Brushing aside the Congress' criticism over his agreeing to become brand ambassador of the BJP-ruled Gujarat, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said he would be working to promote the state and not any individual (Chief Minister Narendra Modi).
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Replying to a query on the Congress targeting him because of his perceived association with Modi, Bachchan said Gujarat belongs to the country and not to a party or individual. "The state of Gujarat belongs to the country. It does not belong to Narendra Modi or to the Congress party or to the Communist party. Narendra Modi is the constitutional head of the state. A democratic decision has been taken by the people of the state and they have elected Narendra Modi," he said.Find blog for Nokia phone reviews
Replying to a query on the Congress targeting him because of his perceived association with Modi, Bachchan said Gujarat belongs to the country and not to a party or individual. "The state of Gujarat belongs to the country. It does not belong to Narendra Modi or to the Congress party or to the Communist party. Narendra Modi is the constitutional head of the state. A democratic decision has been taken by the people of the state and they have elected Narendra Modi," he said. "I was asked by the Gujarat government to promote tourism and if people are unhappy that I am going to be promoting tourism just because Narendra Modi is the chief minister, because some people don't like him, and I should not be associating myself, (then) it's ridiculous. In that case, you should ask every industrialist in Gujarat to remove their industry. Why don't you ask Mr Ambani to remove Reliance from there?" he asked.Find reviews on Nokia phones blog
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