Former Union Minister Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday advocated for lK Advani to be projected as the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate as he is the tallest and “most seasoned and mature” leader.
Sinha said thanks to the hype created by media Narendra Modi has undoubtedly become very popular leader, still it would be great if the possible Prime Ministerial candidate is done through the parliamentary board. Sinha’s comments come a day after the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called Advani the supreme leader of the BJP and set off on his “Jan Ashirvad Yatra” from Ujjain, the posters of which don’t have Modi’s picture.
“I still maintain that Narendra Modi, though he is very popular...the kind of hype that has been created thanks to media and thanks to all of us, he has been very successful. If he has been projected as Prime Minister after Parliamentary Board meeting, it would be a great thing. But the rider (is) that from our point of view Advani Saheb must be at the helm of affairs,” Sinha, MP from Patna Sahib, said talking to the media.
“He is the most seasoned, most mature person and to me he has always been the ultimate leader. He is the last person who would ever sulk. He has never demanded the prime ministerial position. We pray that, whoever, is decided as the PM candidate through the parliamentary board, must have the blessings of Advani.”
Asked whether Advani should be in the race for prime ministerial candidate, Sinha said, “There could not be a better person than him in terms of statesmanship.” Advani is, as I said, to me and to most of us, the one who has contributed the maximum in the growth of BJP from 2 seats to almost 200 seats (in the lok Sabha). He cannot be sidelined.”