File photo: Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Hyderabad on August 11
New Delhi:
After Narendra Modi was accused of co-opting Barack Obama's slogan "Yes, we can," while addressing a massive rally in Hyderabad on Sunday, his supporters have released a video from 2004 to deny claims that the Gujarat Chief Minister took a page out of the US President's book.
The video, uploaded on YouTube by user 'iSupportNamo', has Mr Modi's speech at the Vibrant Gujarat summit in 2004, where he can be seen saying "Gujarat can and Gujaratis will."
In the video, the then PM Atal Behari Vajpayee can also be seen sharing the stage with Mr Modi.
The Gujarat Chief Minister is expected to land his party's prime ministerial nomination.
On Sunday, while addressing a capacity crowd of over 50,000 in Hyderabad's LB Stadium, Mr Modi had asked the people to echo him: "Yes, we can! Yes, we will do!"
Mr Modi, chief architect of the BJP's election campaign for 2014, was referring to the dream of building a "Congress-free India".
The video, uploaded on YouTube by user 'iSupportNamo', has Mr Modi's speech at the Vibrant Gujarat summit in 2004, where he can be seen saying "Gujarat can and Gujaratis will."
In the video, the then PM Atal Behari Vajpayee can also be seen sharing the stage with Mr Modi.
The Gujarat Chief Minister is expected to land his party's prime ministerial nomination.
On Sunday, while addressing a capacity crowd of over 50,000 in Hyderabad's LB Stadium, Mr Modi had asked the people to echo him: "Yes, we can! Yes, we will do!"
Mr Modi, chief architect of the BJP's election campaign for 2014, was referring to the dream of building a "Congress-free India".
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