When Father Is Alive…’: Devendra Fadnavis Responds to Sanjay Raut’s PM Modi Retirement Remark

When Father Is Alive…’: On Monday, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, said that the country will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for many more years to come.

The Chief Minister's statement was made in response to Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut's remark that PM Modi went to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters situated in Nagpur on Sunday to inform Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat that he is retiring.

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Speaking to reporters in Nagpur, Fadnavis said, “In 2029, we will see Modi as the Prime Minister again."

“There is no need to search for his successor. He (Modi) is our leader and will continue," Fadnavis said.

“In our culture, when the father is alive, it is inappropriate to talk about succession. That is Mughal culture. The time has not come to discuss it," he said, referring to Raut’s claim that Modi’s successor would come from Maharashtra.

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On Monday, Raut alleged that the RSS wants the change of political leadership in the country.

“He (Modi) probably went to RSS headquarters to write his retirement application in September," Raut claimed, alluding to some leaders in the ruling dispensation retiring at 75.

PM Modi will turn 75 in September this year. In his first visit to the RSS headquarters in Nagpur after becoming the Prime Minister 11 years ago, Modi on Sunday described the Sangh as the 'banyan tree' of India's immortal culture.

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