Vadodara: Former cricketer and BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said he wanted Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to lead the country after 2014 general elections.
"The country needs leader like Narendra Modi who is clear in his vision and I follow his principles. I wish that Modi unfurled the national flag from Red Fort after next General Election," Sidhu said at Swami Vivekanand Yuva Parishad held at Navlakhi compound on Rajmahal Road in Vadodara on Tuesday night.
Modi had earlier addressed the public meeting to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and announced setting up of 14,000 centres to promote sports culture among youths.
Sidhu, known for his riposte and witty one-liners, said the economic condition of the country was in doldrums despite economist Prime Minister at the helm of affairs.
"Despite three economists including Manmohan Singh, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and PC Chidambaram finance minister in the government, the economic condition has been deteriorating each passing day," the former cricketer said.
Earlier, Modi felicitated former Indian captain DK Gaekwad, former Test player Anshuman Gaekwad, wicketkeeper Nayan Mongiya besides players Yusuf Pathan, Munaf Patel and Jecob Martin, the former captain of Baroda Ranji cricket team and other sportspersons.
The chief minister also performed a ground breaking ceremony for the mega multi-story housing projects of Gujarat Housing Board worth Rs 151 crore in the city.
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