Modi sets off storm: ‘I did right thing’ in 2002
The BJP’s emerging face for the 2014 general election, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, created a political uproar by saying he had done “no wrong” and “absolutely the right thing” during the 2002 communal carnage in his state in which nearly 2,000 people were massacred.
He also came under heavy fire over his remarks when asked whether he regretted the riots in his state. In an interview to Reuters, he said: “Any person if we are driving a car, we are a driver, and someone else is driving a car and we’re sitting behind (sic), even then if a puppy comes under the wheel, will it be painful or not? Of course it is. If I’m a chief minister or not, I’m a human being. If something bad happens anywhere, it is natural to be sad.”
This particular remark by Mr Modi created a storm with political outfits demanding an apology from him for “comparing Muslims to dogs”. The Congress and Samajwadi Party demanded an immediate apology to the nation from him. Attacking Mr Modi, AICC communications head Ajay Maken said the remarks reflected “his perverse mindset” and were “totally against the idea of India”. He added: “Thousands of people lost their lives in the 2002 riots and against this backdrop the analogy.
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