Union Minister K Chiranjeevi on Saturday expressed surprise over his brother and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan meeting BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Reacting to Pawan’s meeting with Modi in Gandhi Nagar on Friday evening, Chiranjeevi claimed that although his brother was secular, his meeting with a key leader of “communal BJP” surprised him. He said Pawan should not have met Modi as the latter is facing serious allegations of involvement in post-Godhra riots. However, Chiranjeevi expressed doubts whether Pawan was aware of the allegations that Modi is facing.
Chiranjeevi pointed out that while BJP president Rajnath Singh and other leaders tried to give a clarification on the communal riots, Modi neither clarified nor apologised for the same. He said he could have accepted Pawan’s meeting with Modi if the latter would have had given some explanation. (INN)