What Modi spoke in his brief address at Ahmedabad airport(Video)

Ahmedabad, 14 September 2013

After being announced as BJP’s prime ministerial candidate early in the evening at Delhi today, Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi was welcomed by hundreds of BJP workers at the Ahmedabad airport late in the evening when he returned from Delhi. Shri Modi delivered a brief speech in Gujarati. Presented above is its video. Given below is rough translation of what Mr. Modi spoke:

You were waiting for me. I also wanted to rush back quickly, but I could only arrive here at 10.30 pm. The way you have welcomed the party’s decision with your presence here at this time in such a good number, you deserve my thanks from heart.

We can see the power of BJP’s internal democracy in this entire process. You can see how one political party gives respect to voice of a small party worker.

A person like me who started political career at most common level is given such a great honor and love in BJP. The root cause responsible for that is party’s character.

The great leaders like Atalji, Advaniji planted this big tree. We now need to make it even bigger through our hard work, our sweat.

Today BJP is the only ray of hope for common man of this nation. The country is in sad mood, and only BJP will be able to rescue them from such situation. Only BJP can lift this nation to new heights of development. It is our responsibility to see that the hopes, and desire of people are safe.

In past, there was a ten years period starting from 1988 when the nation was in similar situation that we witnessed during another ten years period starting from year 2004. The nation touched its bottom, and in such circumstances, the nation selected Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. BJP-led NDA was given opportunity to serve the nation. The nation put trust that the dreams of 21st century will be fulfilled by this government. Unfortunately this entire decade starting from year 2014 not only washed away Atalji’s previous hard work and NDA’s performance, but pushed the nation to such a situation, that trust is not intact in any single sector.

We are the people who have invested our life for the cause expressed in ‘Bharat mata ki jay’ slogan. A BJP worker can’t merely witness the present situation of Bharat mata. Those deprived, backward, tribal, poor need to be rescued from current problematic situation.

Our party is a united party, cadre based party, a party with team spirit. Team is this party’s strength to fullfill nation’s hopes an desires.