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Last Updated: April 29, 2024, 15:59 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an exclusive interview to Network18. (News18)
On a question by News18 Lokmat anchor Vilas Bade on how he takes tough decisions despite difficult situations, PM Modi said that he stays away from the storm and follows that path that "God has shown me."
“May be God has sent me for this,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when answering a question about how he takes tough decisions, during an exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi. On a question by News18 Lokmat anchor Vilas Bade on how he takes tough decisions despite difficult situations, PM Modi said that he stays away from the storm and follows that path that “God has shown me.”
“I don’t make tough decisions, I make the right decisions. Decisions are not tough, decisions should be right; some find them tough. But, sometimes, I do think about how all of this is possible. Just as you are surprised, I too wonder how Modi does this. Then I think, no, maybe God has sent me for this work. Whatever I am doing is inspired by a divine power. This could be God’s gift, God wants me to do this work and has sent me with a purpose here. And, that’s why, I remain far from the storm,” PM Modi said.
“God has shown me this path, that you should not get entangled in other things and you have to do some big work and must remain engaged with that. So, it is God’s direction, God’s wish, God’s plan, and, perhaps, their influence. I am only an instrument,” the Prime Minister added.
He also said there are two Gods for him, the almighty and “the public”. When asked how stays fit despite campaigning tirelessly in the sweltering heat, PM Modi termed it “God’s will.” “I am not doing anything. God has decided this, and God has probably sent me to do this work. I was born in a family, where my mother was uneducated, had not seen a school. I do not have any political background, and it’s such a big country. So, if this is not God’s will, then what is it? And for me there are two Gods – one that we cannot see and the other is the public. I consider the public a form of God. And I have faith in the Almighty, who has sent me for this work while the public has blessed me,” PM Modi said.
“As far as I have been running around, this is a big celebration, like a festival. It is an opportunity to reach out to the public, to visit them and talk to them. We should see it like that and take advantage of it, meet the public and visit people. It is a celebration of democracy in which we should be involved. So, I consider it like we do when there’s an important puja at home and the way we are involved in it. This is a time for prayers for me as I am worshipping 140 crore gods. I move with this feeling, which keeps me going. I never get tired because I return home after seeing God,” the Prime Minister added.
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