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Modi was 'canteen contractor' and not a 'chaiwala': Congress

Ahmedabad:  Escalating the war of words over Narendra Modi's humble background as a ‘chaiwala', Congress today said BJP's PM candidate, who often flaunts his past to connect with voters, was never a tea vendor but

PTI Published : Feb 15, 2014 21:37 IST, Updated : Feb 15, 2014 22:14 IST
“Unemployment rate is increasing, five lakh young people are serving the state on a meagre fixed salary. For showing the surplus in the state's budget, Gujarat government keeps taking debts and now the debt amount has reached up to Rs 1.85 lakh crores,” Patel said.

He also appealed to all marginalised communities to unite and raise their issues.

“This will strengthen Congress and also those on margins who have been deprived of their rights under BJP rule”, Patel said.
Modi has made senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's jibe at his humble origin, when he sold tea with his father, a political weapon to hit out at Congress while connecting with the masses.

In the first session of the ‘Chai pe Charcha with NaMo' (tea with Modi) initiative on Wednesday, Modi attacked Congress over governance and black money stashed in various bank accounts abroad.
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