Narendra addresses a public meet in Kochi.
BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting in Kochi. Mr Modi is campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections due in India by May. He addressed students earlier today at SRM university in Kattankulathur near Chennai. Mr Modi criticised the Rangnath Mishra commission and insisted that in 100 days the government in Delhi will change.
Here are the highlights:
- Exploitation of downtrodden people had reached its peak. Pandit Karupan led the fight against untouchability.
- If we look at past century, most great Indians/mahatmas belonged to backward classes and spent their lives doing 'seva.'
- Dr Ambedkar, Dr Phule, Dayanand Saraswati and others all removed ills from the society.
- When I was a child my mother used to clean utensils and I sold tea in trains.
- In school, I used to mono-act against untouchability, I fought the norms of society even when I was in school.
- Mark my words in the next 10 years there will be the rule of the dalits; the backward classes.
- I come from a very poor family, my mother used to clean utensils, I used to sell tea in trains.
- We have sent a fisherman to Rajya Sabha.
- Mark my words. The next 10 years will be dedicated to you.
- Shouldn't there be a memorial for Mahatma Aiyengar. It appears it will be my good fortune to make that memorial.
- Shri Narayan's efforts made Kerala progress. The rest of India should know about his contribution.
- Those who are running the country for 60 yrs think all good deeds have been done by one family.
- I have done nothing for the family where I was born since I became Chief Minister.
- If you allow me in 2014, I will do something for my family. My family which is the people of this country.
- I was born and grew up amongst poor and backward families. My life is dedicated to them.
- Dalits, adivasis, pichde are my family. Its my duty to work for them. As a sevak I'll tell you two things: Educate your daughters as much as possible and second remove all old practices which are bad. ('kupratha')
- We have been broken, scattered and have been destroyed because of the Congress rule for the past 60 years.
- Vote bank politics, divisive politics has prevailed till now. It has broken our country.
- The rights that Baba Saheb Ambedkar has given us, are being looted.
- Dr Ambedkar had said three things which are still relevant; shikshit bano, sangathit bano, sangarsh karo.
- What he has given us, only he can take back. Nobody else.
- The Rangnath Mishra commission is there for 'zeher ki kheti.'
- In a 100 days, the government will change and the new government will remove the farming of poison and we want to make India greater and that is the dream we take with us.
- I have the honour to come here and sit with my family and I am grateful for that.
- Modi in Trivandrum: Why should you leave Kerala for jobs?
- Why are young people moving out of God's own country?
- Cong, Left are responsible for unemployment in Kerala.
- How long will the people of Kerala vote for LDF, UDF?
- LDF, UDF are shielding each other.
- Communists believe in power, they don't believe in democracy.
- Third front is just a drama by the CPM.
- I request Kerala, forget the third front.
- Kerala needs a third alternative, BJP has come to you as an alternative.