"Since Modi has an ability to present the BJP's achievements in an excellent manner, the party appointed him chairman of its poll campaign committee. It was not done just to glorify him," Sumitra told reporters.
The senior party leader said that everywhere in the world, Modi's good work as Gujarat Chief Minister is being appreciated.
Commenting on Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh criticising Modi for launching a drive to build a grand statue of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, she said, "It would be better if today's Congress did not talk about Patel...Patel had united the entire country, while today's Congress is disintegrating it."
"It took shape during Congress regime," she alleged.
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