Mangalore: Modi as next PM - Namo Brigade sets ball rolling
Manju Neereshwallya
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore
Mangalore, Sep 16: In a bid to garner maximum support in Mangalore for BJP's PM nominee and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, the Namo Brigade opened its office in the city on Monday September 16.
Retired brigadier of Indian army I N Rai, freedom fighter Mattaru Kini and popular columnist Chakravarthi Sulibele lit the lamp and officially inaugurated the office.
"Forty-five branches of Namo brigade have already been opened and thousands of youth are joining the brigade across party lines. Namo brigade is started with the only aim and hope of having Narendra Modi as our next Prime Minister," said Sulibele in his inaugural address.
"Corruption in our country has reached its peak and youth should join hands with organizations that want to destroy corruption. I am confident that Modi will be our next Prime Minister," said I N Rai, retired brigadier in his address.
Mattaru Kini spoke and explained the episodes of freedom struggle, adding that the present situation is not too different from the freedom struggle. "My desire is that leaders like Narendra Modi should lead the country," he said.
Convenor of Namo Brigade Karnataka, Naresh Shenoy, Mangalore’s Pramod Rai and Gopalakrishna Bhat were present.