New Delhi, Sept 25: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said those who do not feel proud of U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the father of India, do not consider themselves Indians.
India is being respected in a way which was rare in the past, Mr. Singh said on the sidelines of the launch of CPGRAMS reforms in the Department of Posts.
“People who live abroad are proud today of being Indian. This is happening due to the personality and personal outreach of Prime Minister Modi,” said the Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office.
When asked to comment on U.S. President Trump’s statement that may be Prime Minister Modi is the father of India, Mr. Singh said that he has never heard anything like this from any American president for an Indian prime minister.
“If an impartial and bold statement comes from America and its President then I feel every Indian should feel proud regardless of his political affiliations with any party or ideolog ... This is the first time that an American president has used this kind of words of praise not for an Indian Prime Minister but for any other world leader and if someone is not proud of this, then maybe he does not consider himself Indian,” Mr. Singh said.
When asked that some Congress leaders have asserted that there could be only one father of the nation, he said for this, the Congress will have to argue with Mr. Trump.
Criticising Pakistan for its role in terrorism, the minister said “as far as terrorism and Pakistan’s role in advancing terrorism is concerned, foreign countries which earlier did not buy India’s narrative of Pakistan’s involvement in terrorism are now accepting it and its credit goes to Prime Minister Modi.”
The U.S. President on Tuesday heaped praise on Mr. Modi in New York.
“I remember India before was very torn. There was a lot of dissension, fighting and he brought it all together. Like a father would. Maybe he is the father of India,” Mr. Trump said.
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Modis hug cost Trumps preaching on Indian security concerns.
Trumph is pett kammi. What can we expect from a pett kammi then? He may not know the meaning of father. He is a crook.
Oh Crazy Leaders of BJP,
Trump is under impeachment today.
Your mentor Modi is another crazy,
Unfortunately I being an Indian should say most of our citizens are stupids not to know who is good and bad for the country.
We have one father of the nation who is Mahatma Gandhi, who sacrificed his life for the nation, he is our true father of Nation.
Do you want to call this crazy man as father of nation who killed thousand in Gurjarat and now in India under the pretext of
Wah what a type of supporters. Oh may fellow citizens, even if he kills you, you will trust him.
God save us.
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