Organisation ahead of individuals howsoever high and mighty they may be. After spending a whole lifetime in the Sangh Parivar – he was 14 when he joined the RSS in Karachi — LK Advani, at the ripe old age of 85, showed that he is yet to come to terms with its style of functioning. Unlike most family-run parties, the Sangh has always put the organisation ahead of individuals howsoever high and mighty they may be. No single person could claim to be its sole arbiter. No. Not even the Sanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat. Collective decision-making was the norm, not an exception. Be it the RSS or the BJP or, for that matter, any other affiliate body, a diktat from on-high was most unwelcome. Instead, major decisions were taken after what they call in the sangh a gosthi (meeting) of senior apparatchiks. And once taken, everyone is expected to fall in line. That is that. No quarter is given to rebels or sulkers. If they still persist in going against the consensus, they soon find themselves cast away or marginalised.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:56:09 +0000
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