Nitish wrote Man ki Batt to Modi, your ‘DNA’ remark hurt Bihar’s dignity and legacy

Janjivan Bureau
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘DNA’ remark during his visit to Patna last month, saying his comments had left him and a major section of society with a sense of “very deep hurt”.
Modi during his ‘Parivartan rally’ had said there was something wrong with Kumar’s political DNA that led him to ditch friends who had once worked with him.
“I believe these words have not only insulted the people of Bihar, but also those living outside Bihar. You are going to visit Bihar again soon. I am writing to you on behalf of all those people who have been hurt by your words. It is a common sentiment that your remarks did not suit the dignity of your post,” Nitish said in an open letter to Prime Minister Modi.
“I am the son of Bihar; which means that I share the same DNA with the people of Bihar. Modi ji, you know that my father was a freedom fighter and my mother was an ordinary housewife. I have been raised in an ordinary rural family. I believe that your remarks not only raised questions about my lineage, but also hurt the dignity and legacy of Bihar,” he added.
Nitish further said that Modi’s remarks gave strength to the impression that he and the BJP harboured a prejudice towards the people of Bihar.

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