Live: I have sold tea, but I never sold my country, says Modi at Hardoi(UP) rally

11:16 am: Modi: Those who have not seen the Taj Mahal go specially to visit that sight. They take their cameras along with them and take pictures and show them to their relatives. Similarly Rahul ‘bhaiya' goes around to see poverty. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth that is why he has to study the poor. He takes along with him a team of media people.

11:15 am: Modi: What kind of language they use…Those people cannot tolerate the society beyond their family. They feel that only their daughter, son, uncles and aunties are capable of working for the nation.

11:13 am: Modi: But when prominent leaders of this country poke fun at the concept of a tea seller becoming the Prime Minister of India. Those people who are constantly mocking my lowly background, let me tell you all – I am proud that I was a tea seller.

11:13 am: Modi: I'm not angry with God for giving me birth in a poor family.

11:10 am: Modi begins his speech as the crowd cheers thunderously