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| DrA.P.J. Abdul Kalam releases the book. (L to
R) R. K. Mehra (Rupa & Co); Cho Ramaswamy, Editor of Tughlaq
; L.K. Advani and his wife Kamla Advani; Dr Kalam; Bhairon Singh Shekhawat,
former Vice President of India |
The author and the chief guest displaying the
first copies of My Country My Life |
Dr. Kalam addressing the audience |
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, reminiscing his over
half-century-long association with the author |
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| Mohanraoji Bhagwat, RSS General Secretary, praised
Advani as an ideal 'swayamsevak' |
Jaswant Singh, senior BJP leader, recounting pertinent episodes
in Advani's memoirs |
Advani and Dr Kalam share a lighter moment |
I have found both meaning and happiness in life, said Advani
in his speech |
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| Dignitaries on the dais in an attentive mood
while listening to Jaswant Singh's speech |
Dr. Kalam, who walked the last 200 yards to the venue because
of a traffic jam, shares a joke with the author |
R. K. Mehra of Rupa & Co presenting a bouquet to Advani |
A full house at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi |
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| BJP President Rajnath Singh (R) with Narendra
Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat (Centre). Also in the front row is musician
Sonu Nigam |
(L to R) George Fernandes, NDA Convenor; Muni Lokprakash;
and Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh |
(L to R) Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh; Sushma Swaraj, senior BJP leader; Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji |
Advani greets veteran BJP leader Dr. Murli Monohar Joshi.
Also seen are industrialist C.K. Birla (centre) and M. Venkaiah Naidu, former
BJP President |
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| (L to R) K Natwar Singh, former Foreign Minister
of India; Jayant and Geetika Advani; Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Chief Minister
of Rajasthan; and Advani |
Business leaders (L to R) Shashi Ruia, Anil Ambani, Rajan
Mittal and Sunil Mittal |
Pratibha Advani with filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
Pratibha Advani concluded the event with a heartfelt 'Thank
You' |