NEW DELHI, May 11:
Asserting that even detractors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi agree that he is a “phenomenon”, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that while Mahatma Gandhi took the freedom struggle out of the hands of the elite to turn it into a mass movement, Modi had converted developmental initiatives into mass movements.
Naidu also said that Modi put to effective use his valuable learnings to write a development script for his state of Gujarat as its chief minister and scaled up the same at national level as prime minister.
Addressing the gathering after releasing the book ‘Modi @ 20: Dreams Meeting Delivery’, Naidu said Modi’s vision, his dreams and Mission India have been shaped by his extensive travels and insightful, experiential journey.
“This is the fundamental differentiator that makes Modi unique in several ways. There is probably no other public figure in contemporary times who has had a comparable experiential journey as Modi,” he said.
The first prime minister born after independence, Modi, has, over the last 20 years, carved out a unique place in the history of post-independent India, Naidu said.
“Even his detractors, opponents agree that Modi is a phenomenon. He is a phenomenon, whether you like it or not, at the national level and even at the international level also. We are all seing the reports that a person who previously had no administrative experience earlier, becoming a chief minister doing wonderful work, and then becoming a prime minister. In the international arena also, he is recognised and respected, India also is respected and recognised,” Naidu said.
“The book presents different facets of the distinct thought process, the pioneering, pro-active approach and the quintessential, transformational leadership style that Narendrabhai Modi has come to be so closely identified with,” he said.
Naidu said the book encompasses the experiential journey of Modi since he left his house at the tender age of 17 and set out on a mission of knowing himself, his country and finally defining the mission of transforming India.
Naidu said Modi is impatient to slow progress and wants everything to be accelerated “because after 70 years of independence, still there are problems for the country”.
“Modi ji’s vision, his dreams and mission India have been shaped by his extensive travels and insightful, experiential journey. This is the fundamental differentiator that makes Modi unique in several ways,” Naidu said.
The vice president said that despite demonetisation, Modi was able to win polls due to his communication skills as he communicated with the people and they had trust in him.
Born into a working class family, Modi is fully conversant with the struggles of the poor and India had them in good numbers when he was young, he said.
“Modi’s comprehensive vision is shaped by his deep understanding of the life, works and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar ji, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya ji and other leading lights. (PTI)
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