Sentence 1: A staunch nationalist himself , Morarji Desai was opposed to such movements , including the Mahagujarat Movement led by Indulal Yagnik demanding a new state of Gujarat .
Sentence 2: Morarji Desai , himself a convinced nationalist , was opposed to such movements , including the Mahagujarat movement , led by Indulal Yagnik , calling for a new state of Gujarat .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?