New Delhi: A day ahead of his 'Bharat Uday' yatra, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today (Mar 9, 2004) made light of the Opposition criticism to his road-show and dismissed allegations that it will cause communal tensions.

Known for his earlier yatras, he said his upcoming road-show was different from the previous ones as this time he was undertaking it while being in power unlike in the past.

"The Opposition reaction is predictable. It amuses me," Advani told reporters at the airport while leaving for Kanyakumari to begin his yatra from tomorrow (Mar 10) along with his family members and party colleagues Arun Jaitley, Pramod Mahajan and Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Dubbing as "amusing" the Opposition's claims that the yatra would fuel communal tension in the country, he said it could not be true as he would be only focussing on the issues of good governance and development.

"Earlier, when I undertook yatras, I was in the Opposition and would focus on criticism of the then Governments. But this time, I am approaching the people with the good track record of the Vajpayee Government," the Deputy Prime Minister said.