“Modi comes from an area where people are expert in nautanki”


Ahmedabad, 29 November, 2011

"Modi comes from an area where people are expert in nautanki"Senior Congress leader and President of Congress party’s Mumbai unit, Shri Kripashankar singh today sparked controversy by saying that people from north Gujarat are expert in nautanki(street side drama act).

“People of the area Modi comes from are expert in nautanki,” Kripashankar singh said addressing a press conference at Gujarat Congress headquarter in Ahmedabad, adding that “Modi hides truth by organizing big events, and people have now realized the truth. In Gujarat it’s nautanki going on in the name of development.”

It should be mentioned here that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi comes from north Gujarat which is a place of origin of Gujarat’s rural folk drama art of Bhavai.

Krupashankar Singh’s this comment therefore may not go very well with the people of north Gujarat.

Singh said Maharashtra would welcome FDI in multi-brand retail. He said such initiative will open up new doors for