PM Modi displayed humanity, says Ghulam Nabi Azad

Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said he had assumed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be a crude man but he had displayed humanity while recalling a terrorrelated incident during the farewell speech for Azad in Rajya SabhaAfter Azad quit the Congress the party had alleged that he was Modified and several leaders attacked him citing PM Modis speech in Rajya Sabha in February last year in which the tearyeyed prime minister had praised Azad as a true friendPM Modi had recalled the 2007 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on a bus carrying people from his state Gujarat when he was the chief minister and his interaction with Azad who was then the chief minister of JKSpeaking to reporters Azad said Modis emotional speech at his retirement was given a different twist by some illiterate Congressmen and their emotions expressed in the House were about the tragedy and not for each otherAlso Read Ghulam Nabi Azad to make announcement of new party within 14 days claims Taj MohiuddinI assumed that PM Modi sahab was a crude man as he did not have children or his own family and would not care but at least he has shown humanity he said and narrated the heartrending aftermath of the grenade explosion inside the Gujarat tourist busWhen the chief minister of Gujarat called I was crying loudly He heard me crying and he was told that I cannot talk right now and have to treat those who are injuredWhen I talked to the chief minister to ask for two planes one for the dead and the other for the injured and I again cried he Modi turned emotional while referring to my state Azad saidRecalling Modis tears in the Rajya Sabha Azad said he also broke down when the prime minister spoke about the tragic incident and his responseTaking a swipe at Rahul Gandhi he said it was Rahul who hugged PM Modi in Parliament not himAsked about Congress criticism Azad said Modi is merely an excuse and they were riled ever since he and 22 other Congressmen wrote to Sonia Gandhi in August 2020 challenging their way of functioningHe was referring to the letter sent by the G23 dissident group seeking largescale reforms in the partyAzad alleged that he has been forced to leave my home as they were not heardAfter that letter there have been many meetings and we put forth our views before Sonia Gandhi but none of our suggestions were implemented he saidAzad said that he did not sleep for six days before and after writing the G23 letter because we gave blood for the partyAlso Read 8 Jammu and Kashmir Congress leaders quit in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad more likely to go may announce new partyHe said his respect for Sonia Gandhi is the same as it was 30 years ago and it is the same for Rahul Gandhi as he belongs to the family of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv GandhiHitting back at Azad for his criticism Congress general secretary incharge communications Jairam Ramesh said After such a long career courtesy entirely the party hes been tasked to slander by giving interviews indiscriminately Mr Azad diminishes himself furtherWhats he afraid of that hes justifying his treachery every minute He can be easily exposed but why stoop to his level he said on Twitter on MondayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever