'Modi swiped his card for me, I didn't have money': K'taka CM DKS narrates metro ride story
Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar shared an anecdote about PM Narendra Modi paying for his metro ticket during a recent ride on Bengaluru's Pink Line. Shivakumar emphasized the need to separate political competition from developmental cooperation.
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The interaction highlights the intersection of personal political relations and the promotion of large-scale infrastructure projects in India.
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday recalled how Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid for his Metro ticket by swiping his own smart card during their ride on Bengaluru's newly inaugurated Pink Line, saying he did not have money with him at the time."I did not have money with me. So I told him, 'You buy my ticket'. He swiped his card for me as well," news agency PTI quoted Shivakumar as saying.PM Modi shared pictures of the metro ride on Friday and captioned it: "On board the Pink Line.
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