New Delhi, March 23: In the wake of WikiLeaks expose on Narendra Modi, the Gujarat chief minister said on Tuesday the government of India should address the issue of American interference in the internal matters of India, saying the US need not give him lessons in humanity.
“I am still a CM with the blessings of the Gujarati people. I am happy that the US has acknowledged that I am uncorrupted. WikiLeaks has regularly mentioned the corruption of this government. In comparison, when they say Gujarat is not corrupt, I am glad to say that. I don’t think America should give me lessons in humanity. The whole world knows what they have done,” said Modi.
The WikiLeaks cable had said that when an American diplomat raised the horrific Gujarat communal violence of 2002 with Modi in November 2006, the Gujarat CM raised the human rights violations by the US.
“(Consul General in Mumbai, Michael S.) Owen had discussed Gujarat. I looked into his eyes and said do not preach. I’m the son of India. I know what human rights violation you have done. Good that the dialogue is faithfully reproduced,” the Gujarat chief minister said.
“Now even America knows Modi is not corrupt. WikiLeaks shows two faces: one that of Government of India and another that of a progressive Gujarat,” he added.
The cable dated November 2, 2006 had called him a non-corrupt, effective administrator.
–Agencies–