MODI COMMENT FOR MUSHLIM CAP:Modi says he doesn't to want wear headgear to fool people. Ok! We got it.
मोदी कहते हैं कि "मैं टोपी नहीं पहनता क्यूंकि मैं लोगों को उल्लू नहीं बनाना चाहता"।
जी बिल्कुल मोदी साहिब, हम सब समझ गए।
New Delhi, Apr 12: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi
clarified on his “puppy” remark, saying his comment had been wrongly
interpreted, and also defended his decision of declining to wear a skull
cap.
Appearing on India TV’s show, Aap Ki Adalat, Modi, in an affable mood, said that he would not wear a skull cap in order to imitate other politicians in appeasing the Muslims and “hoodwinking” them. He said he rather believed in educating Muslims, that they should hold the Quran in one hand and a computer in the other.
The Gujarat chief minister also sought to dispel the impression that he had become the hub of the party and that other senior leaders were being relegated to the background, saying the BJP worked as a team.
Defending his decision not to wear the skull cap, Modi said that he respected his own traditions as well that of others.
“They (other politicians) can do anything for appeasement. I believe in respecting traditions of all religions. But at the same time, I have to respect my own tradition as well although I respect all traditions. I can’t hoodwink people by wearing such skull caps. But I believe in taking action against those who show disrespect to others” said Modi.
On his controversial answer in an interview with a foreign media person in context of killing of Muslims in Gujarat riots that “It pains even when a puppy comes under my car”, Modi said: “In our country we say it pains even if an ant dies. These are proverbs. This should not be interpreted otherwise. And you should know that the person who had taken my interview, despite being a foreigner, had tweeted that I did not mean anything like that. But the news traders, and I am not talking about media, used this to sell their stuff.”
Dismissing the suggestion as “not true” that BJP was getting centred around him, Modi said: “BJP is a huge organization. It works in that structure. There is a galaxy of leaders who are equally competent. During elections we have to set a goal and prioritize issues. Even for this there is a committee of which Modi is not a part.
“Previously we worked under Atalji’s (Bihari Vajpayee) guidance. Then we worked under (L.K.)Advaniji, Harshvardhan in Delhi, Shivraj Singh (Chouhan) in MP (Madhya Pradesh) and in Rajasthan we worked under Vasundhara Raje. So responsibilities are distributed according to the party’s goal. Right now I have been given this role and I have to do what the party has asked me to do. I am a worker of the party. We are a team.”
He described as an “achievement” Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s observation that he can even sell combs to bald people. “I used to sell tea. I never sold combs but the information that I can do it has reached them, is sort of achievement for me,” said Modi.
Making light of the allegation by the Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma that BJP had spent Rs.10,000 crore on the ad campaign during ongoing Lok Sabha election, Modi said: “The first thing that Anand Sharma needs to do is to write to the EC. Then there is a government agency named Enforcement Directorate.
“Since they don’t do anything, I’m giving them an idea of doing some work. Let them fully investigate it. Let Anand Sharma do it as fast as possible. If there is any objection from EC, I’m willing to writing to EC to let them do it.”
Sayed Imam Shahi Saiyed, a cleric of a small Dargah in Pirana village on the outskirts of the city (he lives in Savali village of Dakor taluka), had on Sunday gone up to stage to greet the chief minister, at Gujarat University Convention hall.
He offered Narendra Modi a 'skull cap', but Modi politely refused to wear it, asking him to offer a shawl instead. The imam did so, and Modi was seen accepting it.
"Narendra Modi's refusal to accept the cap is not my insult but an insult of Islam," Saiyed told reporters.
"I had come to Ahmedabad after hearing about the Sadbhavna Mission fast and went to the stage to felicitate Modi.
"When I offered him the cap he told me that he would not wear it. He might have thought that wearing a skull cap will dent his image...," the cleric said.
The BJP, however, said it was a non-issue. "Narendra Modi has clearly said that his policy is not of appeasement of a section of society unlike other parties, but our approach is development for all and treating everyone as equal," party spokesperson Vijay Rupani said.
"Thousands of members of the minority community have come here, but nobody insisted that Narendra Modi put on a skull cap. This is a non-issue which is being turned into a big one by our opponents," Rupani said.
मोदी कहते हैं कि "मैं टोपी नहीं पहनता क्यूंकि मैं लोगों को उल्लू नहीं बनाना चाहता"।
जी बिल्कुल मोदी साहिब, हम सब समझ गए।
Will not wear skull cap to appease Muslims: Narendra Modi
Appearing on India TV’s show, Aap Ki Adalat, Modi, in an affable mood, said that he would not wear a skull cap in order to imitate other politicians in appeasing the Muslims and “hoodwinking” them. He said he rather believed in educating Muslims, that they should hold the Quran in one hand and a computer in the other.
The Gujarat chief minister also sought to dispel the impression that he had become the hub of the party and that other senior leaders were being relegated to the background, saying the BJP worked as a team.
Defending his decision not to wear the skull cap, Modi said that he respected his own traditions as well that of others.
“They (other politicians) can do anything for appeasement. I believe in respecting traditions of all religions. But at the same time, I have to respect my own tradition as well although I respect all traditions. I can’t hoodwink people by wearing such skull caps. But I believe in taking action against those who show disrespect to others” said Modi.
On his controversial answer in an interview with a foreign media person in context of killing of Muslims in Gujarat riots that “It pains even when a puppy comes under my car”, Modi said: “In our country we say it pains even if an ant dies. These are proverbs. This should not be interpreted otherwise. And you should know that the person who had taken my interview, despite being a foreigner, had tweeted that I did not mean anything like that. But the news traders, and I am not talking about media, used this to sell their stuff.”
Dismissing the suggestion as “not true” that BJP was getting centred around him, Modi said: “BJP is a huge organization. It works in that structure. There is a galaxy of leaders who are equally competent. During elections we have to set a goal and prioritize issues. Even for this there is a committee of which Modi is not a part.
“Previously we worked under Atalji’s (Bihari Vajpayee) guidance. Then we worked under (L.K.)Advaniji, Harshvardhan in Delhi, Shivraj Singh (Chouhan) in MP (Madhya Pradesh) and in Rajasthan we worked under Vasundhara Raje. So responsibilities are distributed according to the party’s goal. Right now I have been given this role and I have to do what the party has asked me to do. I am a worker of the party. We are a team.”
He described as an “achievement” Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s observation that he can even sell combs to bald people. “I used to sell tea. I never sold combs but the information that I can do it has reached them, is sort of achievement for me,” said Modi.
Making light of the allegation by the Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma that BJP had spent Rs.10,000 crore on the ad campaign during ongoing Lok Sabha election, Modi said: “The first thing that Anand Sharma needs to do is to write to the EC. Then there is a government agency named Enforcement Directorate.
“Since they don’t do anything, I’m giving them an idea of doing some work. Let them fully investigate it. Let Anand Sharma do it as fast as possible. If there is any objection from EC, I’m willing to writing to EC to let them do it.”
Narendra Modi refuses to put on 'skull cap' offered by Muslim cleric
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Modi began a fast on September 17 to promote 'goodwill' in what was
seen as a bid to project himself as a potential candidate for premier.
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AHMEDABAD: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi refused to put on a
'skull cap' offered by a Muslim cleric during his sadbhavana fast in
Ahmedabad.
Sayed Imam Shahi Saiyed, a cleric of a small Dargah in Pirana village on the outskirts of the city (he lives in Savali village of Dakor taluka), had on Sunday gone up to stage to greet the chief minister, at Gujarat University Convention hall.
He offered Narendra Modi a 'skull cap', but Modi politely refused to wear it, asking him to offer a shawl instead. The imam did so, and Modi was seen accepting it.
"Narendra Modi's refusal to accept the cap is not my insult but an insult of Islam," Saiyed told reporters.
"I had come to Ahmedabad after hearing about the Sadbhavna Mission fast and went to the stage to felicitate Modi.
"When I offered him the cap he told me that he would not wear it. He might have thought that wearing a skull cap will dent his image...," the cleric said.
The BJP, however, said it was a non-issue. "Narendra Modi has clearly said that his policy is not of appeasement of a section of society unlike other parties, but our approach is development for all and treating everyone as equal," party spokesperson Vijay Rupani said.
"Thousands of members of the minority community have come here, but nobody insisted that Narendra Modi put on a skull cap. This is a non-issue which is being turned into a big one by our opponents," Rupani said.
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