New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh today took potshots at the BJP over announcing Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate, saying the party had succumbed to threats from its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS. (Chosen. Narendra Modi is BJP's candidate for PM)
"BJP succumbs to threats of RSS and Ramdev and declares Modi as BJP's PM candidate. Do we still call RSS as a Cultural Organisation?" the Congress General Secretary said on micro-blogging site Twitter. (Behind Narendra Modi's elevation, months of perseverance by RSS)
Mr Modi was yesterday anointed as the PM candidate by the BJP after a go-ahead from the RSS. It ignored the opposition from party patriarch LK Advani to Mr Modi's elevation.
Mr Singh's party colleague Shakeel Ahmad saw a larger conspiracy by BJP President Rajnath Singh in Mr Modi's elevation.
He wondered if the move was an attempt to sideline the 85-year-old Mr Advani and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, both of whom were contenders for the PM post till yesterday.
"Is Rajnatj Ji with the help of RSS using Modi Ji to sideline Advani Ji & Sushma Ji for his own chance, when Modi Ji will be rejected in 2014?" Mr Ahmad had said on Twitter.
"BJP succumbs to threats of RSS and Ramdev and declares Modi as BJP's PM candidate. Do we still call RSS as a Cultural Organisation?" the Congress General Secretary said on micro-blogging site Twitter. (Behind Narendra Modi's elevation, months of perseverance by RSS)
Mr Singh's party colleague Shakeel Ahmad saw a larger conspiracy by BJP President Rajnath Singh in Mr Modi's elevation.
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"Is Rajnatj Ji with the help of RSS using Modi Ji to sideline Advani Ji & Sushma Ji for his own chance, when Modi Ji will be rejected in 2014?" Mr Ahmad had said on Twitter.
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