A day after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav today praised him saying he is "the most strong-willed Prime Minister" after Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi.
"Narendra Modi is the most strong-willed Prime Minister after Late Lal Bahadur Shastri and Late Indira Gandhi," he said in a statement on the speech made by the PM in Lok Sabha today.
"Modi has the exceptional quality to take everybody along. The vision of the country's development presented by him is extraordinary," he said.
He, however, said that to carry forward his developmental vision the PM would have to neutralise the negative impression regarding communalism and alienation.
"The PM's commitment towards the country is well known. We respect this and hope the nation will emerge as a great power under his leadership," he said.
Amid reports of Pappu Yadav's anger over the support of RJD to Nitish Kumar's bid to become Bihar Chief Minister, the meeting with the PM has set off speculation about his future course of action.
The five-time Lok Sabha member, however, claimed his meeting with Modi was on the issue of development of Bihar and said no political motives should be attributed to it.
Pappu Yadav's support to former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi in his tussle with Nitish had drawn criticism from the RJD. Though RJD President Lalu Prasad did not speak, but his son Tejaswi Yadav had reminded Pappu Yadav that he was an MP from the party.
Pappu Yadav had brushed aside Tejaswi's comment on him saying he was of the age of his son.
