Wednesday, June 8 2005 11:45 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition L K Advani today (Jun 8, 2005) once again ruled out taking back his resignation from the post of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president.

"I am thankful to my party colleagues, including Mr (Atal Bihari) Vajpayee, who wanted me to rescind my decision to resign from the post. My decision stays," Advani told reporters after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The meeting was to brief the Prime Minister on his visit to Pakistan that raised the hackles of the Sangh Parivar over his description of Paksistan's founder leader Mohammad Ali Jinnah as secular.

Advani had yesterday (Jun 7, 2005) also made it clear that he would not take back his resignation.