[Reader-list] Manmohan singh and elections.?

[Rakesh Iyer]

Dear Anupam  ji

Accusing an administration for its' alleged mishandling of the blasts (or
even carrying out themselves) can't tantamount to openly supporting one's
own party workers to indulge in mayhem and violence. It is certainly
possible that Advani may have known that after his speech violence would
take place. It is also possible that he may have asked for it privately, and
then the plot may have been put in practice.

However, since there is no proof for either of this, it certainly can't be
said legally that Advani exhorted his workers to indulge in violence, unless
there is any of his statement in public which means so, or there is any of
his actions in private (caught by someone and made public), which resulted
in the violence you are talking about.

I certainly don't have any great regard for Mr. Advani (except that he did
highlight appeasement, but its meaning as he points out is very wrong). But
to accuse him like this is stretching the story too far.

Regards

Rakesh