Was critical of PM after Godhra, but Gujarat visit changed views: Bihar Governor
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Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan was speaking at the launch of the book, "Revolutionary Raj: Narendra Modi's 25 Years", written by journalist-author Alok Mehta, at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi.
Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Saturday said that after the "disturbances caused by the Godhra tragedy" in 2002, he was critical of Narendra Modi, then-chief minister of Gujarat, but his opinion changed after interacting with people.
Khan was speaking at the launch of the book, "Revolutionary Raj: Narendra Modi's 25 Years", written by journalist-author Alok Mehta, at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi.
He noted that his view towards Modi wouldn't have changed if he had not spent four months in Gujarat post-Godhra.
"In 2002, after the disturbances caused by the Godhra tragedy, I was a critic of Shri Modi. And I have said in the past, that if I had not spent more than four months in Gujarat, after those disturbances, if I had not interacted with people belonging to various communities, possibly the same mindset would have continued," Khan said.
He said he realised that Modi was "being maligned very unfairly".
"He is the most misunderstood person who is being maligned very unfairly. And then after four months, my view totally changed about this situation. And I started sharing my views with others. He is undoubtedly a man of determination, a man of resolve, and he is the man who never shows that he is in a hurry. It appears that he never rests. And he is always engaged in pursuing whatever course he has set before himself," Khan said.
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