Early on Thursday morning, L K Advani visited Kirti Mandir, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi to seek blessings.
He stayed here for less than 30 minutes and the response was nothing hot.
In fact, he was greeted by protests by the local fisherwomen. Though Advnai did not spend much time with them, the fisher folk’s woes did not go unnoticed.
They complained about the Pakistan coast guard hassling them almost on a daily basis.
More than 527 fishermen have been captured by the Pakistan coast guard and 290 boats have been impounded.
Apart from the fisherwomen, workers from the Birla soda ash factory, which was recently bought by the Nirma group, protested outside Kirti Mandir.
The factory has been closed down and more than 2000 workers have been rendered jobless.
Instead of addressing these women or sympathising with them, Advani, who in the past would have patiently listened to their woes, spoke about the 1857 revolt against the British.
Can somebody tell us just what is happening to Advani?
-- Paresh Parekh in Porbandar