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Between 2002 and 2004, he was the 7th Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. (file photo)
Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani has been admitted to Apollo Hospital in Delhi. He is admitted in ICU. According to the hospital, his condition is stable.
97 year old Advani was brought to the hospital about two days ago. His family told that he was suffering from cold and cough, which worsened due to pollution.
At present he has been kept under the supervision of Dr. Vineet Suri in the Neurology Department for 48 hours. He can be discharged after tomorrow.
Earlier, on June 26, he had undergone a minor operation under the supervision of the Urology Department at AIIMS Delhi. He was discharged from the hospital the next day.
About a week later, on July 3, at 9 pm, he was admitted to Apollo when his health suddenly deteriorated. However, he came home after a day.
After this, he was also admitted to the hospital on 6th August. His daughter Pratibha Advani had told that he was taken to the hospital for routine checkup.
Advani was awarded Bharat Ratna on 31 March
On March 31, President Draupadi Murmu honored Lal Krishna Advani with Bharat Ratna.
Lal Krishna Advani was given the country’s highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna on March 31. President Draupadi Murmu visited his house and honored him with Bharat Ratna. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Home Minister Amit Shah and former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu were also present on this occasion.
Prime Minister Modi had announced to give him Bharat Ratna on 3 February. Earlier in 2015, Advani was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian honour.
Modi had come to meet Advani after NDA’s victory.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had come to seek blessings from Lal Krishna Advani after the victory of NDA.
After NDA’s third consecutive victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had come to seek blessings from Lal Krishna Advani on June 7. During this, he presented a bouquet to Advani.
The results of the Lok Sabha elections came on June 4. In this, BJP had got 240 seats. Including allies, NDA had won a total of 293 seats.
Advani Founder member of BJP, 7th Deputy Prime Minister Advani was born on 8 November 1927 in Karachi. Between 2002 and 2004, he was the 7th Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. During this period, he was also the Home Minister in the NDA government between 1998 and 2004. He is among the founder members of BJP.
Advani’s political journey
Advani’s Rath Yatra, command was given to Modi
Advani had taken out Rath Yatra from Somnath to Samastipur in Bihar in 1987. He had handed over the responsibility of this journey to Modi.
At the age of 63, Lal Krishna Advani took out a Rath Yatra from Somnath in Gujarat to Ayodhya for the Ram Mandir movement. The yatra, which started on September 25, 1990, was commanded by late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan along with current Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
It was the miracle of Advani’s Rath Yatra that BJP, which had won two seats in 1984, got 120 seats in 1991. Not only this, Advani gained recognition as a Hindu leader in the entire country. With this, BJP got a new identity in states like Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar.
However Advani could not complete the Rath Yatra. He was arrested on 23 October 1990 in Samastipur, Bihar.
Advani remains the face of radical Hindutva.
1. Bring temple issue before Mandal Advani became the face of BJP in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. In the 80s, Vishwa Hindu Parishad started the ‘Ram Mandir’ construction movement. The 1991 elections were the turning point of the country’s politics. BJP brought the temple issue as a counter to the Mandal Commission and emerged as the main opposition party of the country riding on the Ram chariot.
2. Took half a dozen trips Advani did ‘Rath Yatra’ from Somnath to Ayodhya in 1990. His political career includes Ram Rath Yatra, Janadesh Yatra, Golden Jubilee Rath Yatra, Bharat Uday Yatra, Bharat Suraksha Yatra, Janchetna Yatra.
Modi always stayed with Advani during the Rath Yatra. Photo of a railway station where Advani is addressing workers.
3. Prepared an army of young leaders Lal Krishna Advani contributed the most in the journey of converting Jan Sangh into BJP. Advani has prepared more than 90% of the leaders of the current generation of BJP.
4. When everyone was surprised Advani surprised everyone in 1995 by naming Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a contender for the post of PM. Advani always remained Vajpayee’s number two.
5. Resigned when accused Advani’s political life of more than 50 years remained spotless. In 1996, the names of big opposition leaders including Advani came up in the Hawala scandal. Then Advani resigned and said that he would contest elections only after coming out clean in this. In 1996 he was proven innocent.