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Politicians are known for putting their foot in their
mouth but this takes the cake!
To utter embarrassment of Atal Behari Vajpayee and
L K Advani, former Union Minister C P Thakur shocked
the delegates and media at BJP's silver jubilee convention
by comparing the contribution of the two senior leaders
to the Mongol invader Chengez Khan's army from a "band
of three men".
"I tried but could not find a parallel in any
democratic set-up," Thakur said, participating
in a discussion on political resolution.
"It is said that Changez Khan's reign began when
three men first met and the meeting was described as
the smallest army in the world," Thakur said. It
was clear that he wasn’t talking with his tongue
in his cheek and really meant to compare the two with
Chenghez Khan though the emphasis was on the term army.
All the pleas by Advani to put a stop to this awkward
eulogy were in vain, Thakur continued despite shortage
of time.
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