Secular Scandal

It is unfortunate that Lal Krishna Advani, a veteran leader of one of the country's major political parties, had to resign from the post of the Bharatiya Janata Party President, following his attempts at secularising the founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the accepted exponent of the two-nation theory. India's political relation with Pakistan has been showing marked and drastic inclination towards unprecedented improvement, only since the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government got to hold sway at the centre. BJP is no longer the slam bang Hindutva party. But to effectively implement its 'secular' motives, it has to break ties with the despotic Hindu bigots like the Viswa Hindu Parishad and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. It is unfortunate to find such pro-religion pressure groups still casting an important influence on Indian politics.