
Asked if Vajpayee and Advani were cast in different moulds or if there was an Atal-Advani continuum, he said: “He was my senior and he trusted me. This mutual trust brought us and the party to our present position. When I decided about his name for the post of PM, I felt that he has acceptability to the whole country, which I don’t have. His health today doesn’t allow him to be active. I was keen that even if doesn’t contest the Lok Sabha, let him go to the Rajya Sabha. I urged him, but he said no. Even though he comprehends everything, his inability to communicate or speak...this is a great infliction on him. His being there is a source of strength for us”.