Those who believe in humanity must come together to defeat terror, says PM Modi in Kenya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said all forces who believe in humanity must come together to defeat terrorism, which he called an “anti-humanity” menace. “Those believing in humanity must come together. The sooner they come together, the sooner terrorism can be ended … Therefore, those believing in humanity must join forces to defeat anti-humanity forces. We need this resolve,” he said.

Significantly, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta accompanied Modi to the Kasarani Stadium where he addressed the gathering of an estimated 20,000 Indians and people of Indian origin, soon after his arrival from Tanzania. Addressing the Indian diaspora here, he also said that India was marching towards economic progress despite the global recession, and that his government was aiming at more than 8 per cent growth, up from the current 7.6 per cent.

During his hour-long address, amid repeated chants of ‘Modi, Modi’, he spoke about a number of issues, including the initiatives taken by his two-year-old government for transforming the lives of common people in India to fulfill their dreams. He recounted that in the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, his critics would ask what he could achieve for India by running for Prime Minister, considering he belonged to a “small state” like Gujarat. “Several questions were raised,” he said, even about whether he had any knowledge of foreign affairs. “I have no complaints against anyone … .It (questions) was correct also. I saw Parliament after becoming the Prime Minister,” Modi said.

The Prime Minister then added that during the two years of his rule, India has seen “good governance” and implementation of announcements, unlike the past when “decisions were taken without anybody bothering as to what happened to them”. “The last two years saw less rainfall in many parts of India, so much that we had to run trains to ferry water…Apparently, God also wanted to test me,” he said.

“Also, the world was going through recession. Despite that India saw a growth of 7.6 per cent. This is a matter of pride. But we are not going to stop here. We have to move ahead, go higher and reach over 8 per cent growth,” he said.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/