Modi on ‘Car pancham’, ‘Made in Gujarat’ and study circles

Ahmedabad, 31 October, 2011

Speaking at Maninagar Swaminarayan mandir in Ahmedabad today on the occasion of Sardar Patel birth anniversary, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said Gujarat will have a statue of Sardar Patel double the size of the statue of liberty in America.

“Had Patel been the PM, the problems like Kashmir, terrorism, communalism, problems of farmers, would not have cropped up, or would have been dealt with and sorted out,” Modi said.

“People still ask what would have been the situation if Sardar Patel was alive today, how would he have reacted to present crisis in the nation. This remembrance by the people is one of the greatest tribute to the iron man of India,” Modi said.

Hailing Patel’s role in unifying the country after independence, Modi said, “Every Gujarati’s heart is filled with pride when he remembers Sardar Saheb.”

Modi said he received SMS couple of days back which said how Gujarat witnessed Labh pancham two days earlier as Car pancham.

Modi received applause when he said the cars in the world will have ‘Made in Gujarat’ mark in future.

Modi also visited his newly opened constituency office in Maninagar. He asked party workers to form various study circle groups of youths, women, senior citizens and invite speakers from other states ruled by BJP.