Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer writes to Narendra Modi, backs his PM candidature

Ahmedabad, 18 September 2013

Former judge in the Supreme Court of India, Vaidyanathapura Rama Krishna Iyer, has written to Gujarat chief minister Mr. Narendra Modi and extended his best wishes for becoming future Prime Minister. In a birthday-greeting letter addressed to Mr. Modi, the former Supreme Court judge – popularly known as Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer – has termed the BJP’s decision of anointing Mr. Modi as Prime Ministerial candidate of the party as timely one for the upcoming 16th Lok Sabha elections and welcomed it.

Being one of the oldest judges alive in the country, Justice Iyer, 97, in his letter said that though he is not involved in any active politics at present and welcomes the decision of BJP on personal level. Justice Iyer described Modi as positive, someone of nationalistic virtue and having global dimensions.

Praising Gujarat chief minister, Justice Iyer said that Gujarat is only state in the country which has used the solar power in a very large scale and under Mr. Modi’s leadership it has led Gujarat being emerge as ‘Solar State’. Adhering to the principles and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, Gujarat is the only state in the country to implement prohibition and uproot the corruption in the public life. Justice Iyer said for all this Gujarat chief minister has to be lauded.

Justice Iyer said Mr. Modi is getting support at national level for his good-administrative skills and is quite capable of realizing the great principles of Swaraj. He also expressed his confidence in Mr. Modi to remove poverty from India.

“I am committed to socialism. And I support Mr. Modi because he is also socialist and encourages Gandhian values – protection of human values and rights, brotherhood, justice at social, economic and political field”, Justice Iyer wrote.

Describing the well-wishes, greetings, love and blessings that Mr. Modi received from all over the world on his recent birthday on September 17 as equivalent to a highest peak, Justice Iyer wrote that in the chair of Prime Minister Mr. Modi will fulfill hopes and aspirations of the people of India and uphold national dignity.