Salman Khan meets Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad

Salman joins Narendra Modi in kite flying

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi celebrated kite festival in Ahmedabad with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.

The two shared lunch and had traditional Gujarati variety Undhdhiyu and Jalebi.

Salman was in Ahmedabad to attend a promotional event for his next film 'Jai Ho'.

On Narendra Modi, the Bollywood star said that, "I have seen so much development in Gujarat but I am not from here." He also said that, "Modi should get what the future holds for him."

Staying away from any controversial statement, Salman added that, "My personal opinion — I have met Modi for the first time and I liked it. I hope we meet again."

Modi also tweeted about his meeting with Salman and posted photos with the superstar.

Khan and Modi stayed with each other for almost the whole day and visited several places to celebrate kite festival.

Taare zameen par for Modi

Narendra Modi has a huge following in Bollywood and some of them may canvass for him in this Lok Sabha election.

 

Over the past four years, around 20 stars have made a beeline to Gujarat for reasons as varied as film shoots, the establishment of entertainment zones, and solar power plant investments. In many instances, these stars openly supported Modi, some even endorsing his candidature for the PM's job. While the Congress is still drawing up plans for its 'star campaigners', the BJP has a range of actors to choose from. In 2009, for the first time, a Bollywood actor approached Modi with a business plan. The actor, Anupam Kher, wanted to start an acting school in Ahmedabad.

The following year, Big B signed up as Gujarat's brand ambassador during a special screening of his film "Paa". Apparently the actor had proposed, and the chief minister accepted.

South superstar Nagarjuna meets Narendra Modi

New Delhi: Southern star Nagarjuna met Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar today amid speculation that he might join the BJP.

After the meeting, Nagarjuna, 54, said that he was "inspired by Modiji and he will be the next PM." The actor also said that he wanted to meet the leader who will lead the country in 2014. He, however, remained non-committal on whether he was joining the BJP.

He is the second film star from the south to meet the BJP's prime ministerial candidate after Pawan Kalyan, the brother of actor and union minister K Chiranjeevi.

The meetings signal the BJP's intent to win as many friends and allies as possible ahead of the national election which is just about two weeks away.

Both Nagarjuna and Pawan Kalyan are from Andhra Pradesh.

Sources say Nagarjuna, 54, wants the BJP to field his wife Amala, a former actor, as a candidate. The Telugu actor had reportedly met BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu earlier.

His compatriot Pawan Kalyan, a popular Telugu actor who floated the Jana Sena earlier this month, met Mr Modi in Ahmedabad on Friday and said he supported him for the prime minister's post.

The youngest brother of Chiranjeevi had described Mr Modi as the right man for the top job and declared his support "on behalf of Telugu-speaking people of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh."

3 "AKs" helping Pakistan, says Narendra Modi targeting Arvind Kejriwal

Hiranagar, J&K: Narendra Modi acknowledged Arvind Kejriwal's challenge to him in Varanasi by attacking him today at an election rally in Jammu and Kashmir.

"Three AKs help Pakistan. AK-47 is used by terrorists who shed Indian blood...then there is AK Antony, the defence minister who says Indian soldiers were beheaded by persons wearing uniforms of Pakistan army, when the Army said clearly the soldiers were beheaded by Pakistan armymen," said Mr Modi, also alleging, "The third is AK 49 - he has just spawned a party and on his party's official website he has given away Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan. One of his associates says there should be a referendum in Kashmir. They are speaking Pakistan's language."
AK 49 was a reference to Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party chief who was Delhi's chief minister for 49 days and announced yesterday that he will contest the general elections from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh against Mr Modi, the BJP's candidate for Prime Minister.

Mr Kejriwal tweeted, "Did Modi ji call me an agent of Pakistan and AK 49? Kya PM ke daawedar ko ye bhasha use karna shobha deta hai? (It does not behove a man who aspires to be PM to talk this way)." (Arvind Kejriwal frowns at Narendra Modi for 'AK49', 'Pakistani agent' jibe)

This is the first time that Mr Modi has openly targeted Mr Kejriwal, a seeming re-assessment of the challenge posed by the taxman-turned-politician. (Narendra Modi accuses Arvind Kejriwal of backstabbing Anna Hazare) This morning his Gujarat government issued a point by point rebuttal of allegations that the AAP chief made in Varanasi yesterday, accusing Mr Modi of exaggerating reports of development in his state. 

In Hiranagar, from where he kicked off a marathon series of 185 election rallies, Mr Modi also invoked the legacy of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today.

"Vajpayeeji had shown us a three-pronged way of taking Kashmir forward - insaniyat (humanity), jamhooriyat (democracy), and Kashmiriyat. We must follow that path,'' Mr Modi said. He heads to Uttar Pradesh and Delhi next for two more rallies scheduled for today. (Highlights of Narendra Modi's speech)