Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, stated on Saturday that the decision to bestow the Bharat Ratna on former prime minister L K Advani was made hours after the Centre made the announcement. This was done to prevent the BJP from receiving a dispersed majority of the votes.
A citizen is entitled to some bafflement as to the following question: What possessed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to award a Bharat Ratna to Lal Krishna Advani? And which Advani is sought to be honoured?