Tuesday, July 19 2005 16:30 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: With BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) planning to take disciplinary action against him for demanding resignation of party chief L K Advani, senior leader Madan Lal Khurana today (July 19, 2005) said his move had approval of the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) leadership.

"Two senior RSS functionaries met me a few days back. I discussed the issue (of demanding resignation) with them... It is only after clearance from the RSS leadership that I sent the letter to Advaniji," Khurana told sources in New Delhi.

The former Delhi strongman and one-time Advani loyalist created a flutter on Saturday (July 16, 2005) when he demanded that the BJP President quit his post as well as resign as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha as he had "sacrificed ideology" and converted the party into "private company limited".

Referring to the Jinnah controversy, Khurana said he had requested former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to call a meeting of RSS chief K S Sudarshan and Advani for a "heart to heart talk" so as to defuse tension.

"Vajpayeeji agreed, saying it is a good idea but Advani was not receptive to it. But ultimately he (Advani) had to go to the RSS headquarters for the patch up," he said.