File photo of Lalu Prasad.
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad today said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has all the credentials for becoming the country's prime minister and would prove much better than 'communal' Narendra Modi.
"Kya kammi hain unme Pradhan Mantri banane me? (does he lack any quality to become Prime Minister?) He has all the qualities for the high post," Mr Prasad told reporters in Patna.
"Has he instigated any communal riot or indulged in crime against any community?" the RJD chief asked, rating Mr Gandhi higher than the BJP's prime ministerial nominee Mr Modi.
Mr Prasad, who has been rooting for a tie up with Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections said he might be dubbed a 'sycophant' for praising Mr Gandhi but it is a "fact" that Mr Gandhi is "Prime Minister material".
On yoga-guru Ramdev calling him 'Kans' for not supporting fellow backward caste leader Mr Modi for the high post, Mr Prasad said, "Ramdev is going on the path of Asaram and will meet the same fate."
Mr Prasad also said that the RJD would use a new method of campaigning, 'Kano-Kan' (ear to ear conversation), for the Lok Sabha elections instead of public meetings and making announcements on loud-speakers.
Stating that the RJD rally in Patna on February 23 stood cancelled as part of the strategy, he said, "Instead of calling people to a meeting, I will go to their doorstep."
On Bihar Chief Minister and his archrival Nitish Kumar, Mr Prasad said he would not be a factor in the Lok Sabha polls for 40 seats in Bihar and claimed that there would be a straight fight between the RJD-Congress-LJP combine with the BJP and JDU.