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Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said it was a misconception that lying and flattery are necessary in politics, asserting that politicians should speak the truth with confidence.
As reported by PTI, The senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader was speaking after being conferred the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar.
“It is a misconception that politics is all about telling lies or using flattery. Even late Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray used to be truthful in his speeches. He used to speak his mind,” Gadkari said.
One should learn to call a spade a spade, he said.
“If something is good, one should call it good, and if something is bad, it should be termed as bad. Fadnavis says sometimes speaking clearly and truthfully is not possible in politics. During my (campaign for) Lok Sabha election, while addressing a rally, I said I won’t give any freebies to anyone and will do what I wanted to do….do not come to me under the guise of caste or community. I simply sought their votes and assured them that I will work for them,” he said.
He also told the voters that he will work for everybody, those who vote for him as well as those who do not, Gadkari added.
