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L. K. Advani
Lal Krishna Advani
(born 8 November 1927) is an Indian politician and a senior leader of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP). Advani served as
Minister of Home Affairs
in the BJP-led
National Democratic Alliance
government from 1998 to 2004. Additionally, he served as
Deputy Prime Minister of India
from 2002 to 2004 under
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
. He was the
Leader of the Opposition
in the
10th Lok Sabha
and
14th Lok Sabha
. Advani began his political career as a volunteer of
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
, a right-wing Hindu nationalist organisation. In 2015 he was awarded the
Padma Vibhushan
, India's second highest civilian honor.
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