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Modi is a challenger for Cong: Chidambaram

Panaji: Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today acknowledged that the Congress party considers BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as a “challenger.” “As a political party, we acknowledge that he (Modi) is a challenger. We cannot



“Rank and file seems to think that if party is voted to power, Rahul Gandhi should be the leader of the party and leader of the government,” he stated.

“As far as my personal opinion is concerned, I feel that the time has come to hand over the torch to the younger generation,” Chidambaram stressed.

“There are enough young men and women in the country who can take part in the government and provide good governance,” he said.