Modi’s acceptability has improved: Jaitley

Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on 18 October said that the ‘acceptability’ of his party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi within India and among the diaspora has improved due to his track record in governance and ‘decisive leadership quality’. The ‘unease, almost bordering on disillusionment’ with the Congress-led government, is building up in India and among the diaspora about ‘decisions not being taken, corruption souring India’s image and leadership not being inspirational’, he said.  ‘In most sections, Modi’s stock is quite high. (People) look at him as somebody (with) proven track record in governance and are looking for a decisive leadership quality. That has hugely improved his acceptability. In short, the impression outside and inside the country is not very different,’ Jaitley said. On the issue of Modi being denied a US visa, Jaitley said the visa issue is not for Modi to take up with the US.