Nation wants to know what #PMSpeaksToArnab: interview excerpts

New Delhi: It was for the first time that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an interview to a national news channel after assuming the prime post.

The nation really wanted to know the outcome of the interview as India’s most blunt news anchor Arnab Goswami was his interviewer.

Have a look at the tweets as excerpts from the interview

Our first cabinet decision was on Black Money. At G-20 forum also this issue was raised for the first time & consensus formed on it: PM

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2016

Mahatma Gandhi spoke of empowering the poor. Poor can't be kept poor, they need to be empowered to emerge out of poverty: PM to @TimesNow

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2016

Our Jawans have the full freedom, they have been answering and will continue to answer in an appropriate language: PM to @TimesNow

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2016

Patriotism of Mr. Raghuram Rajan is no less than our patriotism. He is someone who loves & will serve India wherever he is: PM to @TimesNow

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2016

We don't need to explain to the world the role of India. Pakistan is having problems to answer. The world is seeing this: PM to @TimesNow

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2016

Our supreme aim is peace and to safeguard the interests of India: PM @narendramodi to @TimesNow

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2016

I was not born into a political family so meeting world leaders was not something I had done as a regular part of my life: PM to @TimesNow

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2016

Biggest strength of our foreign policy- political stability. After 30 years a government with a full majority was elected: PM to @TimesNow

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2016

We had said that within a time frame we will open bank accounts for the poor, something that has not been done till now: PM to @TimesNow

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2016

There was a spirit of disappointment and pessimism when we assumed office. A new spirit of trust had to be created: PM to @TimesNow

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2016