Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday accused Tarun Gogoi of betraying the people of Assam for the last 15 years, the chief minister termed the Bharatiya Janata Party leader a “very good actor” and that people only love to see his acting but do not trust him.
“He is definitely a very good actor. People love to see his acting and that’s why they listen to him. But that does not mean people trust him,” Gogoi said at a public rally in his home constituency of Titabar.
“Modi does not have the guts to fight against injustice done by the rich. He can only harass poor guys like Rohith Vemula and Kanhaiya Kumar. Who wears a suit worth Rs15 lakh? I have never seen such a suit,” he said.
Stating that his childhood has been spent in the tea gardens and villages of the area, Gogoi said: “I have seen the people of the remote areas very closely. I can feel their pain, pleasure, their expectations...”
“We have not seen such a prime minister who does nothing but spreads misinformation.
“He mocked me as an old man. But let me say that I might be aging, but I still hold the strength to work for the people of my state. Even if I attain hundred years, I will still hold the power to work as a 50-year-old leader. This is the same reason for which people of Assam, irrespective of men and women, caste and religion, are with me. The victory of the Congress in Assam is obvious and unstoppable,” Gogoi said.
Modi, during his public rallies in Assam on Saturday and yesterday, said he respects Gogoi who will be turning 90 in the next couple of years.