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Mumbai: BJP Planned to Sack Modi, But I Saved Him - Thackeray

  •   Fri, Feb 27 2009 12:49:46 PM

Mumbai: BJP Planned to Sack Modi, But I Saved Him - Thackeray

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Mumbai, Feb 27: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray claimed on Thursday that he had advised LK Advani to retain Narendra Modi as chief minister of Gujarat after 
the Godhra massacre.

Following Godhra, there were plans in the BJP to remove Modi from office. “However, I told Advani not to dislodge Modi. I said ‘Modi gaya toh Gujarat gaya’ (If Modi is removed then Gujarat will go out of BJP’s hand),” Thackeray claimed in an article in the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamna’.

The reference to Modi is significant since he has been appointed in charge of the BJP’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Maharashtra. This is an assignment which has given Modi a pre-eminence in the BJP the kind of which Pramod Mahajan enjoyed till his assassination in 2006.

By making it appear that Modi owes his job to his intervention, Thackeray has clearly tried to prevent Modi from overshadowing Sena in the poll campaign. In fact, he has snubbed Modi by dismissing any comparison between the Gujarat chief minister and the late Pramod Mahajan.

Thackeray’s editorial came in a sharp response to BJP leader Gopinath Munde’s statement, saying that in Modi, Maharashtra has found a leader in Mahajan’s mould. “Why compare Mahajan and Modi? Mahajan was perched at the top. There will not be another Pramod Mahajan and the BJP will always miss Pramod,” he added.

Marathi ‘manoos’ in demand in Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar: If you were a Maharashtrian, you would have felt rather important in the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha building on Wednesday. Actually, Marathi language was in demand as there was a mad scramble to decipher the ‘Saamna’ editorial among officials. Personal secretaries of ministers and even some senior officers were seen searching for Marathi-speaking people. Even security persons were despatched to go and round up people who could translate from Marathi to Gujarati. Officials were seen moving around with print-outs of the edit. “My minister has given me only 10 minutes to get this translated,” said one personal secretary who was in a tearing hurry. 

  

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  • Arjun, Dubai/Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 27 2009

    Yes Guys....You & I work and take home a salary to feed our family, Tackrey,Modi,Muttalik, Need a source of income and this is what their profession ,is to feed their families....Remember Indians these are the people who will do nothing for the country but yes will breathe their  last breath on the UK,U.S.A Hospital beds........ Wake up Indians and lets make a New India dreamt by Mr. Kalam & Late Rajeev Gandhi

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  • giridara, moodabidri

    Sat, Feb 28 2009

    I have read so many comments against Modi. I request you to visit Gujarat and observe Modi's improvments and administraion. jai hind

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  • Rons, India

    Fri, Feb 27 2009

    This man could never have amounted to anything in any other country except in India. Oh what politicians we have ! If such are called leaders what will be the fate of our country ?

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  • Sathish vas, Mangalore/ Dubai

    Sun, Mar 01 2009

    Read BalThackerays Statement of saving Modi.Next Bal Thackerray Will come out with a statement saying he saved the only terrorist KASEB of PAKISTAN by talking to PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA.This shows how our politicians are matured.

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  • Cons, Thane

    Fri, Feb 27 2009

    Well said Mr Kulkarni.

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  • Zaheer, mangalore

    Fri, Feb 27 2009

    All the politicians big terrorist.These people are creates and destroy our INDIA.

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  • Kulakarni, Bijapur

    Fri, Feb 27 2009

    The big buffoon again.Mr.Bala, make use of the rudraksha in your neck and utter some mantras, you are over due for departure. You started your career as a cartoonist, now you are a cartoon character.Enough making people laugh, just peep inside your safron dress - your remaining life is not enough for washing the dirt.

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  • Clifford, Mangalore, Dubai

    Fri, Feb 27 2009

    Slumdog millionaire......!

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  • Sabir/Shirva/ Bangkok, Shirva/ Bangkok

    Fri, Feb 27 2009

    Modi is only a craze and is always antidemocratic like Thakare, both have actualy no place in democracy however both are surviving on the basis of regionalisam and are cruel, both are using sentiments of the local people, and are big threat to our country

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  • AD, Dubai

    Fri, Feb 27 2009

    All you goons are the same.Pramod, Bal Thackeray,nature's mistake Raj Thackeray, Advani, Muthalik all you old buffoons couldnt achieve anything other than create disharmony amongst the citizens of this country. And this old coot Muthalik thinks he can beat women like everybody were his mistresses.

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