Chennai: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy took a dig at PM Narendra Modi for preferring to visit America than going to violence-hit Manipur and claimed that his popularity has decreased following Congress's victory in Karnataka. Also, he said that the opposition parties had a fair chance to win the 2024 Lok Sabha elections if they worked together.
Speaking to reporters at Chennai Airport on Wednesday, Swamy pointed out that there were several incidents of human rights violation in Manipur. But, instead of rushing to Imphal to take stock of the situation, Modi was more interested in visiting USA. "It seems that the PM is not interested in the welfare of the common people. What was the urgency to go to USA? What benefits did the people of the country get from his USA trip? BJP will win the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. But, I'm not sure whether Modi can continue as the Prime Minister," Swamy said.
He further said that people here may say that PM has done good work but it is not true. In reality, PM did not do anything, he said. Swamy further said that if the Opposition parties worked together then there were chances that they could win the elections next year.
