Confident of navigating West Asia crisis, PM Modi urges people not to panic

Exuding confidence that India will successfully navigate the war in West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to people not to panic and fall prey to rumours.

Addressing a massive rally of the NDA at Trichy, he said, “The conflict in West Asia has affected the energy supply chain in the whole world. However, India as a nation, will successfully navigate this situation like how it had handled the Covid pandemic,” appealing to the people not to panic and pay attention to unverified rumours.

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Avoiding mention of the US-Israel war on Iran, he said, “Indian government’s ideology is always India first in any situation and it is the same to the West Asia conflict as well. The welfare of Indians in that region is a priority. It is the same at times of peace too”

“We have seen how our government handled the situation in the past. In the present situation also, our approach will be the same,” Modi asserted, countering Opposition criticism of his government being unprepared to address the fall out of the ongoing war. He further appealed to the people only to spread verified information.

Training his guns on the ruling DMK and its leadership, he charged it with betraying the mandate secured in the 2021 election by turning Tamil Nadu into an ATM for the family. “Ministers and MLAs may change, but power remains with one dynastic family. Like all rivers go to the ocean, all the corrupt money goes to one family. This model is used for the benefit of one family,” he alleged, asserting that Tamil Nadu has made up its mind to throw out the DMK out of power with a wave of change flowing like the river Cauvery in the Tamil month of Aadi when the river gushes forth with fresh water.

“The change is not only for one family, but for the families of the entire state and the people are aware that only the NDA could bring that change. I could feel the pulse of the people at this time of election,” he predicted.

Without naming Tamil Nadu Minister KN Nehru, facing the cash for job scam case, Modi said a minister of this district was involved in the cash for job scam depriving aspirants of government jobs. As he was speaking in the Cauvery delta region, the Prime Minister blamed the DMK government of MK Stalin for failing to implement the poll promises, especially to farmers.