Bengaluru: A day after Prime Minister Modi heaped praises on him, JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda yesterday described the comments as a “magnanimous gesture” but sought to underplay it saying: “I don’t want his praise or abuse.” Gowda was quick to add that the new-found mutual bonhomie was not indicative of any alliance between JD(S) and BJP, in the event of a hung Assembly.
Participating in ‘Meet the Press’ organised by the Bangalore Press Club and Bangalore Reporters Guild in Bengaluru yesterday, Deve Gowda said it was the practice of Modi to do his homework well before visiting a State and accordingly he played the card. Modi, during the course of his public address in Udupi, had chided Congress President Rahul Gandhi for showing disrespect to Deve Gowda, whom, he termed as a tall leader of the country.
