Modi recalls 'sacrifices' of BJP veterans, hails Atal-Advani

April 06, 2014 19:38

Accused of sidelining veterans, Narendra Modi today reached out to the elders in BJP, hailing the "sacrifice" of "four generations" of partymen and leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L K Advani and said they continue to inspire him.

Addressing workers from over six lakh polling booths across the country through a video conference on the occasion of BJP's 34th foundation day, the party's Prime Ministerial candidate equated them with security forces manning the posts on border and securing the boundaries of the nation.

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