Had Jaswant Singh published this book before the elections would BJP have reacted in a similar manner? Well, that’s one good question, wouldn’t you say? Actually, I don’t think they would have done this had that been the case. They may well have endorsed it by saying that this was an extension of Advani’s views. Remember, it was the time when Varun Gandhi’s hateful speech and in turn BJP was being deplored all over the country and this book may just have helped BJP in some ways. Poor Jaswant Singh! The timing of his book has been horribly wrong.









