Modi denies that he was silent during 2002 riots

Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave a full-fledged interview to Asian News International in which he has categorically denied the common perception of his silence during 2002 communal riots in Gujarat.

“I was not silent, I answered every top journalist in the country from 2002-2007, but noticed there was no exercise to understand truth,” Modi told Smita Prakash in an exclusive interview.

“I have said what I had to say. Now, I am in the people’s court, and I am waiting to hear from them, and their verdict,” Modi added.

Targeting media for witch-hunt,  He Modi said, “if the media had not worked to malign Modi, then who would known about Modi today?”

Narendra Modi said that UPA led by Congress Party would suffer humiliating defeat in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls.

“This will be the worst performance in the Congress Party’s history, and the BJP and the NDA’s best performance,” Modi said.

Contrary to polarizing the polls by contesting from Varanasi, the BJP prime ministerial candidate told ANI, “I am not going there (Varanasi) to defeat anyone, but to win hearts. Once I meet them all, they will love me.”

Refuting the rift between Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and him, Modi said, “We (AIADMK and BJP) might have different ideologies, but at a personal level, I have excellent relations with JJayalalithaaji.”

For the first time Modi counter attack Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on “Snoopgate” issue.

“Crimes against women is national shame. We should all work as a nation. Rahul (Gandhi) shouldn’t politicize it and nor should I,” Modi said.

Modi has said that his government will consider setting up special courts under Supreme Court to try politicians accused of crime.

“As far as MPs of all parties who have cases against them, I will request the Supreme Court to set up special courts,” Modi said adding, “try for consensus to create these special courts to try criminal politicians.”

“Nobody really disagrees, but I want to do it, and I am open to suggestions. This step is not being considered out of vindictiveness, or with the aim of slapping cases on (our) opponents. It is aimed at cleaning the system,” he said.

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