Modi stops poll speech for Azaan, says this is our parampara'

Kharagpur, Mar 28: Reaching out to the Muslims in poll-bound West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paused for several minutes in the middle of his speech at a poll rally here as a muezzin called for prayers at a nearby mosque.

Mr. Modi, who had begun a tirade against the ruling Trinamool Congress and the CPI(M)-Congress alliance, was in full flow when he abruptly stopped his speech as the muezzin started delivering Azaan or Adhan (prayer call).

The rally was being held at the BNR maidan here, which is located behind the Golbari Masjid.

“This is our parampara [heritage]. We should pay respect to all religions and respect their rituals and customs. We should be respectful so that the unity of India is maintained,” Mr. Modi said after the muezzin's call for evening prayers had ended.

The Prime Minister then spoke for about 20 minutes more at the rally, which saw a huge turnout.

Four worshippers, who identified themselves as Aftab and Sheikh Firdaus from Kharagpur town and Imtiaz Ali and Amir Khan from Midnapore town were all praise for Modi for "respecting" all religions.

Comments

What a joke, Modi remembering Parmapara during election rallies and reminding his parampara to minorities after getting into power.

Bhakts are confused now...LOL!!
When Kejriwal did this same gimmick, he was called - KEJRUDDIN...
Now, Modi does it, he becomes - ?? MOIDIN?

IN GUJARAT RIOTS MUSLIM GRILS, PREGNANT LADY WAS RAPED AND KILLED WHEN THEY SCREAMED AND CALLED FOR HELP MODHIJI NEVER HEARD THEIR SOUND

WHEN HE CAME TO RALLY AND WHEN HE HEARD AZAN HE STOPPED TALKING...WHA WHA KYA DRAMA HAI MODIJIIII.....

2002 Gujrat riots me jo hazaroun begunegar masoom shaheed huwe woh kiski parampara thi?? Koun tha uska zimmedaar!!

May be he started learning after 2002?

RSS backed BJP demolished Babri Masjid...is it your parampara..????
Killed innocent people in Gujrath Roits. Is it your parampara..????
We all know about BJP MPs parampara.......

For 7 decades Congress fooled us by these types of gimmicks - chaddar, flower, sugar and cap....now pseudo-nationals. we need schools, scholarship, jobs, basic amenities, security, constitutional rights and NOT tokenism. We appreciate PM's gesture hope it will turn out to be deeds and not just an election stunt.

MODIJI YOU REMEMBER THE PARAMPARA NOW ! WHERE IT WAS , WHEN GUJRAT KAAND HAPPENED BY WEEKS IT WAS NOT ALLOWED & HOW MANY MASJID TORN DOWN ?

DON'T TEACH THIS KIND OF YOUR PARAMPARAS WE KNOW THERE ARE OUR GOOD HINDU BROTHERS RESPECT THE ADHAAN BUT NOT CHADDIS.

Drama all Naatak. Election season is here and will do anything to garner votes. It is not easy to fool us.. muslims.. as we are fooled by all the parties and by our own community members what say Ibrahim Hussain Udupi.