Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a swipe at the ancestral roots of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi while ridiculing another Congress leader Digvijay Singh’s comment that he (Mr. Modi) was a mere “leader of Gujarat” whereas Mr. Gandhi was a “national leader.”
“I accept with pride 50 per cent of Mr. Singh’s statement about me and Mr. Gandhi,” Mr. Modi said at a Swami Vivekananda Youth Convention held in Rajkot as part of his 63rd birthday celebrations. “I am proud to be called a leader of Gujarat and am happy to serve the people of the State. But I do not agree with what he said about Mr. Gandhi.”
Mr. Gandhi, he said, was not just a national leader, but an international leader. “Mr. Gandhi can contest elections, and possibly win, both in India and Italy, while I cannot go beyond India’s boundaries.”
Raising the pitch of his attacks on the Congress leadership as the Assembly elections approach, Mr. Modi also targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for “betraying” the trust of the people and India’s “democratic structure.”
“The people… do not trust anymore what Dr. Singh and the Congress say,” he said, referring to the Prime Minister’s promise to contain inflation in 100 days, give jobs to one crore youths and eradicate poverty.
I seriously and surely feel that for the sake of country definitely Mr.
Modi is undoubtedly a much better leader than Mr. Gandhi. He can really
change the structure and aura of the nation. he is really best leader
currently in the country.
One should not attach much importance to what Modi said. He was just taking a swipe at an equally stupid remark by Digvijay Singh.
Modi tries to belittle Gandhi family at any given opportunity. I can't
even imagine Modi as our future PM material. I think his over
confidence is going to crash his forthcoming election in his own Gujarat , only then will he learn his lesson.
One thing i would like to tell the readers is that , never forget the
fact that Gujarat has always been prosperous , it is not Modi who
brought in tremendous growth to this state , he is just an opportunist
who happens to be at the right place at the right time. And more over
nobody with moral sense would ever forget Godhra & Naroda incidents.
Also shame on Modi for the ridiculous comment.
The remark of Mr,Modi on Mr,Rahul Gandhi is absurd and shows his regional thinking.
Is Mr. Modi planning to talk about roots of Mother Teresa and question here patriotism as well? I am no way comparing Rahul Gandhi with Mother, but it is a valid point that many of my non-Indian friends raise. Why are we so happy about achievements of Sunita William, Kalpana Chawla, Bobby Jindal etc. who are not Indian citizen any more? Are we trying to say sine their names or faces sound/look Indian they are not patriotic to their home countries? Certainly Mr. Modi should start seeking better topics than mud-flinging.
I personally feel, Mr. Modi is a better leader compared to Mr. Gandhi,
as we have been seeing the fate of India drowning with scams..we deserve
some change..and all we could hope is that it is a positive change..
This is strangely a non-swipe because most Indians (I said most, not all) look "up" to (or silently envy) NRIs, PIOs and others of Indian origin who hold Western Passports. @Ashu: Marrying a westerner is not sufficient. As you probably know, citizenship is required to contest elections !
[“Mr. Gandhi can contest elections, and possibly win, both in India and Italy, while I cannot go beyond India’s boundaries.”] You should have married a westerner, if you wanted to win an election in a western country. Or you could just content yourself with becoming a millionaire like the rest of the Gujarati diaspora. Even your bigotry wouldn't be much of a problem, so long as you learned to keep quiet about it, like everyone else.
I have supported Modi for what he has been doing for governance despite
the stories of intolerance in his past. But this is outrageous. Rahul
is as Indian as Modi is. I personally appreciate Sonia more than other
average Indians because she gave up the country she loved and grew up
in (Italy) to become an Indian and devote her life to India. If Modi
can not understand or appreciate this simple but evident truth than
maybe he does not deserve my support. Mr. Modi I hope you read this...
Mr. Modi can always go beyond the boundaries of India with valid passport except to US which has blacklisted him for his complicity in Gujarat pogram.
Modi's comments on Rahul Gandhi are indecent. This shows the hollowness of the claim of Sangh Parivar of character building of its members and being a firm devotee of Hindu culture. This goes against "atmavat Sarva bhuteshu" and "Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam". Sanghis are ignorant of Hindu tradition and culture.
Mr Digvijay Singh is a embarrassment to Congress. Even Rahul Gandhi would be embarassed by his statement. There is a limit to boot-licking. I suggest that he be given a place in the Cabinet or in any of the Raj Bhavans as Governor, just to shut him up.
Cheap shot.
Mr Modi is right on one count, that he is unlikely to be greeted as an international statesman in foreign capitals. He would certainly be regarded as a persona non grata in some Western democracies.
Indecent and below the belt remarks ; well, can anyone expect anything better from leader of Modi's "stature" ?
While Sonia Gandhi herself has taken Indian citizenship what is the point in this sort of silly talk ?
This is how the highly discriminatory caste system came up - associating a person with a certain based upon who the person was born to.
Who is the target audiance of Mr Modi.Does he not get tiered of abusing Gandhi family.How can one expect any thing creative.But, sentimental fools that we are , we will allow ourselves to be used and abused by them.
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