Advani Awarded Bharat Ratna Days After Ram Mandir Opening; Congress and SP Weigh In
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Jairam Ramesh recounted 2 incidents involving PM Modi and LK Advani - one in 2002 when Advani saved Modi from being removed as Gujarat CM, and another in 2014 when Advani called Modi a "brilliant event manager"
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Advani is being awarded Bharat Ratna days after Ram Mandir inauguration; he was a frontrunner of the temple movement
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Congress said it welcomes Bharat Ratna for Advani though it was late; Akhilesh Yadav alleged award is to consolidate BJP votes
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Advani said he accepts the award "with utmost humility and gratitude"
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Modi government has awarded Bharat Ratna to several prominent figures since assuming power in 2014, like Vajpayee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Pranab Mukherjee