India opposition party expels member for praising Pakistan founder

The decision to expel Singh came after the release of his book “Jinnah - India, Partition, Independence” which the Bharatiya Janata Party said did not represent the views of the party.

"Thirty years of my political life with the BJP and (being expelled) on this note … saddened me and on the ground for writing a book, that saddened me even more, immensely more," a visibly upset Singh, a founding member of the party, told reporters.

"The day India starts questioning thought, it starts questioning reading, writing, publishing, we are entering a very very dark alley ladies and gentlemen,” he said.

The decision to expel Singh came at a BJP brainstorming session in Shimla called to review affairs of the party following its defeat in this year’s general election.