Responding to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s recent remarks that a "chaiwala" became PM because of Jawaharlal Nehru's commitment to democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the credit goes to the 1.25 crore people of India and not Jawaharlal Nehru.

 
"I know it will be good when the country gets out of dynasty politics. But, they are not ready to give credit for this to the 1.25 crore people of this country that a chaiwala became the Prime Minister. They do not want to give credit to BJP and Modi. This is the result of their undemocratic thinking. For this too, they want to give its credit to Nehru," PM Modi said while addressing an election rally in Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur.

"These people still have not come to terms that I am the PM, it has been nearly four and a half years. They are still crying, how can a 'chaiwala' become PM? Now they say a 'chaiwala' became PM because of one great person," PM Modi said.

"I want to challenge them, let some good leader of Congress outside the 'family' become the party president for 5 years, then I will say that Nehruji really created a truly democratic system there," he added.

Responding to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s recent remarks that a "chaiwala" became PM because of Jawaharlal Nehru's commitment to democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the credit goes to the 1.25 crore people of India and not Jawaharlal Nehru.
 
"I know it will be good when the country gets out of dynasty politics. But, they are not ready to give credit for this to the 1.25 crore people of this country that a chaiwala became the Prime Minister. They do not want to give credit to BJP and Modi. This is the result of their undemocratic thinking. For this too, they want to give its credit to Nehru," PM Modi said while addressing an election rally in Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur.

"These people still have not come to terms that I am the PM, it has been nearly four and a half years. They are still crying, how can a 'chaiwala' become PM? Now they say a 'chaiwala' became PM because of one great person," PM Modi said.

"I want to challenge them, let some good leader of Congress outside the 'family' become the party president for 5 years, then I will say that Nehruji really created a truly democratic system there," he added.