that he had a role in demolishing mosque….. Cowards only shout when they get power….. no doubt he has created another coward called Modi who is fearful of answering any question….. whenever there is a crisis he sheds responsibility and disappears…… India needs to let go of this sanghi cabal very soon……

[@Incredible_World_2023]

Kharan Thapar is a real gem in the world of journalism❤

[@pankajsarma7812]

He is culpable for all the violence. What a ratna of Bharat.

[@mohan1997]

Advanis is the reason India got a fascist person like Modi as PM.

[@JumgeSora]

The man who divided this beautiful country in the name of mandir & religion is going to get Bharat Ratna by another man who's doing the same. Bravo 👏

[@RaviKumar-wi2ce]

आखिर राम का गर्भ गृह बिल्कुल सटीक जगह जहां राम को उनकी माता ने जन्म दिया ये तो कोई नही बता सकता. .फिर आडवानी ने पूरे देश मे झूठ क्यों फैलाया की राम का जन्म स्थान बाबरी मस्जिद ही है ?

[@shahbazanwar4700]

To gain political power.

[@critical_thinker06]

Hindu extremists like Advani, thackrey etc are revered in India. On the othe hand, extremists of minorities are labeled terrorists when in essence all extremists are same.

[@murtadah6327]

अडवानी जी की यहाँ की गई पूरी बातें सिर्फ़ और सिर्फ़ मक्कारी से भरी हैं। Comparing Babri Masjid demolition with the Freedom Movement in any manner whatsoever is nothing but chicanery and deceitfulness.

[@sujinb]

Hate is his favorite emotion and his lips is very truthful.

[@talhaqureshi4489]

Advani is certainly not a Bharat Ratna material.

[@user-yj1ms3sg9h]

Ya but you know sometimes you have to give it to someone who is not from the gandhi family... Sad but reality 🥲

[@preetgamer1495]

Damn ! Two things to note : No.1 : Pre 2014 period, the norm was that leaders were to be accountable to media via interviews and press conferences. They were to answer the public after every major event. Also things were more professional and humane. No.2 : In those days leaders hesitated to exhibit their real face of communal hatred and majoritarianism due to the presence of idea of "inclusivity" among the citizens. They feared the backlash from public and hence covered their intentions with fake mask of "inclusivity" and "secularism". In today's time, one doesn't hesitate to express true intentions cuz public wants to hear the same and it results in even more support.

[@macbookpro1232]

Karan Thapar Ji hasn't changed a wee bit. My salute to you, Sir.

[@jamilakoshy3324]

Great questions and feeble side-stepping answers, as expected. Still, this was a time when questioning was seen as okay.

[@RajuGogul]

Karan, even those times, you are tough! Nevertheless, best one from the past. Looking forward such relevant ones to share as this has been testified by time with the ferocity of the conversational outcome(s)

[@jirasi5557]

A sindhi who migrated from Pakistan preaching Indian Hindu as Indian culture to an Hindu born b brought up in india while opposing secularism n minorities rights😅 Similarly after chest thumping "i m obc" in lok sabha ..today same modi opposes reservations while preaching non reservation category rights😅😂 After 100yrs still nobody can c this charade of rss in full public glare dancing nakedly

[@englishthroughtamil1354]

Got to hand it to Advani for bravely defending his immoral and indefensible acts without a glass of water anywhere near him in sight. Karan Thapar's incisive and merciless questions asked in his flowing impeccable language are a complete delight.

[@dhanaazm7897]

I wish he had the bravery to face his own signatory and hypocrisy.

[@AsifAnsari-pc7np]

Good one.

[@gagan__hans553]

I don’t feel bad for Advani’s political condition today anymore, after seeing this interview . He deserves it.

[@arshianasreen583]

Advani and Prakash Kishore is responsible for placing highly communally charged politician Modi to the centre .

[@ShahidAli-vx4nl]

Advani jee has been so accommodating and persevered under such pressure from Mr. Thapar with a smile, a lot of current leader can learn from this how to disagree with opposing views in an acceptable manner.

[@vinaykshinoda]

Loved this interview not because of Karan's questions, because of the civil and decent discussion on their own thoughts & points.#GoodOldDaysOfDemocracy There is no chance of this kind of interview in civil discussion will be appreciated in current governing political party or opposition party

[@mediatorjawad]

He will go down in history as modern India’s greatest villain

[@AkshatOMShivhari]

The real fraud who put India in this situation 😡

[@chander3338]

The real fraud is the one who discreetly removed the sketched paintings of Lord Ram from the Indian Constitution. Even the plates which had the paintings were stolen and could not be found. Such frauds on Nandalal Bose’s cannot be forgotten or forgiven.

[@aapbeete9761]

VP Singh was brave enough to stop Advani's Rath yatra and arrest him.

[@satishgangwar1375]

For which achievement this guy got Bharat Ratna award

[@arshianasreen583]

Karan Thapar is a voice of oppressed .

[@dip-tree]

Younger people do not have any idea how crooked the thinking of Vajpayee / Advani was - the original crooks - groomed by the bengal brand of RSS (Shyama Prasad Mukherjee). Good that the Wire is making those truths come out. I feel appalled when present generation of people (including politicians in the opposition / non-BJP) glorifies Vajpayee and shows soft sympathies to Advani. Such volatile memory !

[@jirasi5557]

If babri wasn't to b toppled ..what was Rath yatra begin for ?

[@user-bj4kg2lw3h]

he was very confident ab toh main PM ban gaya....

[@talhaqureshi4489]

Sala me to saheb ban gaya !?

[@jayaessel5736]

At least he didn't use a glass of water to stop the conversation

[@rexuniversal5254]

It's funny to hear that they talk of indian values and identity, and believe in Constitution when all their actions speak otherwise. They are masters of political one upmanship.

[@gautam1101]

Mr.Thapar, we look forward to an interview with our Rahul Gandhi. I consider him a saint of modern India

[@anilvarughese-hw3ez]

He needs to at least get the Thapar-Not run away award. Our joker today missed it

[@GKV963]

Karan from Pakistan questioning our leaders. We indians shouldn't allow it anymore.

[@naseemahmed2529]

How does he explain the shout by the bhagwa clad women leader saying " ek dhakka aur lagao" or was she saying that to Manohar Joshi whilst the goons were trying to bring the monument down ..

[@Anp562]

The overturn window has shifted so much, all thanks to Advani. He started it... Karan went from a mainstream media anchor to a youtuber and Advani's protégé is now the PM!

[@shahriyarkhan6077]

Karan Thapar is always brave and realistic showing mirror to these Shameless criminals.

[@FreddieMurphy746]

Actually, he makes the right point. Kashmir Exodus happened in 1989 and many temples were desecrated that time, and these Journalists didn't bother to give this much of coverage. The nexus between Guys like Thappad & Congress has been made irrelevant for good... Congrats for Bharath Rathna Advani ji....

[@user-su2gr4mb2h]

Person responsible for 256 daths during carsava

[@dipakbose2677]

Places of worship Act must be abolished.

[@sudarshanbanerjee366]

After publishing the Gumshuda Ad for Karn Th ....in Hindustan Times ..A guy name Vir S has come forward to share that this Karan Guy and he himself are now Begging for alms in lutyens Delhi 😮

[@urmila16]

What did RSS Hindu Mahasabha contribute to the freedom movement?

[@farrukh7356]

Down memory lane ...I watched this interview in 1993 & now a repeat ...a sort of Déjà vu is happening 😮

[@Nature-i6u]

Giving faith and guarantees to the govt and the highest law of the land the judiciary,this senior politican is equating freedom movement and justifying a breaking of promises and a criminal act that manifests in gross violation and agression on the very frabic of Indian foundation.

[@antiracistbaby1085]

Even though I am very strongly anti Modi we have to acknowledge that advani allowed karan thapar to asl him tough questions. Advani also has the ability to think on the spot and defend himself well, there has been a huge downgrade from him to Modi.

[@counterpoint9260]

true

[@RavishankarSubramanian1962]

Karan you are very interesting. Calm, aggressive, little bit defensive, but persuasive. I hope you go through this interview again and check for the changes you have gone through. Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[@gautam1101]

Mr Thapar. I salute you. At that time and with that guy you are so direct and blunt

[@Dynamite9553]

1 word which is still need to thing about... VALUE - WHAT VALUE HE HAS TODAY IN THE COUNTRY AND HIS PARTY?

[@amth3400]

We saw how indirectly vajpayee said about demolition of Babri masjid just one day before that event...

[@test-ws7sg]

You can call them(advani and bihari) the father of modi, they're the reason that Modi/Yogi etc exists.

[@wanderingmystic6968]

What’s the difference between between this guy and the talibans who destroyed the Bamiyan Buddha. Like they were rewarded in their country, he was rewarded with a Bharat Ratna here. Build a million Ram temples, will it change the fate of the nation unless we change ourselves. Rama where ever he is will grieve in silence for the manner in which he is being used.

[@vkk393]

After seeing this interview i can conclude what modiji did by abruptly stopping the interview was absolutely right !!! There is no point in convincing to such a person Thapar who always fumes on all the right wing ...."dosti bani rahe" an epic closure from modiji is enough for such chameleon journalists!!! After all modiji charisma has not even reduced by 0.1% even after ending the interview with Thapar.... Indian muslims should understand the sentiments of hindus as they are janmastans...and very imp places !!! Muslims if they understand and co operate here then there would be literally negligible violence !!!

[@counterpoint9260]

he is aksing right questions..BJPee and their communal fascists cant handle these questions

[@vkk393]

@@counterpoint9260 who cares, if his next term is fixed then no value for Mr thapar to spew venom and get frustrated on Modi....

[@tarushikhasurjan8550]

भाजपा नेताओं ने जो जहर फैलाया है और फैला रहे हैं, उनका हाल आडवाणी जी वाला ही होने वाला है।

[@ahsanshaikh-ii6ks]

Very Interview

[@umeshsharma5238]

What did He gave to India??

[@sanjivgupta1418]

Karan is good at cracking jokes, 'freedom movement was peaceful' ! Really so ???????

[@zedkay5145]

This old man did all the evil to become PM end of the day what did he get ? 😂😂😂

[@atiqkatoch2620]

Divide and Rule Policy..Chief...😵😵

[@counterpoint9260]

will BJPee give Bharat rathnam to Nathuram Godse?

[@bretrulz]

Whilst all Bjp leaders might have used religion to divide the voters, it must be noted this guy Advani was atleast a good speaker of English, could sit down and hear his criticism and give decent answers.

[@jaihindjaihind3166]

He is paying the price

[@jayantabsarma]

Mr Thapar was not a journalist then, not today. He simply tries to propagate his narrow world view. Very pathetic.

[@harshacg4723]

Inside evil outside good

[@Devicca]

L K Advani is head and shoulders above modi and shah he had the courage to speak his truth and be honest at a time when he had no power at all. Kudos Advaniji !

[@PlantsmithAgro-bn7zt]

Great effort 💯 keep rocking this planet 🙏🤘✌️👌👊👍💗🕊️✨

[@miniphilips]

They haven't changed. In fact they have become worse.

[@ravit6223]

Wow look at young karan thapar taking on advani

[@saigrace1287]

Innocents include each n every citizen of india irrespective of caste creed religion.

[@Random-tg6rp]

Check "exmuslim" and save muslims and India.

[@reshu7860]

OMG he got Bharat ratan🙄😕

[@chucha2]

Anything can happen under Modi. He is a MONSTER.

[@anilvarughese-hw3ez]

Unity under attack, forces of caste etc etc. his own party is doing it!

[@vmanikandan2492]

Turning Point of my Life Started From 1991 - Unforgettable

[@gaurav-hn5zd]

The origin of Podcast

[@journeywithus3010]

That was Karan Thapar on a roll. I have to say Advaniji was very gracious. True dialogue, unlike in our times.

[@srs918]

What a golden journalist 👏 👌 Karan Thapar

[@jirasi5557]

How on earth does a sindhi know all about Hinduism instead of born n brought up in india Hindu Karan Pure politics since 100yrs

[@keshavkaushik21]

Respect for Advani ji who came as refugee to india leaving behind his posh bungalow in Karachi because of partition and sindh going to Pakistan. He built everything from scratch by working as pracharak in Rajasthan in 1950's and rose to the position of deputy prime minister of India in early 21st century. He destroyed pseudo secularism of liberals by playing a key role in Ram janmabhoomi cause and finally supreme court gave the judgement in favour of Hindus including one Muslim judge in the panel. He is orginal Hindu Hriday samrat. Bjp is the only party which always sided with Hindus.

[@hariharrauthan3289]

Entirely responsible for present circumstance that prevails in India.

[@somilpandey5646]

The great awakening is a documentary on KZbin a must watch though it is in context of America but it exactly sticks to present Indian political scenario qnd maybe to most of the Europe.