Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 03:10 pm:

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Andhrawala:

Modi vasthaadaa power lokiii orr Keshubhaai or some other Patelaa or Vaghelaa

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Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 03:09 pm:

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Thelegend:

NaMo baaledu, chakkaga Modi ani raayandi

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Ferrari:

modatlo nenu NaMo antey edho bhuthu thidttunaru anukune vadini..tarvatha ardham ayindhi narendra modi ani..

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Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 03:03 pm:

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Thelegend:

NaMo baaledu, chakkaga Modi ani raayandi

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Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 02:57 pm:

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Tilak:

I don't want to be anything. But I want to do something

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Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 02:41 pm:

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Tilak:

TE: The Chief Minister of Bihar [Nitish Kumar] has talked of India needing a secular leader. How do you respond to that?

NM: Yes I do believe my constitution says that the country must be secular, political parties must be secular, leaders must be secular. This is an article of faith, and we consider that justice to all, appeasement to none.

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Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 02:30 pm:

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Chakkera_keli:

give me the link annai.....

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Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 02:29 pm:

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quote:

TE: I know you visited Japan recently and you visited China a few months ago. Your relations with Western countries are more complicated. Where do you see that relationship?

NM: In our last vibrant summit the maximum number of delegations was from the USA. Canada is a western country, Canada was a partner of my vibrant summit. So this is a myth, this is not a reality. The maximum investment in my state is from the British. So we are very cordially working with countries all over the world. And you know, the motor of our whole lifestyle, we do believe that whole world is one family, and from ages we do believe in this philosophy.

TE: Would you like to be prime minister of India?

NM: Before I became a chief minister I never thought that one day I'd be the chief minister. My basic philosophy is, I don't want to be anything. But I want to do something. So I'm not interested in becoming anything, but I am interested in doing something for my country and for the poor people.

TE: Do you think you have changed in your political career? In ten years in office , have you changed how you see your role as a political leader? Do you think you now have a different approach?

NM: I'm not an ambitious person, there is no ambition in my life. I have a mission in my life. And my mission is to serve my country. And when I am working for my state, it means I am working for my country, or my nation.

TE: But you would consider working for your nation in another form, if the chance came along? You wouldn't turn it down?

NM: In 2012 we are going for election. I'm confident that the people of Gujarat will give me chance to do this service. And I'm happy with this job. So I don't look beyond this. I'm committed to the people of Gujarat. I will devote each and every moment to serve my people of Gujarat.

TE: The Chief Minister of Bihar [Nitish Kumar] has talked of India needing a secular leader. How do you respond to that?

NM: Yes I do believe my constitution says that the country must be secular, political parties must be secular, leaders must be secular. This is an article of faith, and we consider that justice to all, appeasement to none.

TE: And you consider yourself a secular leader?

NM: Let others give me a certificate. Why should I give a certificate to myself?

TE: I know you're keen on the environment, I think you published a book last year about the environment. Some critics might say "Oh you're trying to rebrand yourself, it's actually an exercise in changing how people perceive you". How strong is this belief? You have a lot of petro-chemical industry, you have a lot of heavy industry in Gujarat that isn't very good for the environment. So which is it? Is it a really sincere belief?

NM: You see Gujarat is the fourth state in the world where we have a separate climate-change department. Whatever I have said in my book is what we have done in the last ten years. In 2001, when I took charge, in the first eight months we took the initiative for the earthquake rehabilitation programme and I was very conscious that there should be rainwater harvesting in each and every house. And because of this we got an award from the World Bank, the Green Award, a very important award, this is everything before 2002. So if you don't have any problem to judge a person in toto, then you will understand everything. But if you have any problem with 2002 then I am helpless, I can't help you.

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Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 02:26 pm:

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The Economist: Tell me about your style of leadership, because it is sometimes controversial. One of the criticisms of you is that you are not a team player.

Narendra Modi: The success story of Gujarat, credit goes to team Gujarat. If I would not have been a player, Gujarat would not have given this success. This success is because we are all team players. In the political system we are a team, politics and bureaucracy we are a team. The politicians, bureaucrats and the people we are a team. And this is the result of the team. So these allegations are absolutely baseless allegations. This type of person can work for one year, two years, not for 12 years. Impossible.

TE: So you are not a dictator? You are not pushing your style?

NM: You cannot do that. Unless and until you inspire the people, you will not get results. Imposition will never give you the results. Inspiration will always give you the results. Our progress is because of clarity of the thoughts, faith and conviction, character to act. These are the basic things, that is why we are getting success. We are a policy-driven state. In my state, we are the only state, we put our policy draft on the net, we invite the people, go through our draft policy, give your suggestions, then we discuss, then we finalise. Have you heard of this, such a democratic way? No one does it. You will never find a draft policy from any government. We circulate the draft to the people!

TE: Do you feel as though you are an open leader, someone who takes criticism well if someone is opposed to you?

NM: I'm telling you, the essence of democracy is criticism. I always welcome criticism. But I am against the allegations. What we hear is not a criticism, it is an allegation. So we must differentiate what is criticism and what is allegation. You have every right to do the criticism. I am beneficiary from criticism. I learn so many things through the criticism.

TE: But what about outside of the state, if people outside of Gujarat are thinking "Oh there's a man who could be a good leader", what would you say to those outside of Gujarat?

NM: In the last ten years, eight times I was selected as the best chief minister by the people of India. Not by the people of Gujarat.

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