PM Modi hits back at Nitish, likens grand alliance partners to ‘3 Idiots’

Hitting back at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who had on Monday mouthed a limerick set to a film song to attack him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday likened JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance to ‘3 Idiots’. Modi advised Kumar to perfect the art of ‘mushaira’ and practise it at leisure after the polls.

“I have been noticing that Laluji entertains well and Bihar is getting some entertainment after many years. But these days there is an intense rivalry going on between Laluji and Nitishji on many issues – protecting criminals, indulging in nepotism, breaking off from truth. Now, the competition is also in the field of entertainment,” Modi said.

He added:  “Yesterday, I saw Nitishji doing some mushaira. He felt that he would call some courtiers and journalists, recite poems and defeat Lalu by starting a new form of entertainment. I knew there are three partners in the grand alliance-– Congress RJD and JD(U). But I wonder why Nitish babu chose a song from the film ‘3 Idiots’ for his first mushaira. Even if you wanted to parody a poem, why did you think of the ‘3 Idiots’,” Modi said, while addressing a rally in Sitamarhi.

Kumar, the grand alliance’s Chief Ministerial candidate, had on Monday mocked Modi for not keeping his promises and his frequent foreign trips using a song from Bollywood blockbuster ‘3 Idiots’.

“Bahati hawa sa tha woh, Gujarat se aaya tha woh; kaala dhan laane wala thaa wo, kahan gaya use doondho. Humko desh ki fikr sataati hai, woh bus videsh ke daure lagaate hain; humko badhti mahangai satata, wo bas mann ki baat sunata. Har waqt apni selfie khinchta tha woh, Dawood ko laane wala tha woh, kahan gaya use dhoondo,” Kumar had said, parodying a song from the film.

Hitting back, Modi said: “What a game of entertainment Nitish babu! You still have a week’s time. Spend it doing this. Call your four-six courtiers, hold a Mushaira. Practise it, perfect it, you will get many opportunities after November 8 (the day of counting). You can then sing at leisure songs of your suffering and shed tears.”