Please don't praise me, insists Jairam Ramesh

July 05, 2012 19:54

Jairam Ramesh, who holds the portfolios of rural development and drinking water and sanitation, has drawn praise from unexpected quarters.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi told Ramesh that not only does his name draw attention, but also his work.

Another Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister Raman Singh has said that when the National Democratic Alliance forms the government in 2014, Jairam Ramesh would be a role model for them. He praised Ramesh's work in Maoist areas.

Recently, when Jairam Ramesh met two BJP chief ministers at a conference in Delhi, he is believed to have asked them not to praise him. He said that BJP CMs, especially Modi, praising him would be a death certificate for his political career.

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