Modi as PM will damage secular ethos: Farooq

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said having Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as Prime Minister will be "dangerous and damaging" for the nation's secular ethos. "The National Conference (NC) has nothing to do with either Modi or BJP or the Sangh (Parivar). We want to stay far and would not get into any agreements with them. That (Modi as PM) will be dangerous and damaging for the Indian secular ethos," Abdullah said.

The minister said he supported Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi for the post of Prime Minister. "Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) has said it, it is good. He has seen him (Rahul), even I have seen him and I think he is good. He is young and a good choice and now he has to decide and bear the burden of this nation on his shoulders."