BJP launches ‘Modi Ka Parivar’ campaign to counter Lalu Yadav’s ‘he has no family’ jibe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a public rally in Kerala state | X/@narendramodi
Lok Sabha Elections 2024:India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a political rally in Telangana state's capital Hyderabad, slammed opposition politicians who claimed a day earlier that Modi doesn't understand a family unit's hardships because he doesn't have a family of his own.
On March 3, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Yadavtook a personal swipe at the PM, saying: "What can we do if Narendra Modi does not have a family of his own?"
Yadav was addressing the'Jan Vishwas Maha Rally'at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna, which was attended by several Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi andSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
Responding to the jibe, Modi said in Adilabad on Monday: "When I question their dynasty politics, they start saying that Modi doesn't have a family...My life is like an open book. People of the country know and understand me very well...When I work late into the night and news comes out, lakhs of people write to me to not work so much and rest well. I left my home as a child with a dream in my eyes...That I will live for the people of the country, every moment of my life will be for you, I will not have personal dreams but your dreams will be my resolve. I will spend my life to fulfill your dreams and brighten the future of your children. That is why I say that crores of people in the country consider me as their own and love me like a member of their family. So, I say that 140 crore people of the country are my family..."
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Born in Vadnagar, Gujarat, Modi left home at a young age and returned to public life as a volunteer of RSS and subsequently a BJP leader in the western Indian state in the 1970s. He is not known to have lived in a family unit despite maintaining familial ties with members of his family.
Targeting the PM, RJD leader Lalu Yadav had further said,"He keeps bragging about the Ram temple. He is not even a true Hindu. In Hindu tradition, a son must shave his head and beard after the death of his parents. Modi did not do so when his mother died."
Another'Chowkidar' like moment in 2019?
The BJP top brass, including party president JP Nadda,have added 'Modi Ka Parivar' (Modi's family) in their social media bios. The collective action coincideswithprime minister's comment that the country's people form his family.
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This is much like the 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' (I am a Watchman too)moment of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections when Congress party's Rahul Gandhi targeted Modi as 'thief' by claiming 'Desh Ka Chowkidar chor hai'(Country's watchman is a thief), in reference to what Modi once addressed him as, 'a watchman' watching over the country and keeping corruption in check.
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Shortly after Rahul's 'Chowkidar Chor Hai'comment, the BJP supporters began adding 'Main Bhi Chowkidar'(I am a watchman as well) in their social media bios. The move galvanised support for BJP's campaign and contributed to PM Modi's return to power in 2019 with a much stronger majority.
(With inputs from agencies)