LK next in Uma's 'non-orators' clubn

Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh: The BJP's Uma Bharti, who has been forced to offer multiple clarifications after saying Narendra Modi is not a good orator, now says she had made the same observation about party patriarch LK Advani. "I had earlier also said that Advaniji is not a good orator. It should not be taken in a negative way. It was an assessment. My comment on Modi has been distorted by the media," she said in Jhansi, the constituency in Uttar Pradesh from where she is contesting the general election.

What she meant as a correction could bring more trouble for the firebrand leader, who has spent two days defending these comments she made on Monday: "Vajpayeeji was a good orator. People say that there has been no orator like him in Indian politics. If you have paid attention then you would know that Modi is not a good orator. People go to his rallies not to listen to his speech but to tell him that they want him to change this country and that they stand by him."