Family-run parties biggest threat to democracy: Modi
“Parivaarvadi (family-run) parties are not only political problems... they are the biggest enemies of democracy and youth,” Modi said, in an apparent reference to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in the State
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Hyderabad: Family-run parties always think about their own growth and are the biggest enemies of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.
Addressing BJP party workers and leaders at Begumpet Airport here, Modi said political vendetta is being taken out against the saffron party workers in Telangana.
He hit out at 'parivaarvadi' parties saying they are not just a political problem of India but 'Parivarvaad' and 'parivaarvadi parties' are the biggest enemy of the country's democracy and its youth.
"Parivaarvadi (family-run) parties are not only political problems... they are the biggest enemies of democracy and youth," Modi said, in an apparent reference to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in the State.
Telangana people are watching how family-run parties are interested in their own welfare. These parties never care about poor people's problems, he further charged. The country has seen how corruption becomes the face of political parties dedicated to one family, he added.
Recalling that thousands of people had sacrificed their lives for the sake of a bright future for Telangana during the decades-long separate statehood agitation, Modi said the protest was not for one family to crush the dreams of Telangana's development. The State was carved out of the erstwhile unified Andhra Pradesh in 2014.
Modi earlier arrived in the city to participate in the 20th year celebrations of the Indian School of Business (ISB) here.
Rousing reception at Chennai
Workers of the BJP accorded a rousing reception to the Prime Minister on his arrival at Chennai with a large number of cadre lining up on roads with party flags and raised slogans hailing him and hosted traditional cultural events.
Waving party flags and holding 'Vanakkam Modi Ji' placards and banners praising him as the leader who made India proud among the comity of nations, BJP workers welcomed him and Modi raised his hands from inside his car, accepting their greetings. Some cadres raised the slogan 'Thalaiva' which could be roughly translated as 'leader'. At a spot, Modi stopped his car for a minute and waved out to the party workers by standing on the running board of the vehicle. This is his first visit to Tamil Nadu after the DMK assumed power last year. Similarly, DMK workers organised cultural events to welcome their leader and Chief Minister M K Stalin.
