As has been his habit in all elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday encouraged citizens to come out in large numbers to vote. However, Modi's words seemed to have added heft on Tuesday as he spoke to mediapersons after casting his vote in the Lok Sabha elections at a polling booth in Ahmedabad in his home state of Gujarat.
Emphasising the importance of one's vote, Modi was quoted by ANI as saying, “The weapon of terrorism is IED, the strength of democracy is voter ID. I can say with surety that the voter ID is much much more powerful than an IED, so we should understand the strength of our voter.”
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Modi added, “I am fortunate that I also got the opportunity to fulfil my duty in my home state of Gujarat. Like you feel pure after a holy dip in Kumbh, one feels pure after casting vote in this festival of democracy.”
Earlier in the day, Modi visited his mother and sought her blessings at her residence in Gandhinagar.
