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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (1838)	7/18/1998 9:08:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 12475

The BJP owes its electoral gains over the years to the "lunatic fringe". How can it get off the tiger now? Besides, the liberal faces in the BJP have more or less served their purpose. They are going to be a hindrance rather than a help to the hawks as time rolls on. The organizational changes in recent times in fact, point to a trend wherein the "lunatic fringe" is all set to become the "lunatic core". So much for the party "trying to distance from the lunatic fringe" bit. Bhagwati's advice may be good, but the religious bigots will have no time to listen to him. For the same reason, the men and women of letters that will be attracted to the party are more likely to be of the type whose intellect would serve to sustain their prejudices and bigotry, not to overcome them. During the days leading to India's independence, Nehru is reported to have confessed to Mountbatten that the members of the Congress party were good agitators, but had no clue about administration. Replace "Congress" by "BJP" and "agitators" by "demagogues", and you'll get a fairly good picture of today's situation. Dipy.