Modi says 'Ramzan Mubarak' to Muslims

       

Ahmedabad, Jul 11 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the Muslims at the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan, a move that invited criticism from the Congress, which said," they will do anything to get votes".

"Happy Ramzan. May this holy month bring joy, peace andprosperity in our lives," Modi wrote on his twitter account,extending warm greetings to the Muslims.

        Modi, who has been fighting hard to erase the taint of the

2002 communal riots, was recently elevated as chief of the

BJP's Election Campaign Committee and his greetings to the

Muslims is being seen as part of his image makeover ahead of

the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

        Reacting to Modi's tweet, Gujarat Congress president Arjun

Modhwadia, without naming any party or individual, said, "They

will do anything to get votes. They will rake up the Ram

temple issue and then drop it. They will say that Mohammed Ali

Jinnah was secular. They will burn Sachar committee report and

they will extend greetings on Ramzan."

        "Yeh janata hai, yeh sab jaanti hai (the public knows

everything)," he added.

         Modhwadia also took to Twitter to extended Ramzan greetings, saying "Ramzan Mubarak to everyone. May this holy month bring peace and prosperity to all."