B Narayan Rao profile 1955-2020 It was the year 1979 and a team of senior BJP leaders were driving from Hyderabad to Kalaburagi. They stopped at Humnabad to address a party rally. A young man emerged from the audience and disrupted their speech. He countered their claims over the Nizam of Hyderabad being a tyrant who lived a lavish lifestyle. The young man argued, that their claims were unfounded. He said that the Nizam was a benevolent and virtuous man, who had ensured harmony in the society. He had taken up several infrastructure projects like irrigation schemes, and set up industries, opened universities and colleges and promoted the arts. While senior leaders like L K Advani were impressed with the young man’s oratory skills, youngsters like Pramod Mahajan and Narayan Rao Mannalli picked up a fight with him. Mr Advani intervened and said that everyone had a right to express themselves. But he asked the young man to wait till those on the stage had finished speaking. ...