But do you consider a man who is idiotic and corrupt a 'man of the state'? He did have his plus points but his negatives far outweighed the pluses. Wasn't he the man who was responsible for the deaths of a thousand NLI troops in a needless war in Kargil which failed to achieve the impossible objectives he had planned to achieve with the other three generals - called the gang of four? He brought tremendous embarrassment to the state due to his follies.
So is he still a man of the state? His bluff and bluster during his talk shows and TV interviews is nothing but him trying hard to cover up his own follies. His pet arguments in these shows are just two:
1. We will give a befitting reply.
2. We are a nuclear state.
Lol! Ok.