BJP should manage its affairs, not RSS: Advani

Dispelling the impression that he resigned as Leader of the Opposition two days ago under pressure from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), LK Advani said he believes that the BJP’s affairs should not be “micro-managed” by the Sangh, reports Shekhar Iyer.

Dispelling the impression that he resigned as Leader of the Opposition two days ago under pressure from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), L.K. Advani said he believes that the BJP’s affairs should not be “micro-managed” by the Sangh.

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Advani told Hindustan Times in his first interview after quitting that he was happy that “the Sangh also believes so today”.

He said he resigned as “there comes a point when one ceases to be pro-active for health reasons… I want to do other things”.

Advani said he would focus on the issue of corruption “that has permeated even the judiciary”.

He also said the RSS-proposed collegium method of decision-making did not work in politics. “You need a captain, a Mahendra Singh Dhoni… someone who is the last word,” he added.

Asked if he was disappointed he did not become prime minister, Advani said: “I realised we were not winning in the middle of the elections. Some may not believe when I say I do not have a burning ambition to become PM. I have ambitions for the party, not for myself.”