Rahul Gandhi says ' I love Narendra Modi'
In an unscripted message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday said: "I love Mr Narendra Modi. I genuinely have no hatred towards the man at all." His remarks were made during an interaction with students in Pune.
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"I love Mr Narendra Modi. I genuinely have no hatred towards the man at all. I have no anger or hatred towards him, but he has anger towards me," Rahul told an audience, which erupted into "Modi, Modi" chants. He was responding to a statement by the anchor, who said politics can’t be devoid of love and affection from the people around you.
During the interaction, Rahul explained his relationship with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. "My sister is my best friend. We’ve been through life together, so we are very close.
"Since I was small, I have been through a lot of violence. My grandmother and my father were killed. My sister was my friend throughout that journey. So my sister and me understand each other very well," he said. "If a situation of a fight arises, either she backs down or I back down."
His comments come a day after Priyanka tweeted: "My brother, my truest friend, and by far the most courageous man I know. Take care of him Wayanad, he wont let you down." She said this after she accompanied Rahul to Wayanad to file his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections.
Photos: Rahul Gandhi through the years
Slide 1 of 17: Congress President Rahul Gandhi during a press conference after the party's win in the Assembly elections of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, at the party headquarters
Slide 2 of 17: FILE - In this Sept. 17, 1973 file photo, India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, far right, stands with her family in New Delhi. From left, Mrs Gandhi's daughter-in-law Sonia carrying grandaughter Priyanki; sons Sanjay and Rajiv; and grandson Rahul. If North Korea's new leader is looking for advice on how to carry on his family's dynasty, he could turn to Rahul Gandhi, who is on a quest to become the fourth generation of his family to rule India. (AP Photo/File)
Slide 3 of 17: INDIA - AUGUST 31: Rahul Gandhi, son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi ( Congress, Portrait ) (Photo by Dilip Banerjee/The India Today Group/Getty Images)
Slide 4 of 17: NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 13: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the second day of the India Today Conclave in New Delhi on March 13, 2010. (Photo by Shekhar Yadav/India Today Group/Getty Images)
Slide 5 of 17: The grieving family of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi led by son Rahul (center with urn) and widow Sonia (second from right) and daughter Priyanka (far right) make their way through the crowded in New Delhi train station, Monday, May 27, 1991, to board a train carrying them and the ashes to the confluence of three holy rivers in Allahabad where the ashes will be scattered. (AP Photo/Udo Weitz)
Slide 6 of 17: Sonia Gandhi talks with her son Rahul, 20, while taking a train from New Delhi to Allahabad, Tuesday, May 29, 1991 for the dispersion of Rajiv Gandhi?s ashes. Sonia has no far refused to take her deceased husband?s place in Indian politics. It will be up to one of her children, Rahul or Priyanka, to continue the family dynasty. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
Slide 7 of 17: CAPTION: Rahul Gandhi (L), son of Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi head of India's ruling Congress Party meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, 26 October 2007. Rahul is accompanying her mother Sonia on a five-day visit to China. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Slide 8 of 17: India's lawmaker Rahul Gandhi (C) walks past as the supporters of head of India's ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, in the northern Indian city of Rae Bareli May 11, 2006. Indian communist parties took early leads on Thursday as votes were counted after polls for five state assemblies, the biggest electoral test of the ruling congress party since it came to power two years ago. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar
Slide 9 of 17: Rahul Gandhi (c) Member of Parliament and Son of Ruling United Progressive Alliance Chairperson and Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi is Being Greeted by Supporters After He Was Appointed As All India Congress Committee General Secretary in New Delhi India On 24 September 2007 He Has Been Given Charge of the Youth Wing of the Party
Slide 10 of 17: Congress party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi (L) gestures as he shares a light moment with his mother, Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi (R), during the Congress party leadership conclave in Jaipur on January 20, 2013. Rahul Gandhi, newly named to the number two post in India's ruling Congress party, delivered a powerful call for change to meet the aspirations of the nation's 'young and impatient' population. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images)
Slide 11 of 17: Congress Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi (c) Waves Towards Congress Supporters During a Road Show in Nagaon District of Assam State About 150 Km From Guwahati City India 26 February 2014 Rahul Gandhi Took Part in a 100 Km Road Show in Wake of the Forthcoming General Elections in India India Nagaon
Slide 12 of 17: Congress Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi Delivers a Speech During a Protest by Tea Plantation Workers in New Delhi India 16 December 2015 the Protest was Held by Tea Garden Workers Highlighting the Alleged Poor Working Conditions on Plantations India New Delhi
Slide 13 of 17: Rahul Gandhi Takes Over As Congress President, New Delhi, India - 16 Dec 2017
Slide 14 of 17: NEW DELHI, INDIA - DECEMBER 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi seen during a event to pay tribute to BR Ambedkar on his 62nd death anniversary at Parliament House Lawns, on December 6, 2018 in New Delhi, India. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar died on 6 December 1956. Eminent jurist, politician and social reformer, he was principal architect of the Constitution of India, and a founding father of the Republic of India. Belonging to Mahar (dalit) caste, all his life he worked extensively against social discrimination towards the Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribe, advocating their political rights and social freedom. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Slide 15 of 17: President of the Indian National Congress Party Rahul Gandhi gestures during a press conference at the All India Congress Committee offices in New Delhi on December 11, 2018. - India's ruling party looked set to lose power in at least one of three traditional stronghold states releasing election results on December 11, in a blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of national polls in 2019. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo credit should read CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images)
Slide 16 of 17: NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 31: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi meeting with Tamil Nadu farmers who are agitating for loan waiver and compensation for their crop failure at Jantar Mantar, on March 31, 2017 in New Delhi, India. Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of 'disrespecting' the drought-hit farmers of Tamil Nadu by not initiating talks with them over their demands for relief package. He also accused the Modi-led government of being 'anti-poor and anti-farmer.' (Photo by Ravi Choudhary/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Slide 17 of 17: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi waves people during an election campaign rally for State Assembly Election
Slide 1 of 17: Congress President Rahul Gandhi during a press conference after the party's win in the Assembly elections of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, at the party headquarters
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President of the Indian National Congress and heir of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, Rahul Gandhi was born in New Delhi on June 19, 1970. He is the eldest child of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi (1944-91) and Sonia Gandhi.
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