more-in “The Rafale could easily be the Bofors moment of BJP,” said well-known journalist Karan Thapar, fielding questions at the Hyderabad Press Club on Saturday. The anchor and author, who was in the city for the launch of his new book, spoke about a range of issues. Linking the Bofors deal which brought down the Congress government with Rafale, Mr Thapar said: “The Bofors scandal was unearthed by the Swedish Radio. There was a clear money trail. Here the profile is higher as a former President of France Francois Hollande has revealed the pressure under which the company signed the deal.” “Many people have a doubt about the ability of Rahul Gandhi to corner the BJP and Narendra Modi. I say the opposition has enough number of people who can corner the ruling party. Mayawati can take up the issue, Mamata (Banerjee) can corner it, Akhilesh (Yadav) can put the the government in a spot. All they need is a moment and a message,” he said.

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