‘PM Mere Dil Mein Baste Hain': Chirag Paswan On Why He's Called PM Modi's Hanuman
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Chirag Paswan, made headlines when the BJP allocated him five seats to contest in the last Lok Sabha polls, sidelining his estranged uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that the latter holds a special place in his heart. Paswan made this comment in response to a question about being frequently referred to as PM Modi's 'Hanuman'.
'Mere PM mere dil mein baste hain… chahe toh main dil cheer ke dikha dunga (My Prime Minister lives in my heart… if needed, I'll tear it open to show you)," Paswan remarked at the Powering Bharat Summit, organised by Network18 in collaboration with Moneycontrol, News18 India, and CNBC Awaaz.
Paswan has consistently praised PM Modi for his leadership, declaring himself 'inseparable" from the Prime Minister.
'My love for Narendra Modi is unshakeable. I am inseparable from him as long as he is Prime Minister," Paswan stated in an interview with news agency PTI last August, dismissing speculations of a rift between his party and the BJP.
Chirag, son of the late Ram Vilas Paswan, made headlines when the BJP allocated him five seats to contest in the last Lok Sabha polls, sidelining his estranged uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras. Paswan secured Hajipur, his late father's stronghold, leaving Paras, who had won the seat in 2019, disappointed. PM Modi's gesture of patting Paswan's back during the oath-taking ceremony, where Chirag was sworn in as a Union minister, gained significant attention.
Addressing rumours about considering leaving the alliance, Paswan said, 'I can never think of ever separating from my PM."
The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries also expressed confidence in the NDA's success in the upcoming Assembly polls in Bihar. 'I manifest that we will get good seats in Bihar, and I will also win my seat. I have had a 100 per cent strike rate," he asserted.
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May 16, 2025, 18:19 IST
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