Rediff
New Delhi, Apr 13: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party' prime ministerial candidate L K Advani, saying he has unique ability to combine strength in speech with weakness in action.
Addressing a meeting in Mumbai, the prime minister said, "Unlike Advani, I will not be found weeping in a corner while hoodlums tear down a centuries-old mosque" -- an obvious reference to the razing of Babri Masjid.
"I will not say things in Pakistan that offend every Indian and then abandon my stand when it becomes politically inconvenient within my party," Dr Singh said, in a reference to Advani's pro-Jinnah comments.
Tearing into the BJP's claims on UPA's handling of terrorism by recalling the developments following the hijacking of IC-814 during the NDA government, the prime minister said 'Advani had agreed to release the terrorists and subjected cabinet colleague Jaswant Singh to the humiliation of having personally escorted the terrorists to their safe haven.'