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This man (Modi) is not democratic : Javed Akhtar

Patna: Noted lyricist and Rajya Sabha MP today termed Narendra Modi ‘undemocratic' and said that he can never be a good Prime Minister. “Besides, all talks of involvement in Gujarat riots of 2002 which are before

Alleging that Modi treated ministers in Gujarat like ‘chaprasis' (peons), Akhtar asked “How can he run the country with this mindset?”

Showering praises on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the ‘turnaround' in the state, he said during his interactions with the people of Bihar in past three days and during his visit in 2012 he had found that the people were optimistic as they felt positive change.

(With PTI inputs)