Advani praises Mukherjee for attending RSS event

New Delhi, June 8: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) patriach L. K. Advani on Friday described former President Pranab Mukherjee attending the RSS programme at its headquarters in Nagpur his “grace and goodwill” and said it was a significant event in the countrys contemporary history. “Yesterday’s (Thursday) visit by Mukherjee, to the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and his illuminating exposition of the noble idea and ideals of Indian nationalism, are a significant event in our country’s contemporary history,” he said in a statement here. He asserted that as a lifelong swayamsevak of the RSS, “I believe that these two national leaders have truly set a praiseworthy example of dialogue transcending ideological affiliations and differences”. (IANS)