According to lawyer Ram Jethmalani BJP lost Karnataka because they expelled Yeddyurappa from the party. He also said that Yeddyurappa was innocent and the High Court crushed the case of corruption against the leader.
BJP leader Ram Jethmalani will soon be sacked from BJP, according to highly placed sources in the party. This decision was taken at a meeting in LK Advani's house. Jethmalani was earlier suspended for demanding that Gadkari resign from the party.
News Night | Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has dropped a bombshell when he said that the Opposition is colluding with UPA for the advantage of both the sides. The bonhomie between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj only reign...
Veteran BJP leader Ram Jethmalani, who has a penchant for annoying the BJP top brass, has done it again. He has taken a jibe at the party top leaders, when asked about the party meet which he attended, saying he is too old to comment on the issue.
BJP leader Ram Jethmalani gatecrashed the parliamentary party meet in Delhi and attacked the party's top leadership for not putting up a proper fight against the government. This incident has left the top leaders of the party red-faced and they are now contemp...
According to sources, BJP has decided to ask Ram Jethmalani to leave the party. Top leaders, like Sushma Sawraj, Rajnath Singh and Gopinath Munde met at LK advani's residence earlier in the day. They feel that on many occasions Jethmalani has embarrassed the p...
The senior leaders of BJP, Sushma Sawraj, Rajnath Singh and Gopinath Munde have gathered for a meeting at LK Advani's residence to decide on fellow party member Ram Jethmalani, following his comments on the party. Jethmalani said that BJP was not handling the ...
BJP leader Ram Jethmalani attacked his own party leaders. He said that the leaders were not working properly and were not fighting corruption strongly. He also said that the way the top leaders were fighting against corruption, it looked like they were also in...
Senior Supreme court lawyer Sanjay Hegde talks about whether actor Sanjay Dutt can be pardoned from his five year jail term or not. He says that it is very rarely that someone with such a short jail term is pardoned. He also says that the President and the Gov...
Ram Jethmalani also joins the chorus to support Narendra Modi for his Prime Ministerial candidature. As of now, the Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut and LK Advani are the only ones supporting Sushma Swaraj, while Yashwant Sinha, Arun Jaitely, CP Thakur and Mahesh Jethm...
CP Thakur, BJP leader, also announces his support for Narendra Modi as the party's candidate for the post of Prime Minister. He said that BJP should not delay in announcing the candidate as it would cause an unrest in the party as well as public.
Senior BJP leader and Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani once again makes his choice for BJP candidate known. According to Jethmalani, Narendra Modi is the most secular person in the party and well fit to become the Prime Ministerial candidate from the Bharat...
Ram Jethmalani said that Narendra Modi is the best candidate for the post of the Prime Minister in the General Elections 2014. He also said that by the end BJP knew what decision would suit them the most. However, he also added that BJP must announce their can...
Senior BJP leader and Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani makes his choice for BJP candidate known. According to Jethmalani, Narendra Modi is the most secular person in the party and well fit to become the Prime Ministerial candidate from the Bharatiya Janata ...
BJP leader Ram Jethmalani says that Narendra Modi is the best candidate for the post of Prime Minister. He also added that he doesn't want to comment on late Bal Thackeray's views on Sushma Swaraj or on JD(U)'s reservation about Modi. India is a democracy and ...
Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani appears to be evasive on the issue of Rajnath Singh's elevation as BJP's new president as he has said that the presence of a new party chief makes hardly any difference to him. He also dismisses the question about his son Mahes...
Sources have revealed that a truce has been reached between senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani and party chief Nitin Gadkari. Senior BJP leader LK Advani has reportedly initiated the peace talks between the two warring leaders.
Firebrand Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani hits out at Delhi Police, saying that the commissioner needs to act. Jethmalani says the Delhi Police's claims are bogus and only the witness should be believed. The sole eyewitness, in the Delhi gangrape case, spo...
Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani congratulated Narendra Modi on the BJP winning the Assembly elections, and said he also congratulated himself. He also said Modi should stake his claim to become the Prime Minister. Jethmalani is said to be close to Modi.
Newshour | The criminal justice system is failing the country everyday. The people are angry and demand justice for a hapless gangrape victim in the country. Will a death penalty help in deterring criminals?
Newshour | A girl and her friend are attacked and raped by a group of men. The girl and her friend boarded a white color luxury bus in Delhi and were verbally harassed by the men. When the friend protested, he was bludgeoned with iron rods. The girl was taken ...
BJP MP Ram Jethmalani, speaking on the Delhi gangrape, states that somebody's head must promptly roll for allowing such a heinous crime to be committed right under their nose. He says that he does not mean the Home Minister of course, but the police heads who ...
The issue of the gang-rape of a 23-year old student in a moving bus on Sunday night figured in the Rajya Sabha. An angry Jaya Bhaduri was seen asking for a discussion, and questioning why adjournments are given for political issues but not those related to pro...
Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has attacked the BJP leadership saying that the party chief Nitin Gadkari is on path of suicide. He has said that Gadkari is destroying himself as well as the party. He also slams BJP's decision to question the appointment of C...
Ram Jethmalani goes on attack mode against the BJP leadership. He says he had not received the show cause notice issued by the BJP parliamentary board. He also adds that he is busy man and he wants the time by which he can send a reply to be extended.
Suspended BJP leader and celebrated lawyer Ram Jethmalani hits out again at Nitin Gadkari and says that he can never give out a fair judgement because he had attacked him. Jethmalani also says that he will tear up the showcause notice if it does not hold any v...
Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani reacts to the news that he has been dealt a showcause notice by the BJP high command. Jethmalani claims that he has not yet received the order; and when he does, he assures that he will react appropriately. Jaitley, meanwhile, ...
A defiant Ram Jethmalani claims that he has not received the show cause notice from the party. Taking on senior BJP leaders and Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, he says that he will not take orders from them. He also targets the party for constantly opposing th...
Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani reacts to the news that he has been dealt a showcause notice by the BJP high command. Jethmalani claims that he has not yet received the order; and when he does, he assures that he will react appropriately. Jaitley, meanwhile, ...
Ram Jethmalani may have been suspended--not removed as yet--from the BJP. However, his attitude still remains belligerent. When asked about the reply he would be giving to the show cause notice issued by the BJP's parliamentary board, Jethmalani said if the no...
I will answer the show cause notice if it is worth answering, or will trash it, says, Ram Jethmalani. Jethmalani was in Delhi where he was asked about the show cause notice issued to him by the BJP Parliamentary board over certain statements he made that had ...
A defiant Ram Jethmalani claims that he has not received the show cause notice from the party. He says that if the notice that he receives is not answer-worthy, he will throw it away in a dustbin.
Following the fresh round of controversy surrounding Ram Jethmalani's letter to party president Nitin Gadkari questioning Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj for their stand on the CBI director's appointment, Jaitley says that Jethmalani doesn't deserve a reply. D...
News Night | BJP decides to send Jethmalani a showcause notice. The leader will be expected to reply to the notice within 10 days and clear his position. Jethmalani's friends Yashwant Sinha and Shatrughan Sinha will also be issued warning. Is the party self-de...
BJP general secretary, Ananth Kumar, addresses the media after the party's parliamentary board meets to discuss the disciplinary action against Ram Jethmalani. While the party has decided not to expel him, they have sent him a showcause notice. Jethmalani will...
The BJP Parliamentary board meeting begins with the core committee members joining in. The leaders are likely to discuss disciplinary action against Yashwant Sinha and Shatrughan Sinha during the meeting. Both the leaders will be issued a warning against cross...
Ram Jethmalani tells the media that he has written a long letter to BJP party president Nitin Gadkari. He however refuses to divulge the contents of the letter as he is 'sworn to secrecy' until he receives an acknowledgement receipt from Gadkari.
According to the sources in the BJP, the party is likely to crack the whip once again on all leaders who are still voicing their dissent over Nitin Gadkari's leadership. Shatrughan Sinha and Yashwant Sinha are likely to be issued a warning sometime later today...
Despite the suspension from the party, Ram Jethmalani's resolve still remains as firm as ever. According to sources, he will write another letter demanding BJP president Nitin Gadkari's resignation. Jethmalani could also address the media later today evening.
BJP leader Jaswant Singh refuses to talk about Ram Jethmalani's suspension and says that the scene could have been averted. Jaswant Singh also reiterates that there is no 'coterie' in the BJP and that the party reigns supreme.
Celebrated lawyer Ram Jethmalani remains as defiant as ever and says that the suspension from the BJP does not bother him. He had earlier crossed the party lines by questioning the party's stance on the appointment of the new CBI director. He had also said tha...
When accosted on arrival at Delhi airport, Ram Jethmalani was angry at being asked about the disciplinary action to be taken by his party for his recent utterances. The BJP parliamentary board is meeting today afternoon to decide on the expulsion of Jethmalani...
A day after the BJP cracked the whip and suspended senior leader Ram Jethmalani for 'gross indiscipline', the party meets on Monday to decide whether to expel the Supreme Court lawyer from the party. Though the front story is that Jethmalani questioning the pa...
The latest to join the anti-Gadkari camp is actor-turned-politician Shatrugan Sinha. Sinha says he is ideologically in sync with Ram Jethmalani and Yashwant Sinha in demanding Gadkari's resignation. He says Gadkari is a friend, but a person occupying a respons...
In a letter to BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has said that the party is wrong in questioning the appointment of the CBI chief. Jethmalani, in his letter which has also been forwarded to the Prime Minister, has stated that criticism ...
In a letter to BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has said that the party is wrong in questioning the appointment of the CBI chief. Jethmalani, in his letter which has also been forwarded to the Prime Minister, has stated that criticism ...
In a letter to BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has said that the party is wrong in questioning the appointment of the CBI chief. Jethmalani, in his letter which has also been forwarded to the Prime Minister, has stated that criticism ...
Congress, which has now found its most unlikely supporter in senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani after he backed the appointment of CBI chief, says that the assessment of Jethmalani over this matter is spot on.
In a letter to BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has said that the party is wrong in questioning the appointment of the CBI chief. Jethmalani, in his letter which has also been forwarded to the Prime Minister, has stated that criticism ...
Bharatiya Janata Party has turned down Yashwant Sinha's demand to remove Nitin Gadkari from party presidency saying the demand on a public forum was inappropriate. However, the BJP will suffer due to the timing of the demand – a day before the winter session...
Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani, who had earlier demanded the resignation of BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, has said that he is happy that other senior leaders in the party are following his suit. Jethmalani was reacting to senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's demand...
It doesn't look like his supporters were just middle aged people who saw him at his peak. Even amongst the youngsters, his appeal remains as strong as ever. Mumbai has come in full force to pay its tribute to the late leader. It is the genuine love that people...
Following RSS ideologue Gurumurthy's complete flip-flop on BJP party president Nitin Gadkari, the leaders of the party come to the rescue. Both Ravi Shankar Prasad and Balbir Punj play down Gurumurthy's comments and back Gadkari. Gurumurthy had posted a series...
RSS ideologue Gurumurthy comes under a lot of criticism for doing a U-turn on Nitin Gadkari. BJP general secretary Vinay Katiyar has now said that Gurumurthy's sudden change of heart is just not acceptable. Gurumurthy had posted a series of tweets that suggest...
BJP national president Nitin Gadkari has rejected RSS ideologue MG Vaidya's claims and said that the party rejects all such insinuations which are totally unfounded. Vaidya, in his blog, had hinted that Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is the insider in BJ...
Top RSS leader MG Vaidya, in his blog, blames Gujarat CM Narendra Modi of carrying out an anti-Gadkari campaign within the party. He has stated that the roots of the anti-Nitin Gadkari campaign seems to have been in Gujarat. He has also said that if Yashwant a...
The National Commission of Women slams Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh's remark that the cause for accidents are pretty girls, flashy bikes and mobiles. NCW's Mamata Sharma says the government should not blame women for its inability to implement road s...
BJP leader Ram Jethmalani makes an off-the-cuff remark. 'Ram was a bad husband. I don't like him at all', he says. As a leader who took Gadkari to task, with his allegations, this statement over a person who is the idol of adoration and devotion has shocked bo...
Taking on prominent lawyer and BJP leader Ram Jethmalani over his remark that he does not like Ram as he was not a good husband, Congress General Secretary Divijay Singh says Jethmalani does not like Ram as he wasn't a good husband, but what does he have to sa...
BJP leader Ram Jethmalani raises a storm. He calls Lord Ram a 'bad husband'. The shocking statement came during a public event. Jethmalani, whose father was a Ram devotee, had named him after Lord Ram. Predictably Hindu organisations are angry, with one sadhu ...
Controversies surrounding BJP do not seem to end as disgruntled party member Ram Jethmalani on Thursday called Hindu Lord Ram a bad husband. The senior leaders comment comes as an embarrassment to the BJP which has spearheaded the Ram Temple movement and Hindu...
Narendra Modi was recently called a 'monkey', PM Manmohan Singh a 'lion', Sriprakash Jaiswal's statement 'wife grows old, the fun is lost' and with Mulayam Singh Yadav claiming that only 'attractive women' can get reservation, the comparisons over the months h...
In what could be a major embarrassment for the BJP, its senior leader, Ram Jethmalani, called Lord Ram, the protagonist in the epic 'Ramayan', a bad husband.
BJP President Nitin Gadkari chose to launch a birthday diplomacy to win over senior BJP leader LK Advani's blessings. Gadkari visited LK Advani to greet him on the occasion of the latter's 85th birthday. Nitin Gadkari seems to be reaching out to LK Advani thre...
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has ridiculed RSS leader S Gurumurthy for giving Nitin Gadkari the clean chit by calling the RSS leader BJP's own comptroller auditor general. The controversy over Nitin Gadkari continuing as the BJP national chief has...
BJP national president Nitin Gadkari meets senior BJP leader LK Advani after the core committee decided on Tuesday to keep Gadkari as the party chief. Advani had not attended that meeting. Gadkari made a courtesy call at 30, Prithviraj Road, in the morning spu...
Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has refused to cower down to party demands and said he will continue his fight, all alone, till the end if necessary, against Nitin Gadkari. He said that by supporting Gadkari, the party is losing its steam against corruption. ...
BJP senior leader LK Advani celebrates his 85th birthday today. Often referred to as the Prime-Minister-in-waiting, credited with increasing the party's tally and expanding organisation at the grass-roots, Advani is right now the tallest and most respected lea...
Amidst a growing rift within the BJP over the demand for Nitin Gadkari's resignation, RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy voiced his support for the BJP President. The RSS spokesperson claimed that Gadkari was neither legally nor morally culpable for any wrongdoings co...
The unrest against BJP chief Nitin Gadkari is growing steadily within the party. Gadkari's fierce critic Ram Jethmalani has rejected the pardon granted to the BJP chief by RSS. Jethmalani is believed to be expressing the sentiments of many of the prominent lea...
Even as the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) spokesperson Ram Madhav reiterated that BJP's presidency is the party's internal matter, Sangh writ prevailed and Nitin Gadkari got to keep his post as BJP president. The BJP top leadership had met in Delhi on Tues...
Senior BJP leader and Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani has slammed his own party leadership for supporting Nitin Gadkari. The BJP leadership that met in Delhi on Tuesday decided to keep Nitin Gadkari as the party president. Mired with controversies in the r...
Achil Vandhavai | S Gurumurthy rubbishes claims of financial fraud and submits a report on Nitin Gadkari's Purti Group. The Jethmalanis on the other hand bray for Gadkari's blood and demand that he step down as soon as possible. The BJP seems to be divided in ...
Newshour | The BJP implies that not all leaders can go and start talking to the press, and it also stands by Gadkari in his corruption row. Is the BJP focusing too much on what Mahesh and Ram Jethmalani did, instead of discussing about Gadkari? Should the part...
Newshour | Ram Jethmalani brays for Gadkari's blood as he wants him removed from the president's post with immediate effect. He is of the opinion that Gadkari should quit and face the probe immediately. Listen to Jethmalani justifying his stance.
Centrestage | BJP puts full faith behind Nitin Gadkari and stands with the leader. Even though LK Advani skipped the core committee meeting and causes a few flutters, Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed the media and clarified the party's stance. Now, that leaves Ga...
Ravi Shankar Prasad, addresses the media after a 90-minute BJP meet on Nitin Gadkari. He says that S Gurumurthy, who is a well-known chartered accountant, made a presentation to the party on the documents of the Purti Group. He also says that the party stands ...
Nitin Gadkari is a man who has been surrounded by allegations of his links with the NCP, fictitious investors in Purti Power and Sugar and by statements that have shocked even his closest supporters within the BJP.
An upset LK Advani skips the core group meet. He was expected to be the interim president of the party if Gadkari resigned. However, with him skipping the meet, the crisis deepens in BJP. He was reportedly upset that Gadkari summoned the core group meet even w...
Allegedly upset with the senior leaders of the party, LK Advani skips the core group meet. He was expected to be the interim president of the party if Gadkari resigned. However, with him skipping the meet, the crisis deepens in BJP.
A furious Ram Jethmalani demands that Nitin Gadkari resign and face the probe independently. Hectic parleys are on as the BJP leaders meet one another and try to arrive at a strategy. However, many believe that Nitin Gadkari's time is up and he should make an ...
A meeting ahead of the highly anticipated BJP core committee meet ends at LK Advani's house. Senior party leaders Ananth Kumar, Balbir Punj and Sushma Swaraj met iwith Advani for about 45 minutes, before heading to the core committee group meet.
When Ram Jethmalani talks, you can be sure there are sharp arguments that he makes in favour of his stand. He says Nitin Gadkari can quietly walk out of the post of BJP president until the inquiry against him for alleged irregularities are completed. Jethmalan...
A meeting ahead of the highly anticipated BJP core committee will begin soon at LK Advani's house. Senior party leaders Ananth Kumar, Balbir Punj and Sushma Swaraj will be meeting Advani, before heading to the core committee group meet.
RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav claims that sentiments of people should be taken into consideration before making such irresponsible statements about world icons like Swami Vivekananda. Gadkari had earlier compared the IQ levels of Swami Vivekananda and underworld...
Congress leader Renuka Chaudhary refuses to comment on the BJP crisis and Jethmalani's letter bomb, saying it is the internal matter of the party. However, she does take a parting shot at the BJP and says that the party has no identity because the leaders have...
Prominent lawyer and BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has demanded the resignation of BJP chief Nitin Gadkari owing to graft charges against him. However BJP top leadership has indicated that there will not be any change in party leadership soon. BJP core committee m...
RSS representative Gurumurthy meets BJP leader Ram Jethmalani and tries to bring a truce between the warring leaders in the party. Gurumurthy had already called upon LK Advani earlier in the day to try and arrive at a truce.
BJP leader Yashwant Sinha refuses to comment on Jethmalani's letter to LK Advani and says that he is not ready to talk about the issue today. He says that he will invite the press and tell them what he thinks when he is ready to comment. Jethmalani in his lett...
The beleagured BJP President Nitin Gadkari has completed a meeting with Sushma Swaraj and is now on his way to meet other senior BJP leaders in New Delhi. Other senior BJP leaders like Ananth Kumar and RSS ideologue Gurumurthy were present at this meet. A mass...
Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has let the cat among the pigeons once again. The celebrated Supreme Court lawyer speaks with Arnab Goswami and says he wants Gadkari to resign and that senior BJP leaders support that view. Good natured Jethmalani is candid ab...
Arnab Goswami reads out the copy of Ram Jethmalani's letter to LK Advani written on November 2. In the letter, Jethmalani says that keeping Gadkari as the BJP chief is going to be disastrous for the party as well as the nation. The stinging letter also states ...
Senior BJP leaders meet even as the leadership of party president Nitin Gadkari is being called into question by leaders within the BJP, starting with Mahesh Jethmalani and his father Ram Jethmalani. The latter even held a press conference to ask Gadkari to st...
BJP is in turmoil. Its senior leader Ram Jethmalani held a press conference, and asked party president Nitin Gadkari to resign, till his name is cleared. He said he wanted to meet Gadkari, but that he did not respond and hence he was forced to hold the media c...