Even Modi's detractors agree he is a phenomenon: Venkaiah Naidu
The Hindu
The Vice President made these remakrs after releasing the book "Modi@20 Dreams Meet Delivery in New Delhi.
Asserting that even detractors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi agree that he is a "phenomenon", Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, said that while Mahatma Gandhi took the freedom struggle out of the hands of the elite to turn it into a mass movement, Mr. Modi had converted developmental initiatives into mass movements.
Mr. Naidu also said that Modi put to effective use his valuable learnings to write a development script for his state of Gujarat as its chief minister and scaled up the same at national level as Prime Minister.
Addressing the gathering after releasing the book "Modi@20 Dreams Meet Delivery", Mr. Naidu said Modi's vision, his dreams and Mission India have been shaped by his extensive travels and insightful, experiential journey.
"This is the fundamental differentiator that makes Modi unique in several ways. There is probably no other public figure in contemporary times who has had a comparable experiential journey as Modi," he said.
The first Prime Minister born after independence, Mr. Modi, has, over the last 20 years, carved out a unique place in the history of post-independent India, Mr. Naidu said.
"Even his detractors, opponents agree that Modi is a phenomenon. He is a phenomenon, whether you like it or not, at the national level and even at the international level also. We are all seing the reports that a person who previously had no administrative experience earlier, becoming a chief minister doing wonderful work, and then becoming a prime minister. In the international arena also, he is recognised and respected, India also is respected and recognised," Mr. Naidu said.
"The book presents different facets of the distinct thought process, the pioneering, pro-active approach and the quintessential, transformational leadership style that Narendrabhai Modi has come to be so closely identified with," he said.