India on par with US, China because of Modi: S M Krishna

March 25, 2017 10:33

Former Congress leader S M Krishna, who joined the BJP on Wednesday, showered fulsome praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying India is on par with superpowers like the United States and China because of

his programmes.

"Modji has given new status to India. Today, India is on par with superpowers like United States, France, Russia and China. This has been possible because of the various programmes PM Narendra Modi has started," he told BJP workers in Bengaluru.

The former external affairs minister said he was "impressed with Modi's courage to carry out surgical strikes".

"During my tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan never understood the kind of language we spoke. Look at the turnaround after surgical strikes. Modi's step was hailed across the world as bold and courageous," he said.

"Modiji answered Pakistan in the language it understands. I had the privilege to meet him and he was kind enough to explain the contours of surgical strikes.

"I was impressed and this was possible only because of a leader who had guts, a vision and a strategy. Today, India has become very bold in the eyes of other countries," he said.

Krishna also praised Modi's demonetisation decision, saying that though it has not eradicated black money menace entirely, but has curtailed it.

"Demonetisation is one of the biggest economic makeover that the prime minister thought necessary to be implemented. The black money menace has been a great curse. It was eating into the very vitals of the economy. Even though it cannot be eradicated overnight but it certainly curtailed the menace. As a Congressman, I had welcomed it," he said.

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