HYDERABAD: Taking a strong pitch against hereditary politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rank and file to take a pledge to end family rule in Telangana.
Addressing a gathering of party workers at the Hyderabad international airport, the Prime Minister said, "In the twenty-first century, hereditary politics is a major impediment to development, and as soon as I felt the breeze of Telangana's soil, I can sense, in the middle of the heat, looking at the enthusiasm our fight is going to win."