Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A paradox who defied categorisation

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s public display of unease at BJP’s turn towards more militant Hindutva politics and the Babri mosque demolition; his desire to take strong action after the 2002 riots; focus on economic reforms; and perpetual quest to improve ties with Pakistan have been cited to suggest that he was actually a man who had moved far beyond the confines of a particular ideology.

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