HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra tries to cast the Lok Sabha polls as a battle between two different visions of ‘Idea of India’ On Friday, Modi stressed that Memory is at the heart of my idea of India, saying ― he represents many other values associated with this country which make it uniquely Indian in its characteristics.
In response to ex-India Overseas congress After Sam Pitroda attacked him recently for visiting Ram Mandir and celebrating Ram Navami, Modi stated that Congress had nothing to do with generalizing itself. This is simply because opposition parties view our nation through Indian eyes and they are out of touch with an “idea of India” whose civilizational history goes back thousands of years. For decades, India has stood for anything but such an understanding by recognizing the Ram Temple.
“It hampers me when one country involves himself in Diajarao… Spending all time in temple like Good afternoon bothers me,” Pitroda states in the interview.
Modi addressed these criticisms extensively during his rally at the LB Stadium dwelling on how Lord Ram was central to patriotism. He quoted Lord Ram as saying: “Janani janmabhoomishch swargadapi gariyasi—I love my motherland more than heaven.”
Modi’s speech at a rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan after he was elected as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate in 2013 reminds one of his words: “The philosophy of India is ‘justice for all and appeasement for none’”; Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The world is one family); Satyameva Jayate; Ahimsa Paramo Dharma (Non-violence is the ultimate dharma). The meaning – Mother-of-Democracy is what we would call India. Today, these are not just rituals but represent India’s identity and voice against globalisation as well which stands up for herself. India means “Mother of Democracy”. Today, the idea in India is “International Yoga Day”, “Shiva Shakti Point on the Moon”. What they all stand for today are not mere customs of India but that represent the country’s identity and voice to the world.
He did not take Pitroda’s name but said: “Shehzada (Rahul)’s guru gave him very dangerous ideas. The guru told him that building a Rama temple was against the idea of India. They even By objecting to my visit to the Ram temple, tell me, are we treasonous? Will you allow this disrespect to Lord Ram?
Modi called Congress an “anti-Hindu party” which never had any concern for majority community. He argued, “They wanted reservations for Muslims throughout India knowing well that religiously based reservation was unconstitutional and Ambedkar did not support it as they did in undivided Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.” This will lead to conversion of country in case Muslims are given reservation,” he said.
He reminded that “when congress-led UP government was there; bomb blasts were occurring all over our country”, while claiming no such terrorist attack would occur again. Modi appealed senior voters to treat these incidents as one at Dilsukh Nagar or Deraba among other places.
“They were exploding everywhere at that time. When a family went into a restaurant, a bomb exploded. When families went to cinemas for a movie show, a bomb would explode. When people were on buses an explosion occurred. This is my warning to everyone: if I vote for congress I will bring terrorism back to this country; they have taken soft approach towards terrorism,” Modi asserted.
