AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with a little boy dressed like him at an election rally in Navsari in Gujarat's Surat district. Their onstage 'bonhomie' caught the attention of the media persons present at the venue.
A video clip shows PM Modi holding the boy in his arms and speaking to him.
#WATCH: A child dressed up as PM Narendra Modi welcomed him at Navsari rally earlier today. #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/UaESV2w5Bk
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While addressing the rally, later on, he hit out at the Congress saying, "We have the legacy of Fakir Gandhi - the great Mahatma. They have the legacy of 'royalty'". "They were born with all privileges and are disconnected with the roots," he said.
"They (Congress) hate development, they hate Gujarat, they hate Modi and now they hate sweat also. That is because they have never had to sweat it out in life and work hard,” Modi said.
He said, "When I was Chief Minister I would plead to the Congress, even Congress leaders in Gujarat that let us get the Narmada project moving, let us help our farmers. But, the Congress was not interested."
"If the Congress was in power the Narmada waters would never come here and the farmers would have been disadvantaged. Congress has tried everything possible to delay the project," Modi added.
