I don't agree with Raman that Advaniji got carried away by the accolades showered on him by the Pakistani military establishment and made the controversial comment about Jinnah. If one cares to read the text of Advani's speech, it is very clear that he was only trying to laud the secular character of Jinnah's address and never referred to Jinnah, the individual, as secular. On the face of it, it only appears that he was trying to convey a subtle message to his Pakistani hosts that that it was time for the Pakistani military establishment to take Jinnah's exhortations seriously, in as far as the secular character of the address was concerned. It was perhaps a veiled reminder to his hosts to desist from undermining the rights of non-muslims in Pakistan. Unfortunately, his speech has been misinterpreted and a needless controversy stirred over it. If anything, the sangh parivar seems to have reacted to his speech in undue haste, without caring to understand the speech in the right perspective.
