Respected Shri Advaniji, 

 

I am taking the liberty, sir, of writing to you at a critical juncture in Indian politics. This is the most important inflection point since 1977 when, following the revocation of the Emergency, you first became a minister. But first some background. In mid-1980, when the BJP did not yet exist, I requested you to write a monthly column for a magazine I had just launched. The column was titled “The Opposition” and you instantly and generously agreed.