Modi takes ‘bitter gourd’ jibe at Congress, blames party for the many problems plaguing country
The HinduPrime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8 took a sharp dig at the Congress, likening it to bitter gourd whose flavour, he said, remains unchanged even when it is “fried in ghee or sweetened with sugar”. Mr. Modi also campaigned for Gadchiroli’s incumbent MP and the party candidate Ashok Nete and said, “Your vote to Mr. Mungantiwar and Mr. Nete will strengthen Modi. “The 138-year-old party has lost people’s support due to its deeds,” Mr. Modi added, highlighting his government’s focus on the welfare of the underprivileged over the past decade. Quoting a Marathi adage on the taste of bitter gourd not changing even when cooked with sugar and ghee, Mr. Modi said: “The Congress is like bitter karela. Mr. Modi also said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Shiv Sena are taking the late Balasaheb Thackeray’s ideology forward with vigour.
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