A true patriot should become next PM,says VHP leader

I want a true patriot to become a next prime minister,says Acharya Dharmendra.

Amid talk about Chief Minister Narendra Modis projection as BJP’s prime ministerial candidate,Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Acharya Dharmendra Sunday said he wants a true patriot to fit in the countrys top post after the next elections.

“I want to see a true patriot becomes next prime minister…I don’t think Modi is a traitor…However,we have to see what happens ahead (aage aage dekhiye hota hai kya), he said when asked whether he would endorse Modi’s candidature for the PM’s post.

Dharmendra was addressing a press conference after inaugurating a school function here.

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In reference to Modis recent reported remarks in Haridwar that he was not a leader of Hindus only,the VHP leader said,that means he can be a leader of others as well.

But the moot question is,will others like Muslims and Christians accept him as their leader? the VHP leader added and said,I dont believe they will accept him.

On the Modi governments move to seek death penalty for former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and other convicts in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case,he said there might be some political compulsions for this decision. Only Gujarat government can answer why they approved such a decision. See,Modi himself is facing accusations,very serious ones. He is also not free from charges, he said.

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