Union Minister and veteran BJP leader Nitin Gadkari has revealed a piece of advice he got from his friend asking him to join the Congress party. He opened up for the first time about this past event and his speech has been getting shared on social media.
Gadkari was addressing a gathering of entrepreneurs in Nagpur, Maharashtra on Saturday and during the conversation, the Union Minister said a person is finished not when he is defeated in battle, but when he quits. He further said that human relationships are the biggest strength for anybody in business, social work or politics.
He said, "So, one should never use and throw. Be it good days or bad days, once you hold anyone's hand, always hold on to it. Do not worship the rising sun according to circumstances." He then opened up about conservation with a Congress leader when he was a student leader in Nagpur.
The Union Minister stated, "My friend Shrikant Jichkar, he was in the Congress, said you are a good person but in the wrong party. You should join the Congress for a better future." Gadkari has revealed what he told his friend for his advice. Gadkari said, "I told Shrikant, I would jump into a well and drown but won't join Congress, because I don't like the idealogy of the Congress party."
He further said that it was the time when his party used to get defeated in the elections. Referring to a biography of former US President Richard Nixon, Gadkari said that one should not quit when one is down. He said, "A man is not finished on the battlefield when he's defeated but he is finished when he quits. You need positivity and self-confidence, not arrogance."
#WATCH | My friend once advised me to join the Congress, I said, I’d rather drown in a well than join the Congress party. I don’t like the ideology of the Congress: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari (27.08)
— ANI (@ANI) August 29, 2022
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