PM reaches out to Oppn for Radhakrishnan win

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to all parties, including the Opposition, to unanimously elect the NDA's candidate, C P Radhakrishnan, as the next Vice President.

- RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR @ New Delhi

After felicitating the NDA nominee at the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting, he highlighted the public life of Radhakrishnan from his early days in the RSS to holding a gubernatorial post.

Introducing him to the MPs, Modi highlighted their long-standing relationship, saying, "We have been friends for more than 40 years and have been friends since the time our hair was black."

He described Radhakrishnan as a simple, down-to-earth individual. The PM, in a lighter vein, remarked, "He is a simple and easy-going person and won't play politics".