Lahar Singh Siroya: ‘What should we do when Muslim leaders do not want to join us?’

Lahar Singh Siroya, a Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka (BJP) has been a loyal member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the saffron party for more than five decades and has often been described as the State BJP unit’s Hindi conduit to the Central leadership.

Lahar Singh Siroya, a Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka (BJP), has been a two-term MLC. Originally from Rajasthan, Siroya came to Bengaluru 50 years ago and as he says, “the State [Karnataka] embraced him.” Known for his forthright views, Siroya’s comments have sometimes been at odds even with his colleagues in the BJP. He has been a loyal member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the BJP for more than five decades and has often been described as the State BJP unit’s Hindi conduit to the Central leadership. He is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A transcript of the interview can be read here.