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Vajpayee admitted 'mistake' in Gujarat: Former RAW chief
New Delhi, July 2
Former prime minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee had said that the "mistake" in Gujarat was the reason
for the National Democratic Alliance's defeat in the 2004 general
election, former RAW chief A.S.Dulat has said.
In an interview
conducted by Karan Thapar and telecast on India Today TV channel on
Thursday, Dulat said Vajpayee admitted Gujarat was a mistake. "You could
see the sadness in his (Vajpayee's) eyes," he said.
"Gujarat mein humse kuch galti ho gayi (We committed some mistake in Gujarat)," Dulat quoted Vajpayee as saying.
Dulat,
whose book, "Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years", is slated to be released
shortly, said BJP leader L.K. Advani, who was the deputy prime minister
in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, was not happy with the way the
then principal secretary Brijesh Mishra was given importance by
Vajpayee.
"Brijesh Mishra virtually ran the government. He was
cool, composed and was the only boss. He had a very sharp mind. Advani
felt the principal secretary was more important than the deputy PM and
this was the main issue between Advani and Vajpayee," Dulat said