Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said he was not bothered about threats and abuses against him and asserted that every drop of his blood was for India and he would do what it takes to make India strong.
Citing a Karnataka Congress leader's remark on "killing" him, he said, "Now one Congress leader talks of killing Modi, but I want to tell them I am not bothered about their threats and abuses. I am here to do my work, I am here to do whatever I can do to make India strong and prosperous."
"The careless conduct of the opposition on national security is very well known...they are guided by politics and selfish interests. They neither want a strong India, nor strong armed forces."
Spotlighting his backward class origins -championing which the Dravidian parties had always steered their narrative in Tamil Nadu- the Prime Minister said "someone will abuse me, then someome will mock my poverty, then someone will abuse my family and some my lower caste origins."
Even the DMK had become a victim, he said and hit out at the Dravidian party, led by M K Stalin, for joining forces with Congress,saying "opportunism has prevailed over values."
Latching on the memory and legacy of late AIADMK stalwart Jayalalithaa, he said the Centre was making continuous efforts for the development of Tamil Nadu and to make it a developed State, in consonance with the dream of "Amma Jayalalithaa ji."
Acceding to the ruling party's demand, Modi said "We have decided to rename Chennai Central station after the great MGR."
The Prime Minister further said that "We are also seriosuly thinking about ensuring that flights to and from Tamil Nadu have inflight announcements in Tamil language."
Modi also said the NDA's track record showed it was best placed to fulfill regional aspirations and its decisions were not taken "in an air conditioned room in Delhi."
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