Swamy emphasised the need for societal unity, overcoming divisions like language and caste, to achieve the Vishwaguru status. While India has the potential, with its third-largest GDP and global achievements by Indians, he stated that the country is not yet a Vishwaguru but could attain this status by 2040.Reflecting on India’s economic trajectory, Swamy praised the reforms initiated during Prime Minister Narasimha Rao’s tenure, which propelled GDP growth to 7-8%. In contrast, he criticised the current administration for its efforts to achieve the Vishwaguru status, noting, “In Modi’s government, the rate of growth has started declining in the last two years. It is growing between 4-4.5 per cent, which is very low.”Asked about the BJP government under Modi fulfilling promises such as the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and scrapping of Article 370 in Kashmir, he said that the Modi government filed a petition to give back the land that was taken over to construct Ram Mandir and he fought against it. “As far as Article 370 is concerned, we had to drag him to make the decision,” he said.When asked about the public appeal of Modi, he dismissed the notion of indispensability in politics, stating, “India is full of talent.” Critiquing the Congress party, he accused it of functioning as a “family cartel” under Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, while alleging that the Modi government shielded Rahul Gandhi in a case challenging his citizenship.
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