Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi choked up and teared up as well as struggled to speak today as he stood in Parliament to address the departure of veteran Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Modi also shared an episode when they were both Chief Ministers - of Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir.
Ghulam Nabi Azad has repeatedly criticized the Modi government on various issues. But forgetting the political bitterness, Modi was seen to applaud the Congress MP.
"I have known Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad for years. We were Chief Ministers together. We had interacted even before I became Chief Minister when Azad Sahab was very much in active politics. He has a passion not many know about - gardening," PM Modi said.
In his speech, Modi also referred to a 2007 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir with saying Mr. Azad was the first to call him to inform him about the incident. The Prime Minister said Mr. Azad's tears would not stop.
"I will never forget Shri Azad's efforts and Pranab Mukherjee's efforts when people from Gujarat were stuck in Kashmir due to a terror attack. That night...Ghulam Nabi Ji called me...," he recalled, fighting tears, and paused for water.
"He sounded concerned like people are concerned about their own family members. That is the kind of feeling he showed." As the Prime Minister stopped to gather himself, there was loud desk-thumping."Power comes and goes. But how to handle it...," PM Modi broke off again and saluted Azad. Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com
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