“It is my firm belief that this fight cannot be fought with laws alone. While good intention is necessary, there is a need for an experienced and strong leadership to totally root out corruption....I promise to adopt zero tolerance towards corruption,” he said.
Modi brushed aside criticism about he having launched sharp personal attacks against his opponents and said though he has refrained from making personal attacks, he has raised issues like dynastic politics in public interest which some people have taken as personal criticism. He instead talked about himself being target of scathing personal attacks all these years based on “falsehood”.
Rubbishing the charge that he was “bold to be extent of being a dictator”, he said the state of affairs in the country had been such that indecisiveness had become the order of the day and decisive leadership faced criticism. “I believe that before taking any decision, it is necessary to hold discussions with all. But once a decision is taken, its time-bound implementation is also necessary. Otherwise, we will become a victim of paralysis by analysis,” he said.
