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Narendra Modi in 'Aap Ki Adalat' (Part 2)Rajat Sharma: Their problem is that a ‘chaiwallah' is trying to become the prime minister.Narendra Modi: I am a person who never dreamt of becoming anything. And I tell the youth don't dream of becoming anything. You should always dream of doing something. I come from a background that my mother would have distributed sweets had I become even a school teacher. It's the blessings of people in a democracy that can decide the future of a person. In a democracy, no one can decide his future. Even today, I have dreams of doing things but not one dream of becoming anythingRS: Rahul has said that Modi can go to any extent to become the PM. He says that if you come to power then you will break nation into pieces. You will create infighting among people.Modi: I think he has borrowed this (cutting into pieces) from his candidate in UP. We will sacrifice our lives for the unity and integrity of nation. Look at the history of the Congress. Look at their track record. Who got the reins of power first? Who divided the country? Who spread the poison of casteism? Who created communal tension? For the first time, the govt asked the army to provide info on the basis of religion. Fortunately, the army refused to share the info saying the army consists of Indians only. They refused to count Hindus and Muslims in army. They should look within themselves.In Gujarat, I talk about 5 crore Gujaratis only. I talk of 125 crore Hindustani only. I have tried to avoid the sectarian terminology. Gradually every Chief Minister has started doing the same thing.RS: Omar Abdullah says that you went to Punjab and accepted their attire, you went to Arunachal and wore their cap, you went to Assam and wore their dress but you refused to wear skull cap offered by Imam.Modi: I have never seen Gandhi, Patel or Nehru wearing such skull cap. Indian politics has deteriorated. They can do anything for appeasement. I believe in respecting traditions of all religions. But at the same time, I have to respect my own tradition as well although I respect all traditions. I can't hoodwink people by wearing such skull caps. But I believe in taking action against those who show disrespect to other's caps.RS: Nitish Kumar said that in public life, you have to wear both tilak and skull caps. You have to take care of sentiments of others.Modi: If he thinks that it helps in taking care of sentiments then it's his thought. I believe that their children should get better education. They should have Quran in one hand and computer in the other hand.RS: Azam Khan said that after 60 years of independence, we are being called puppies.Modi: Whoever said this was wrong. I will not say anything like this. RS: You had said, “we are human beings. It pains even when a puppy comes under my car.”Modi: In our country we say it pains even if an ant dies. These are proverbs. This should not be interpreted otherwise. And you should know that the person who had taken my interview, despite being a foreigner, had tweeted that I did not mean anything like that. But the news traders, and am not talking about media, used this to sell their stuff.RS: Azam Khan while referring to you has said today that we don't need the sympathy of Modi, the elder brother of puppies.Modi: I should say- thank you very much- to him because the loyalty of dogs is unparalleled. I'm proud that somebody saw this quality in me that will benefit the country.RS: Manmohan Singh said that it will be disastrous if you become the PM.Modi: I think his own partymen, including his cabinet ministers said that he should not have said that. And now he has stopped saying that.RS: He actually reminded people that it will be disastrous for people if a person, under whose regime killings took place on the roads of Ahmedabad, becomes PM.Modi: He should have remembered, there was attack on Akshardham temple in September 2002, so many people were killed inside the temple, yet Gujarat maintained peace. Gujarat maintained peace even after serial blasts. There was a time when Gujarat used to have riots over kite flying and cricket matches. Gujarat has not witnessed riots for last 12 years. The children of Gujarat don't know what is curfew all about? Gujarat has progressed because of peace and harmony. And this is what the nation needs for growth as these things will have catalytic effect in achieving that.RS: Akhilesh Yadav recently said in ‘Aap Ki Adalat' that Muzaffarnagar riots were incited by Narendra Modi.Modi: I don't know whether he is having a sound sleep these days. I have been to UP 4-5 times in recent times and I can understand his real concern. He sees Modi in everything- from lion to laptop. This is his problem.Question from audience: What will you do for education sector in your first 100 days of rule? Modi: In our country, we should think about poor first. Whenever I meet a person, like a driver, I ask about his family and life. He tells me that he has taken loans for better education of his kids. Nowadays even drivers are taking loans for the better education of their kids. We have always focused on degrees only. Now is the time to focus on skill development that will bring employment to our youth. If we have to compete with China then we have to focus on three things- skill,scale and speed. We need better skill, greater scale and faster speed.(Continued- part 3...)

Exclusive:Read full interview of Narendra Modi to Rajat Sharma in Aap Ki Adalat (Part 2)

Narendra Modi in 'Aap Ki Adalat' (Part 2)Rajat Sharma: Their problem is that a ‘chaiwallah' is trying to become the prime minister.Narendra Modi: I am a person who never dreamt of becoming anything. And I

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