Mumbai, Dec 12: Mumbai, the Dream City, is getting decked up for the mega rally of BJP's PM candidate -- Narendra Modi. The party has been planning to hold a mega rally on Dec 22 in order to send a strong message to Congress. Around 10,000 tea vendors will be invited to Modi's rally. It seems that BJP has been aiming to attack its critics and other party leaders who have taunted Modi over his past when he had worked as a tea vendor. "Around 10,000 tea vendors from the city will be invited to attend Modiji's rally. We will send invitations to them soon," a party functionary had said on Wednesday, Dec 11. Since he was named the party's Prime Ministerial nominee, Modi has been referring to his humble background as a tea vendor to strike a chord with the common people and to take on Nehru-Gandhi family.
"By inviting tea vendors, we will send out a message to Congress," the functionary said. Apart from 5,000 private buses, the state unit has also booked 20-22 trains to ferry its workers from various parts of the state to attend the rally to be held at MMRDA grounds. As many as 20,000 students from the city will also participate in the rally through BJP's Yuva Shakti campaign, a party leader said. According to an office-bearer, state BJP leaders want to make the rally a big success by attracting huge crowds similar to Modi's Hunkar rally in Patna. While Congress has accused Modi of playing to the gallery by referring to his humble background, senior party leader Digvijay Singh has recently said even a ‘chaiwala' (tea vendor) can become the Prime Minister of the country. Recently, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Naresh Agarwal has created a flutter, saying "someone rising from a tea shop can never have a national perspective''. However, Modi turned the "chaiwala" slur to his advantage, saying, "A person who polishes boots can also change the fate of a nation." OneIndia News (With PTI inputs)
"By inviting tea vendors, we will send out a message to Congress," the functionary said. Apart from 5,000 private buses, the state unit has also booked 20-22 trains to ferry its workers from various parts of the state to attend the rally to be held at MMRDA grounds. As many as 20,000 students from the city will also participate in the rally through BJP's Yuva Shakti campaign, a party leader said. According to an office-bearer, state BJP leaders want to make the rally a big success by attracting huge crowds similar to Modi's Hunkar rally in Patna. While Congress has accused Modi of playing to the gallery by referring to his humble background, senior party leader Digvijay Singh has recently said even a ‘chaiwala' (tea vendor) can become the Prime Minister of the country. Recently, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Naresh Agarwal has created a flutter, saying "someone rising from a tea shop can never have a national perspective''. However, Modi turned the "chaiwala" slur to his advantage, saying, "A person who polishes boots can also change the fate of a nation." OneIndia News (With PTI inputs)
