Modi chants Obama's 'Yes, we can!'

"Yes, we can!" Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi used US President Barack Obama's war cry to flag off the Bharatiya Janata Party's election campaign here Sunday.

"Yes we can!" Modi chanted while winding up his address at a massive public meeting at the L.B. Stadium. He asked the people to echo him: "Yes, we can! Yes, we will do!"

Modi was referring to the dream of building a "Congress-free India". He also raised the slogans of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram".