A right man in the wrong party or a hardcore Hindu nationalist right from the start? This book, then, is also a part of the Hindu Right or the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), with which Vajpayee enjoyed a love-hate relationship. The political journey: RSS, Jana Sangh, and NehruVajpayee’s devotion to RSS when its stock was really low earned its respect. But despite what Vajpayee’s resume would later claim, he had no direct role in the formation of the Jana Sangh in 1951. The Jana Sangh, he said, was not even born when the Mahatma was assassinated — which was beside the point.

Source: The Hindu May 26, 2023 10:58 UTC