Reacting to BJP veteran L. K. Advani's blog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the party's founder member has perfectly summed up the true essence of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
"Advani ji perfectly sums up the true essence of BJP, most notably the guiding mantra of 'nation first, party next, self last'.
Proud to be a BJP karyakarta and proud that greats like L. K. Advani ji have strengthened it, " Modi said in a tweet.
Earlier, Advani wrote a blog and said the guiding principle of his life has been 'nation first, party next, self last'.
"And in all situations, I have tried to adhere to this principle and will continue to do so, " he said.
"The essence of Indian democracy is respect for diversity and freedom of expression.
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