Political storm over Op Blue Star, HS Phoolka blames Indira, not the Army. Senior advocate HS Phoolka responds to Former Home and Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram's remarks on Operation Blue Star being a wrong way to retrieve the Golden Temple and the army playing a major role: Mr. Phoolka hits out at Indira Gandhi, calling Operation Blue Star a politically motivated move. He says the Army had advised against the operation, but Indira Gandhi went ahead for her own political purpose