(IANS) BJP leader L.K. Advani Sunday gave a call for ousting the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on the issue of corruption, saying a situation had arisen for a change of regime.
Speaking at the Ramlila ground at the conclusion of his 40-day Jan Chetna Yatra, Advani said the "fog of corruption" needs to be banished.
"The fog hanging over politics due to corruption of government will not vanish automatically.
"It will go due to public awareness, pressure of people, and if not, then by change of regime and that situation has arisen. In a large measure, it has happened due to the government and in a large measure due to hard work done by BJP," Advani said.
Advani accused the government of failing to check the price rise and said support at the rally was "unprecedented."
2011/10/29 2:25:29 (IANS) A day after a pipe bomb was discovered on his yatra route, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani here Saturday complimented the Tamil Nadu government for changing his route and urged it to find out those behind it.
The former deputy prime minister, who arrived here late Friday, spoke to reporters prior to commencing his yatra in the state Saturday morning.
"Our people changed the route of my yatra following the government's request after the discovery of the pipe bombs under a bridge," Advani said.
"We want to ask the (Tamil Nadu) government to see those behind that incident should be located," he said.
A pipe bomb packed with eight kg of explosives was discovered under a bridge in Alampatti near Madurai Friday morning.
A police officer said a man, identified only as Nehru, was detained as a suspect in the case.
Advani's Jan Chetna Yatra, aimed at fighting black money and corruption, started Oct 11 and will end Nov 20. He will leave for Karnataka at night.
2011/10/10 10:15:16 Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday said there is lack of leadership in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, due to which the anger of the people had increased on issues like price rise and corruption.
Briefing the media ahead of his Jan Chetna Yatra anti-graft campaign starting Tuesday from Bihar, Advani said people are angry as the government has failed to check inflation, corruption and bring back black money stashed in foreign banks.
"In the last few years, the anger among people has increased because of rise in prices, corruption and other issues and there is no doubt the reason is lack of leadership in the UPA," he said.
In the past, Advani has accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of weak leadership.
Explaining his yatra, Advani said it will be launched on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Jayprakash Narayan Tuesday from his birthplace Sitab Diara in Bihar.
The Jan Chetna Yatra will focus on good governance and clean politics and pass through 18 states and some union territories. It will culminate in Delhi Nov 20 after covering almost 12,000 km - about 300 km each day. (IANS)
2011/10/18 10:56:53 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday charged the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of betraying people of Telangana by going back on its promise to carve out separate state.
Advani, whose "Jan Chetna Yatra" entered Andhra Pradesh, addressed a road show at Adilabad town, about 300 km from Hyderabad, Tuesday evening.
The former deputy prime minister accused the government of backtracking on its Dec 9, 2009 announcement to carve out separate Telangana state.
"I was present in parliament when the government made a promise to deliver Telangana," recalled Advani.
He reiterated that the BJP is ready to support a bill for formation of separate Telangana state if the government tables it during the winter session of parliament.
The BJP leader said there was anger and frustration among people of Telangana as they were repeatedly betrayed. "Out of this anger and frustration, many youth and students are committing suicide. There is no other region in the country where people are committing suicide demanding statehood," he said.
Advani's anti-corruption yatra entered Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh from Maharashtra.
After the road shows in Adilabad district, he will reach Nizamabad. After a night halt, he will visit various towns in Nizamabad, Medak and Ranga Reddy districts before reaching Hyderabad to address a public meeting here Thursday.
During his three-day visit, Advani's yatra will cover 400 km in Telangana. (IANS)
2011/10/19 4:01:59 BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, who is touring the country with his Radha Yatra program, has entered Adilabad on yesterday. Although, his Radha Yatra is intended to highlight the corruption in UPA Government, ever since he enters Telangana region, all his speeches confined To Telangana only. He demands the UPA Government to immediately declare Telangana state. He assured the people, in case if Congress fails to sanction statehood to Telangana, his Government will do it if elected in 2014 elections. He blames Congress party for cheating the people on Telangana issue. He said only BJP can do this job.
Today, he enters Karim Nagar district and addressed people through number of road shows conducted through out the district. He reiterated his part stand on Telangana. He will address the people in a huge meeting to be conducted in Nizam Grounds, in Hyderabad tonight.
However, his pro-Telangana statements fume the Seemandhra leaders. Minister Sailajanath and TDP leader Enamala Rama Krishnudu in different statements have warned Advani, if his party favors Telangana state, then he his party will be wiped off from Seemandhra region. Some student leaders in Seemandhra have burnt his effigy in against his pro-Telangana statement. They said, if Advani plans to visit Seemandhra region, they are ready to teach him a lesson to him.
LK Advani after addressing the people at Hyderabad, he will leave for Arunachal Pradesh in a special flight.
2011/2/18 1:21:07 Leading Telugu news paper Andhra Jyothi has reported that, BJP senior leader LK.Advani who was at Hyderabad on Thursday to attend the BJP meeting, while returning to New Delhi expressed his anguish over TRS leaders for manhandling Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayan.
It reported that, TRS leaders Etela Rajendar, Harish Rao and some others who went to Air port to meet LK.Advani had a good bashing from him for attacking JP. He told them, if they continue this kind of aggressive attitude towards the others, then it not only distance them from their goal, but also makes the people hate them. He said that, he is not happy with the incident. He also told them to see not to repeat such incidents in the future.
LK.Advani advised that, their fight should be with the Government and not with the people. Speaking against people of other regions should not be encouraged. It will further worsen the situation. He told them how the NDA Government has peacefully created three states while in its regime. He asked them, if they can wait till next general elections, and if the BJP wins it he assured them that BJP will surely give statehood to Telangana.
LK.Adavani asked why their president KCR has skipped him when he took prior appointment from him, TRS leaders told them, he did so because he is celebrating his birthday! LK.Advani asked them to convey birthday greetings to KCR.
When, the TRS leaders asked them to support their Telangana fight, he told them let their president meet him at New Delhi, when he comes for attending parliament sessions, reports Andhra Jyothi.
2011/10/23 8:19:06 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday denied that he would not visit Bangalore as part of his ongoing Jan Chetna Yatra and said the trip was very much on.
"I don't have any knowledge that my scheduled trip to Bangalore has been cancelled. I am hearing from you that it has been cancelled," the former deputy prime minister told reporters here.
"I will go to Karnataka and of course to Bangalore as well," he said.
Informed sources had said Saturday that Advani would skip his rally in Bangalore Oct 30 as former chief minister of Karnataka B.S. Yeddyurappa is jailed on corruption charges.
Advani reached Chhattisgarh Saturday on a two-day schedule of his yatra.
2011/10/15 9:03:15 The Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming to encash upon the Telangana sentiments through BJP national leader LK Advani's Jana Chaitanya Yatra which will enter the Telangana region on October 18.
Former BJP MLA Dr K Laxman on Saturday told reporters that Advani will speak about separate Telangana and the corruption prevailing in the State during his three-day long Yatra. Advani's Yatra which started in Bihar on October 11 will enter Andhra Pradesh on October 18 at AP-Maharashtra border in Adilabad district.
Advani's Yatra will then move towards Nizamabad covering Ichoda, Nirmal, Balkonda and Armoor routes. Advani will address a public meeting in Nizamabad on October 18.
The next day, the Yatra will start from Nizamabad and move towards Hyderabad covering Kamareddy, Sircilla, Siddipet, Pranjnapur and Shamirpet. Advani will address a public meeting in Hyderabad on October 19.
Dr Laxman said that all arrangements have been made for the Yatra and for public meetings at both Nizamabad and Hyderabad. He reiterated that only BJP could give separate Telangana if voted to power in the next general elections. He said Advani's Yatra would also prove to be a death knell for rampant corruption prevailing in the State.
According to BJP sources, several Telangana leaders are likely to participate in Advani's Yatra and public meeting in view of party's support to the separate statehood demand. (INN)
2011/10/18 9:45:13 Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani on Tuesday announced that the BJP would support the Telangana Bill if it is introduced during the winter session of the Parliament.
Addressing a road show in Adilabad as part of his nation-wide Jana Chaitanya Yatra against corruption which entered Andhra Pradesh here on Tuesday, Advani criticised the UPA Government for going back on its words after promising formation of Telangana State. He said the Telangana agitation has been going on for the last several decades and the Congress has always tried to suppress the demand for statehood. He pointed out that there was a rise in the number of suicides seeking Telangana state.
"The people of this region have a clear demand that they want statehood for Telangana. Therefore, the Prime Minister should announce that the Telangana Bill will be introduced in the winter session of Parliament," Advani demanded. He also spoke about the rising corruption in the country and held the Congress-led UPA Government responsible for the same. He said the black money stashed in foreign banks should be brought back and used for the re-construction of the country.
On the first day of his three-day long Yatra, Advani addressed road shows in Dolara, Adilabad, Icchoda, Nirmal and Balkonda and Armoor of Nizambad district. On Wednesday the Yatra will start from Nizamabad and move towards Hyderabad covering Kamareddy, Sircilla, Siddipet, Pranjnapur and Shamirpet. Advani will address a public meeting in Hyderabad on October 19.
Senior BJP leaders including State unit president G Kishan Reddy, former minister Bandaru Dattatreyya and former MLA Dr K Laxman were also present during the Yatra. (INN)
Item girl Rakhi Sawant on Saturday said she has been receiving indecent SMSs and threat calls from some unidentified miscreants.
Confirming the news report appeared in some sections of media, Rakhi said, ''Yes I have been getting indecent SMSs and threat calls for the past four days. I do not know who these people are and why they are making such calls.'' ''They use extremely filthy language. They have even said they know my family and they will harm them,'' she said.
''I get about 49 to 50 missed calls every day. Because I do not take their calls, I have not reported the matter to the police.
I am busy right now. I quietly leave home and come back from work,'' Rakhi added.
2011/11/2 4:49:07 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Wednesday said he did not regret that the party had taken action against former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who was arrested in connection with a graft case.
"The problem in Karnataka is because the party is dealing with corruption firmly," Advani told reporters in Panaji during his anti-corruption Jan Chetna Yatra, which entered its 22nd day Wednesday.
"I do not regret anything. Whether it is the Congress or the BJP, corruption has to be handled effectively," Advani said when asked about differences in the party over the issue of Yeddyurappa, the BJP's first chief minister in southern India, who had to resign after being accused by the Karnataka Lokayukta of corruption and nepotism.
"The moment the Lokayukta gave the report, we did not take more than a couple of hours to decide," said Advani, referring to the party's decision to drop Yeddyurappa.
Commenting on the issue of illegal mining in Goa, Advani said the party would not treat the issue with "kid gloves".
"It is (illegal mining) a serious matter...because of illegal mining those who are doing legal mining are also affected adversely," the senior BJP leader said, adding that his party colleagues were "very active" in combating the scourge of illegal mining.
2008/4/8 1:21:11 Is there a hand of megastar Chiranjeevi in the ouster of Dasari Narayana Rao from the union cabinet? The rumours doing the rounds in political circles and elsewhere are all pointing towards this. There is some strong basis for this to. Chiranjeevi has slowly distanced himself away from Dasari voer a period of time. The two do not share cordial relations any longer.
The talk that Dasari helped Srija and Sirish when they ran away from home and got married has some truth in it. The two landed up in Delhi and Dasari is said to have provided them with accommodation, car for travel and also covered their expenses. They were spotted in Lodhi Gardens for most of the time. This naturally hurt Chiranjeevi a lot and considered this as a betrayal and backstabbing by Dasari.
Chiranjeevi is said to have expressed his anger in no uncertain terms. The congress party and chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy are trying to placate Chiru in all possible ways. They are ready to any length to please Chiru to try and see that he will drop his plans to launch a political party. YSR is reported to have used his clout with the high command and saw to it that Dasari was dropped. This is seen as a friendly overture by the congress party towards Chiranjeevi.
2011/10/20 10:14:25 Pradesh Congress President Botsa Satyanarayana on Thursday sought an apology from senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani for 'lying with the people of Telangana'.
Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan, Botsa produced a copy of letter dated April 1, 2002, written by LK Advani as Home Minister to the then Lok Sabha MP A Narender sating that the NDA Government "do not propose creation of a separate State of Telangana." In the letter Advani wrote, "The Government of India is of the view that regional disparities in economic development can be tackled through planning and efficient use of available resources. The Government, therefore, do not propose creation of a separate State of Telangana."
Seeking an explanation on this letter, Botsa said Advani have no right to speak about Telangana when he himself has objected to its formation. He reminded that the BJP Manifesto for the State in 1998 clearly promised separate Telangana State and contested the polls on the slogan of "One Vote, Two States". "However, after coming to power at the Centre, the BJP forgot its promise," he said.
Citing a debate held in the Lok Sabha on Telangana, Botsa said that Advani as a Deputy Prime Minister categorically said that the issue of under development of Telangana is best addressed in integrated Andhra Pradesh and that therefore, there was no need to form separate Telangana. He said that BJP talks about Telangana when it is not in power.
Claiming that the Congress never went back on its words on Telangana, he said that in 2004 Manifesto, the Congress party proposed to constitute second States Reorganisation Commission. "Since the Congress formed the government at the Centre with many others including TRS, it was decided that as part of Common Minimum Programme, the issue would be resolved by achieving political consensus," he said. However, he said unfortunately consensus could not be achieved as political parties were vertically divided on the issue in both the regions of the State. "In 2009 Congress Manifesto, while acknowledging that there was an overwhelming sentiment for separate Telangana in that region, it was categorically stated that the interests and sentiments of other stake holders would be taken into account," he said.
Botsa said that unlike BJP, the Congress party never promised separate Telangana 'unconditionally'. He said that December 9, 2009, statement on Telangana could not be honoured as the political parties who supported separate state on December 7, changed their stand after Home Minister P Chidambaram's announcement. He said that the Congress party has been making sincere efforts to resolve the issue. (INN)
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Wednesday indicated for the first time he may not be the candidate for prime minister's job in the next general election, provoking the Congress to say there was a war within the main opposition party.Already 83, the former deputy prime minister made the comments after meeting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat "to seek blessings" for his (Advani's) proposed nationwide rath yatra on "clean politics and good governance".
Advani, who was widely seen as the BJP's unstated prime ministerial nominee in the 2009 Lok Sabha battle, did not give a categorical "yes" or "no" when he was asked if he was eyeing the top executive post.Instead, he gave a philosophical answer, saying he had got more from the BJP than anything he could have got from the post of prime minister.Pressed if the RSS wanted him to make it absolutely clear that he was not in the running for the post of prime minister, Advani said: "There are reports."
That statement did not amuse the Congress, which said there was "upheaval in BJP" and that there were five to seven prime ministerial candidates in that party.In contrast, "there is no vacancy for the prime minister's post" in the Congress, spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said.
Advani, one of the most experienced leaders in Indian politics, flew to Nagpur Wednesday amid reports that a section of the BJP was miffed at him for announcing the rath yatra next month.Some BJP leaders complained privately that he had not taken the party into confidence and that it was an attempt by him to portray himself as the prime ministerial candidate.
The RSS, however, clarified that it had no role to play in shaping the BJP's choice of who a prime minister should be.
"These are issues the BJP decides," RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav said in Nagpur, where the RSS has its headquarters.Advani said: "I became a swayamsevak, then a member of Jan Sangh and then BJP. "I feel what I have got from these organisations, from my colleagues, from the country, is much more than (what) the post of prime minister (can give)."
Advani said Bhagwat has given his full support to his yatra, likely to start Oct 11.
The BJP leader said he had also come to Nagpur to inquire after the health of party president Nitin Gadkari, who underwent weight reduction surgery earlier this month.
Advani chose the occasion to denounce the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for a string of corruption scandals that have seen politicians and business executives go to jail.
Terming the 2008 cash-for-vote episode in parliament as the "dirtiest scandal in the history of India", Advani said: "It has not only put a blot on the political system but on democracy."
Advani said Gadkari would announce the schedule of his yatra and it would conclude before the winter session of parliament. (IANS)
After making romantic sagas Kal Ho Naa Ho and Salaam-e-Ishq, Nikhil Advani is now set to prove his versatility with Rohan Sippy's international project Made in China, an action movie.
"I don't want to be identified by any one style or genre. After doing an action film like Made In China I could possibly do a horror film," Advani told.
"Everyone who knows me feels I should do an action film. You've to see me when I'm narrating a story. I'm constantly giving out sound effects, running from this corner to that," he added.
The film is a dream project for the director."My all-time favourite film is Sholay. To have my name associated with the man who made Sholay is one of the biggest highs of my career."
"My all-time favourite film is Sholay. To have my name associated with the man who made Sholay is one of the biggest highs of my career. I mean, to me Sholay is the mother of all films," said Advani.
This is apparently Warner Brothers' first Bollywood film and the talks between them and the Sippys had been going on for almost two years.
"The film is entirely Rohan Sippy's brainchild. From negotiating with Warner Brothers to bringing me on board as director...Rohan did it all," said Advani
Of the big five studios in America, namely Universal, Columbia-Tristar (Sony), 20th Century Fox, Disney and Warner Brothers, two - Sony and Warner - have entered the Hindi film industry in a big way with Saawariya and Made In China respectively. The others are expected to follow suit.
Advani also said: "Sridhar Raghavan has written a wonderful script that weds action and humour. I know I'll have great fun shooting this film."
Shooting for Made In China, with camera work by V. Manikandan who shot Farah Khan's Main Hoon Na and the forthcoming Om Shanti Om, will begin in China in January and the film will be completed in May 2008.
Advani wants New Year’s sun to rise in Telangana
2011/10/19 12:15:02 Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani on Wednesday accused the Congress-led UPA Government of betraying the people of Telangana by going back on its promise on state formation.
Addressing a public meeting as a part of his nation-wide Jana Chaitanya Yatra against corruption at Exhibition Grounds at Nampally here on Wednesday evening, Advani said that granting of statehood for the region could be decided by only two persons - Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi. "If they decide to give Telangana, then on 1st January, 2012, sun will rise in the state of Telangana," he said.
However, Advani said that the Congress was not serious in granting statehood for the region. "It is unimaginable that the Centre has remained non-responsive when over 600 people committed suicide and thousands of employees are on strike for over 35 days for a single demand," he said. Reminding that the BJP-led NDA Government formed three smaller states - Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Uttaranchal, he said no constitutional amendment was required to bifurcate a State. He said there was no compulsion that the assembly concerned should pass a resolution for bifurcation. "A state can be carved out by the Parliament with a simple majority," he said.
Advani announced that if the UPA Government introduces Telangana Bill in the winter session of the Parliament, then the BJP which has 116 members in Lok Sabha and 50 in the Rajya Sabha will support the Bill. He reiterated that smaller states could ensure good governance.
Speaking about Jana Chaitanya Yatra he exhorted people to say no to corruption. Stating that this was the sixth Yatra of his political career, Advani said that the enthusiasm he found in Jana Chaitanya Yatra was much higher compared to his previous Yatras. "People usually think that only religious issues excite people, but what I have read and observed is that people gets equally enthusiastic on the feeling of nationalism," he said.
"The subject of Yatra is neither Advani nor BJP, but it is India," he said while denying the critics that the Yatra was aimed at mobilising people for the next elections.
The BJP veteran said that when the BJP was in power, India used to be compared with China in terms of development. It was being projected as the one of the superpowers of 21st Century. However, India's corruption and black money deposited in tax havens have become the subject of discussions in both the domestic and international fora, he said. The black money deposited in foreign banks must be brought back and be spent for the developments of villages across the country, he said.
Advani tried to give a perfect dose of both corruption and Telangana in his speech, although apparently he was not properly briefed about the suicide figures or the Bathakamma. However, he ended his speech with the slogan 'Jai Jai Telangana'.
The public meeting was also addressed by senior BJP leaders M Venkaiah Naidu, Bandaru Dattatreyya and state unit president G Kishan Reddy.
Earlier, addressing a public meeting at Siddipet in Medak district Advani promised that Telangana state would be formed if NDA returns to power in the next elections. After the meeting, Advani had a surprise visitor. He was welcomed by TRS MP from Medak Vijaya Shanti. Later, the TRS MP maintained that she met Advani in her personal capacity and not on behalf of the TRS party. (INN)
Deepika plays double role in 'Chandni Chowk To China'
2008/4/15 9:25:53
Director Nikhil Advani, who has been shooting with hectic celerity in China for his new action-comedy "Chandni Chowk To China", confirms that Deepika Padukone is playing double role in the movie.
"That's right," confirmed Advani. "Deepika is doing a double role in my film."
This would be Deepika's second double role after her debut "Om Shanti Om".
When quizzed him about the music of the film, Advani said: "While the rest of the score by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, with a little help from Kailash Kher, is completely original, we've used Bappi Lahiri's 'Bombay se aaya mera dost' from the film 'Aap Ki Khatir'. Bappi has reworked and re-sung the song."
Advani's directorial debut "Kal Ho Naa Ho" was a runaway success at the box office, but his second film "Salaam-e-Ishq" was letdown.
"Chandani Chowk to China" is a mega-budget film and is produced by Warner Brothers and Rohan Sippy.
Deepika Padukone is still busy shooting her first feature film, but the model-turned-actress is loaded with film offers already. Deepika will be making her debut with Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
But before the film releases, she has already been signed by Nikhil Advani for next film with Akshay Kumar. It is said that the film will be action-packed in which Akshay is said to be playing a martial arts expert. The film is produced by Rohan Sippy and Nikhil Advani.
Apparently, Deepika has also signed Siddharth Anand’s next film starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.
Akshay Kumar set for action-comedy with Nikhil Advani
2008/2/28 6:59:58
Action-comedy is Akshay Kumar's forte and Nikhil Advani's 'Chandni Chowk To China' seems to be just what the box office doctors ordered.
"Action and comedy are Akshay's forte and I'm glad to direct him in a film that is written by someone else," Advani said.
"I realised I went wrong in the scripting of 'Salaam-e-Ishq'. I should've edited the script more ruthlessly. Here, all I've to do is to put it all on film," Advani added.
Jointly produced by Warner Brothers and Rohan Sippy, 'Chandni Chowk To China' fits the athletic star like a glove. It will give Akshay a chance to return to his rugged 'Khiladi' roots, with lots of sophisticated fight sequences thrown in.
"It's an action comedy. It's a very big film to be shot in the Far East with very sophisticated technical effects done abroad. It would be more than 'Dhoom 2', but would be very much like 'Dhoom' in mood. 'Dhoom' had more comic elements. Call it talent or luck, but right now I'm only riding piggyback on the reputation of Rohan Sippy and Akshay," Advani revealed.
The director started shooting the film February 22 in different parts of China, including Shanghai. He plans to wrap it up in May. In fact, the film will have many action scenes involving martial artistes.
The rather disappointing performance of 'Salaam-e-Ishq' hasn't dampened director Advani's spirits. He's ready to bounce back with a mammoth action movie.
2011/10/29 7:45:52 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday praised a villager, one of her party workers and the bomb disposal squad for detecting and defusing a bomb under a small bridge near Madurai where Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani was to pass.
In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa said: "The pipe bomb kept under the bridge in Alampatti village was detected by a villager Selvaraj and police was informed by AIADMK councillor Mohan. The police acted fast and defused the bomb."
She said Advani called and thanked her Saturday for foiling the evil plot. Jayalalithaa said the police had registered a case and were investigating.
The "pipe bomb" packed with eight kg of explosives was discovered Friday following a tip-off from local residents. Police also seized a 25 metre wire connected to it, well before Advani started his anti-graft Jan Chetna Yatra from Madurai, around 450 km from here.
The second leg of Advani's yatra began from Madurai Friday morning. His nationwide yatra, aimed at fighting black money and corruption, started Oct 11 and will end Nov 20.
During the last two months, everyday was a nightmare for hot babe Priyamani. It is not because she is over loaded with her work or any harassment from the director or actor of her film. A miscreant has been troubling her with his phone calls and sending vulgar SMS messages to her.
Initially, Priyamani takes it lightly and used to skip his phone calls. But, when he starts torturing her with his calls and messages, she has changed her sim cards thrice to escape him, but somehow he manages to get her new number and has been harassing her all these days. Finally, when she has lodged a police complaint about the phone calls and messages, police have traced him at Hyderabad working in private company. It is learnt that, police have picked him up from his house at Kukatpalli in Hyderabad recently. Priyamani is in Bangalore these days for acting in a Kannda movie.
(IANS) BJP leader L.K. Advani Sunday gave a call for ousting the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on the issue of corruption, saying a situation had arisen for a change of regime.
(IANS) A day after a pipe bomb was discovered on his yatra route, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani here Saturday complimented the Tamil Nadu government for changing his route and urged it to find out those behind it.
Leading Telugu news paper Andhra Jyothi has reported that, BJP senior leader LK.Advani who was at Hyderabad on Thursday to attend the BJP meeting, while returning to New Delhi expressed his anguish over TRS leaders for manhandling Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayan. 
Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani on Tuesday announced that the BJP would support the Telangana Bill if it is introduced during the winter session of the Parliament.
Pradesh Congress President Botsa Satyanarayana on Thursday sought an apology from senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani for 'lying with the people of Telangana'.
(IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday praised a villager, one of her party workers and the bomb disposal squad for detecting and defusing a bomb under a small bridge near Madurai where Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani was to pass.
