Modi with Rajat Sharma: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an exclusive interview with India TV's Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, in response to senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's "India should respect Pakistan because it has the nuclear bomb" remark and said that he had personally visited Lahore and checked its power.
When Rajat Sharma asked the Prime Minister to respond to senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's remark that 'Hume Pakistan ko respect deni chahiye kyunki un ke paas atom bomb hai' (We should respect Pakistan because they have nuclear bomb), PM Modi said, "Uss taakat ko mei khud Lahore jaakar check karke aaya hu (I had personally visited Pakistan to check how powerful it is)."
Recalling his visit to Lahore in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his biggest interview this election season to Rajat Sharma, said that when he visited Pakistan, many reporters questioned: "Haye Allah, bina visa ke aa gaye (Oh my God, he has arrived to the country without a Visa), I told them it was my country at some point of time."
PM Modi's mega interview with Rajat Sharma, which has already become a hit on social media, will be telecast at 9 tonight on India TV.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to Rajat Sharma's questions before a huge gathering at Bharat Mandapam.
What did PM Modi say on Article 370, Muslim reservation?
During the interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the revocation of Article 370, Opposition's allegation that he (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi is openly talking against Muslim reservation.
The Prime Minister recalled how the Opposition used to question him on the issue of foreign policy and doubt his capability whether he will be able to carry it. PM Modi talked about how he developed a personal relationship with the world leaders besides an official one.
Interview that broke TV ratings record
Whenever elections are held in the country, people wait for a show in which Narendra Modi and Rajat Sharma come face to face. In the year 2009, when Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat and General Elections were being held in the country, he came in 'Aap Ki Adalat'. This show broke all TV ratings records.
After this, in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi was the Prime Minister. He came in Aap Ki Adalat and this show too broke all the records.
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