My party’s stand is my stand on FDI retail:Narendra Modi


Ahmedabad, 28 November, 2011

My party's stand is my stand on FDI retail:Narendra ModiGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today denied that his stand on FDI was contrary to his party’s stand on same.

Modi today morning tweeted that Times of India report about his stand on FDI retail was incorrect.

“ToI report about my stand on FDI retail is incorrect,” Modi said on Twitter adding that “My stand is the same as that of my party BJP and which is in the interest of the nation.”

The Times of India in its front-page-top report on FDI in multi-brand retail said today: ‘among the BJP-governed states, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has welcomed the opening up(of market through allowing 51% Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail)’. The report added, ‘Although in the past, he(Narendra Modi) has been autonomous of the leadership, he is unlikely to deviate from the party’s stand.’