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    Got a call from President Putin for an invitation to a Sept meeting, says PM Modi

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview with India Today, expressed confidence that his party's government would be formed in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024, citing invitations from world leaders like President Putin and the G-7 as evidence of global confidence. However, he emphasized the need to avoid complacency and challenge oneself. Modi reiterated his stance of not engaging in Hindu-Muslim politics, asserting that his focus is on development rather than identity-based politics.

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with India Today said that the world leaders are confident that his party's government will be formed in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024.

    "I got a call from (Russian) President Putin for an invitation to a September meeting. I got a call from G-7 as well. The world is fully confident that our government will be formed," the Prime Minister said in the interview.

    Although the PM said, "We should never go into the comfort zone. If this becomes comfortable, I will start challenging myself. You must have noticed that there are more accidents on straight highways and where there are curves, there are fewer accidents. I want to keep my team alert and awake. I want to keep them running," during the interview.

    The Indian Prime Minister reiterated that he doesn't do 'Hindu-Muslim'. "We never did Hindu-Muslim. We are helping Muslims by teaching them about Congress and how the party is tricking them," he said.

    Attacking the grand old party, Modi said, "For Congress, democracy means them being in power."

    "Even today they are not ready to accept that since 2014 this country has elected a different government... they are not able to accept it from their heart. That is why they are finding everything bad," he said in the interview.



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