Endorsing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief K S Sudarshan's laudatory reference to late prime minister Indira
Gandhi, Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday took a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party president L K Advani saying "she divided Pakistan and never changed her stand like some big leaders".
The Sangh Parivar outfit also termed as an "afterthought" Advani's clarification on Friday that his controversial comments in Karachi on Mohammad Ali Jinnah was to remind the people of Pakistan of their founder's views.
"He (Sudarshan) had only praised her courage. She divided Pakistan into two. She was the only man in her cabinet. She
acted like a He-Man", the Sangh Parivar outfit's senior vice-president Acharya Giriraj Kishore told PTI.
"Unlike the big leaders who change their views, she was consistent about her stand and never used to waver from it", the octogenarian leader said when asked about Sudarshan's views.
Addressing the Sangh Shiksha Varg in Lucknow, the RSS chief had praised Indira Gandhi for her courage and determination and her role in the creation of Bangladesh out of Pakistan.
The Sangh Parivar leaders' sudden fondness and praise for Gandhi's role in dividing Pakistan assumes significance as Advani during his controversial visit had described the emergence of Pakistan as a sovereign country as an "unalterable reality" of history.
However, BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar declined to join issues with Sudarshan saying he would not like to comment on what the RSS chief says.
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