You have not been told this, but BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi did call Priyanka Gandhi Vadra "like his daughter".
Modi – as per a report in a leading English daily - said this in an interview given to semi-autonomous state broadcaster Doordarshan.
However, the daily claimed, DD edited out the portion and even broadcast the interview in a low-profile manner without any pre-telecast promotion.
Further, the tete-e-tete - as part of the programme 'Khas Mulaqat' – was telecast nearly two days after being recorded, on April 27. Prior to the telecast, there was even buzz on social media that the interview could altogether be nixed.
"As a measure of abundant caution it was decided to edit out the part where Modi refused to attack Priyanka Gandhi in response to a question, saying she was like his daughter and not a political rival like her mother, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi," a source told the daily, adding Modi even said that in Indian culture daughters were not targeted.
Meanwhile, reacting to the news Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said, “I am happy that Modi considers Priyanka Gandhi as his daughter, but am not sure if she will be happy to consider Modi as a father figure.”
Chidambaram's statement can be taken as a confirmation of the fact that Modi described Priyanka 'like his daughter'.
Modi is reported to have also said during the interview, recorded on April 26 morning, that he had been "blacked-out" by the DD Kendra in Gujarat. ..
Modi – as per a report in a leading English daily - said this in an interview given to semi-autonomous state broadcaster Doordarshan.
However, the daily claimed, DD edited out the portion and even broadcast the interview in a low-profile manner without any pre-telecast promotion.
Further, the tete-e-tete - as part of the programme 'Khas Mulaqat' – was telecast nearly two days after being recorded, on April 27. Prior to the telecast, there was even buzz on social media that the interview could altogether be nixed.
"As a measure of abundant caution it was decided to edit out the part where Modi refused to attack Priyanka Gandhi in response to a question, saying she was like his daughter and not a political rival like her mother, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi," a source told the daily, adding Modi even said that in Indian culture daughters were not targeted.
Meanwhile, reacting to the news Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said, “I am happy that Modi considers Priyanka Gandhi as his daughter, but am not sure if she will be happy to consider Modi as a father figure.”
Chidambaram's statement can be taken as a confirmation of the fact that Modi described Priyanka 'like his daughter'.
Modi is reported to have also said during the interview, recorded on April 26 morning, that he had been "blacked-out" by the DD Kendra in Gujarat. ..
Source: News in Hindi
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