Modi said that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has been hailed for his simplicity and administrative capabilities.
“Imagine what would have happened if Parrikar was in Delhi. The media cannot see anything other than Delhi,” he said.
He said that the BJP has the power to make leaders out of the commonest of men.
“A person like me who belongs to a poor family has been given such a huge responsibility by the BJP. Who could have imagined that a boy who used to sell tea in the train could stand in front of you one day? But it has happened because of the BJP's strength to groom the poor into capable leaders,” Modi said, referring to his past. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh who belong to very ordinary families now serve the nation.
Held at Merces village near Panaji, the rally was also addressed by BJP president Rajnath Singh and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, besides others. The rally kicked off BJP's campaigning for elections in the state which has two Lok Sabha seats.
