"Nehru, Indira Gandhi Had Low Opinion Of Indians": PM Modi
NDTV
Targeting former Prime Ministers and Congress ideologues Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today quoted excerpts from their speeches and said they had no faith in the ability of Indians.
"The Congress never trusted India's potential. They always considered themselves rulers and belittled people," the Prime Minister said in his attack on the Congress over dynasty politics.
Quoting a speech by Nehru from Red Fort, he said, "Nehru had said, 'We do not work as hard the Europeans, Japanese, Chinese, Russians or the Americans. Do not think that these communities became prosperous by some magic. They have achieved this by hard work, by smartness.' This shows Nehru thought Indians were lazy and did not have brains. He did not trust their their potential," the Prime Minister said.
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