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| Shiv Sena backs Narendra Modi: |
| Shiv Sena backs Narendra Modi: Uprooting Congress main priority, says Uddhav Thackeray
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| INDIA
, 20-July-2013
6:4:31 AM |
| Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who until yesterday did not see a clear and reliable face within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to be its prime ministerial candidate, today said his party supports Narendra Modi's appointment as head of the BJP's campaign committee, a role that effectively makes the Gujarat Chief Minister a frontrunner for the post.
Addressing the media on his trip to Delhi, a rarity for the Thackeray clan which otherwise prefers to speak from its Mumbai bases, Uddhav Thackeray said, "I did meet Narendra Modi when he was appointed chief (of the BJP campaign committee) and expressed my support."
Reiterating his party's support for the BJP-led NDA, Mr Thackeray said the alliance is based on the Hindutva ideology. The party had recently supported Mr Modi calling himself a 'Hindu nationalist' in a controversial interview.
Taking on the Congress over the food security bill, the Shiv Sena chief said the move is purely aimed at catching votes. The bill is expected to be fiercely debated in the Parliament's monsoon session, starting August 5.
Mr Thakeray's visit to Delhi coincided with the BJP yesterday announcing its fleet of 20 star-studded committees to manage different aspects of the party's Lok Sabha election campaign under Mr Modi.
The Sena chief had recently targeted Mr Modi in two editorials in the Shiv Sena magazine, Saamna, but within hours of the second article being published, had backtracked.
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