One afternoon in June 2013 at the party conclave in Goa when Advani was all by himself after Modi was named the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, there was no one around to share his pain. From an entire generation of leaders who had been virtually mentored by him, this was a tragic payback. But politics is cruel and seldom leaves room for niceties, even if it means disrespecting a party elder, and in a party which insists on adhering to ancient Indian values. Today, when one sees him being ignored by his associates in the BJP, one has to be reminded that this was the man who had in a way
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