Poor, poor Advani
Poor Advani, the man responsible for the increase of BJP seats in the Lok Sabha from 2 in 1984 to 182 in 1999 by his crafty scheme of inciting communal passions and hatred through his rath yatras and Ram Mandir stunts, which enabled BJP to come to power in the Centre, has been totally sidelined and left in the cold by his very proteges, his chelas, whom he had once groomed. What can be more sad ? Et tu Brute !
But this is nothing unique in history. Von Papen, who became Vice Chancellor of Germany in January 1933, thought he had made Hitler the Chancellor, and so the latter would do his bidding. So also had thought Roehm and the Strasser brothers. Until they learnt ( if they survived at all ) from bitter experience.
This reminds me of a story.
Once a wrestling teacher trained a young man, and after several years told him that he had taught the latter all he knew about wrestling.
On hearing this, the disciple, who had become very arrogant, challenged his teacher to a wrestling bout in the presence of a large number of people. The disciple thought that since he knew as much about wrestling as his teacher, and since he was a younger man, he could easily defeat the teacher, who had become an old man.
But soon after the bout began the teacher floored the disciple, using a wrestling hold ( daon ) which he had not taught the chela.
The chela then complained to his teacher that he should have been taught that hold too.
The guru replied " My son, I knew that one day you may become arrogant and challenge me to a wrestling bout. So I taught you all the holds except this one, just in case it may be needed "
So Advani made the mistake of teaching his chelas all the 'daons' in politics. He should have kept one in reserve, just in case it was needed some day.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Arrested-during-Emergency-Advani-not-invited-to-BJP-progamme-today/articleshow/47818291.cms
Poor Advani, the man responsible for the increase of BJP seats in the Lok Sabha from 2 in 1984 to 182 in 1999 by his crafty scheme of inciting communal passions and hatred through his rath yatras and Ram Mandir stunts, which enabled BJP to come to power in the Centre, has been totally sidelined and left in the cold by his very proteges, his chelas, whom he had once groomed. What can be more sad ? Et tu Brute !
But this is nothing unique in history. Von Papen, who became Vice Chancellor of Germany in January 1933, thought he had made Hitler the Chancellor, and so the latter would do his bidding. So also had thought Roehm and the Strasser brothers. Until they learnt ( if they survived at all ) from bitter experience.
This reminds me of a story.
Once a wrestling teacher trained a young man, and after several years told him that he had taught the latter all he knew about wrestling.
On hearing this, the disciple, who had become very arrogant, challenged his teacher to a wrestling bout in the presence of a large number of people. The disciple thought that since he knew as much about wrestling as his teacher, and since he was a younger man, he could easily defeat the teacher, who had become an old man.
But soon after the bout began the teacher floored the disciple, using a wrestling hold ( daon ) which he had not taught the chela.
The chela then complained to his teacher that he should have been taught that hold too.
The guru replied " My son, I knew that one day you may become arrogant and challenge me to a wrestling bout. So I taught you all the holds except this one, just in case it may be needed "
So Advani made the mistake of teaching his chelas all the 'daons' in politics. He should have kept one in reserve, just in case it was needed some day.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Arrested-during-Emergency-Advani-not-invited-to-BJP-progamme-today/articleshow/47818291.cms
