Click to play videoNew Delhi: With elections closing in, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to look up to the Mahatma for help. But contrary to the apostle of non-violence, he has refused to apologise for the post-Godhra riots.
Modi says, "Gandhi is still relevant for me."
From Godhra to Gandhi - weeks before elections in Gujarat that’s Narendra Modi for you just before the make or break elections in the state.
The Gujarat chief minister at the Hindustan Times summit almost challenged the Congress' monopoly over Gandhi's legacy.
It is clear that development would be Modi's main campaigning plank in these elections.
"For me, the people of the state are the most important. They have backed me, and will continue to back me on the development agenda. We have welcomed all communities," Modi adds.
Yet his original USP - the core Hindutva remains intact. Narendra Modi is combative as ever on the core ideology unapologetic about what happened post-Godhra incident in Gujarat.
Despite opposition from within the party has stood by Narendra Modi for the last five years. Two months from now, Modi would be facing the electorate again.
From Godhra to development, he has come a long way but remains unapologetic about his politics in the past.
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