Modi can sell tea if he likes, won't become PM: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mocking Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meet said that Modi could never become the prime minister, and added, "If he wants to sell tea here, we can arrange for it."

"Give my word, Modi will never become the prime minister in the 21st century," said Aiyar.

"If he wants to sell tea at the AICC meet, we can arrange for it," he added.

Sonia Gandhi at the All India Congress Committee meet had said that the decision taken yesterday by the party that Vice President Rahul Gandhi will be the poll panel head is final, and that the Congress was ready for the battle.

"The decision that was taken yesterday that the Congress campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will be led by Rahul Gandhi is final," said Gandhi.

"We are ready for the battle," she said.

"This election is for an India, which our founding fathers visualized. 2014 battle will be a battle for India, a battle for preserving secular traditions, and removing disparities," she added.

This meeting has been organized to strategize the party's move ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election, and will also be deciding the role of Rahul Gandhi.