Twitteratti mourns Ashok Singhal's death: The Engineer turned Hindutva warrior
New Delhi, Nov 17: A metallurgy engineer, Ashok Singhal metamorphosed into a Hindutva warrior who as VHP chief played an adequate foil in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement when the BJP led the political campaign in the late eighties and later.
The 89-year-old right-wing firebrand leader dedicated his life for the Hindutva cause adopting an aggressive style and played a key role in mobilising support for the Ram Janambhoomi as well as the Ram Setu movements.
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It was under his stewardship that the international branding of VHP was conceptualised for which he recruited supporters and established offices abroad. [VHP leader Ashok Singhal passes away]
The VHP got immense contribution from outside India for its campaign. Singhal was instrumental in the "kar sewak" campaign that led to the bringing down of the 16th century Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.
Singhal's demise was mourned by various political leaders on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
Here are some tributes to Singhal in the form of tweets:
Ashok
Singhal
ji
was
the
force
behind
several
noble
deeds
&
social
work,
which
benefitted
the
poor.
He
is
an
inspiration
for
generations.
—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)
November
17,
2015
Deeply
saddened
to
learn
of
Shri
Ashok
ji
Singhal's
demise.
He
was
one
of
the
leading
lights
of
'Shri
Ramjanmabhoomi
Andolanan'.
—
Rajnath
Singh
(@BJPRajnathSingh)
November
17,
2015
It
is
a
sad
demise
of
a
determined
leader.
#AshokSinghal
Ji
will
be
remembered
for
his
clarity
of
thought
and
dedication.
—
Prakash
Javadekar
(@PrakashJavdekar)
November
17,
2015
Shocking
to
learn
that
Sh
Ashok
Singhal
ji
is
no
more
..my
Prayers
with
the
departed
Soul
..May
He
Rest
in
Peace!
—
Sambit
Patra
(@sambitswaraj)
November
17,
2015
Rest
in
peace
Shri
Ashok
Singhal
ji.
—
Rao
Inderjit
Singh
(@Rao_InderjitS)
November
17,
2015
Extremely
Saddened
to
hear
about
the
demise
of
Ashok
Singhal
ji.
May
his
departed
Soul
Rest
in
Peace.
My
Condolences
to
his
family.
—
Manohar
Lal
Khattar
(@mlkhattar)
November
17,
2015
Saddened
by
demise
of
Shri
Ashok
Singhal
ji.His
contribution
to
the
nation
&
society’ll
be
remembered
forever.
I
pray
for
his
departed
soul!
—
Anandiben
Patel
(@anandibenpatel)
November
17,
2015
Saddened
to
hear
abt
the
demise
of
senior
VHP
leader
Shri
Ashok
Singhal
Ji.
My
deepest
condolences
to
his
family.
—
Anurag
Thakur
(@ianuragthakur)
November
17,
2015
Deeply
saddened
by
demise
of
great
leader
Sh.Ashok
Singhal
ji.who
dedicated
his
life
to
service
of
people.my
condolences
are
with
his
family
—
Sadananda
Gowda
(@DVSBJP)
November
17,
2015
Deeply
saddened
to
hear
about
the
demise
of
Ashok
Singhal
ji.
He
dedicated
his
life
selflessly
in
serving
the
nation.
—
Dr.
Subhash
Chandra
(@_SubhashChandra)
November
17,
2015
Sad
demise
of
Dr.
Ashok
Singhal
is
a
great
loss
to
the
movement
of
Hinduism
throughout
the
world.
pic.twitter.com/uvRjse1RkQ
—
Parimal
Nathwani
(@mpparimal)
November
17,
2015
India
has
lost
her
great
son
in
Ashok
Singhal
ji.
For
the
fearless
lion
that
he
was,
here
are
my
sincere
condolences.
Om
shanti.
—
Intolerant
Reddy
(@snsachinnandu)
November
17,
2015
Hindu
confidence
has
been
shatterd
since
d
partition
Ashok
Singhal
resurrected
confidence
among
Hindus.
—
Dr
Rakesh
Sinha
(@RakeshSinha01)
November
17,
2015
He
was
the
force
behind
the
Ramjanmabhoomi
Movement
on
which
BJP
rode
to
prominence
and
power.
Ashok
Singhal,
VHP's
lost
warrior,
RIP
—
Madhavan
Narayanan
(@madversity)
November
17,
2015
Another
great
leader
passed
away...RIP
Ashok
Singhal
—
Prasad
(@prasad643)
November
17,
2015
Respected
Ashok
ji
Singhal
is
no
more.
His
life
was
a
great
saga
of
Hindu
society's
rejuvenation.An
ideal
RSS
Swayamsewak.Our
Shraddhanjali
—
Tarun
Vijay
(@Tarunvijay)
November
17,
2015
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