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Will Quit Politics The Day PM Modi Calls It A Day, Says Smriti Irani; Dismisses Any Interest In Post Of ‘Pradhan Sevak’
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani (Photo by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Union Minister Smriti Irani has announced that she would leave politics the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi hangs his boots, though she claimed he would stick around for ‘long years.’
While speaking at the Words Count festival in a discussion titled ‘Scripting Her Story, From Star to Star Campaigner,’ a member from the audience asked her when would one see her as a “Pradhan Sevak” (Prime Servant) to which she replied “Never. I entered politics to work under charismatic leaders. I was fortunate to work under the leadership of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and I am currently serving under Modi Ji.”
Furthermore, she said she would decide for herself how much life she’ll give for the country, reported Hindustan Times.
Irani was also asked whether she would be contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls from Amethi against Congress President Rahul Gandhi, to which she replied the party President Amit Shah would take a call.
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