Kiran Bedi endorses Narendra Modi

New Delhi:Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may be winning a growing legion of supporters but one of his former associates, IPS officer Kiran Bedi, has openly endorsed Narendra Modi as Prime Minister. Bedi posted on the micro-blogging site Twitter – “For me it’s India First! Stable,Well Governed, Administered, Accountable and Inclusive. As an independent voter, my vote is for NaMo.” Apart from Bedi, singing legend Lata Mangeshkar had also confirmed that her vote for the 2014 General Elections will go for the Modi. The support has come at a point of time when it is likely that ex-Army Chief General VK Singh may join BJP.

Ms Bedi’s tweets come days after her message when Mr Kejriwal took charge as Delhi’s Chief Minister on December 28.”May God protect Arvind, his team and Aam Admi who has driven the change in value systems in politics. Good for the entire country!”

Ahead of the assembly elections in Delhi, Mr Kejriwal had offered Ms Bedi to join AAP and fight the assembly elections as the party’s chief ministerial candidate. Ms Bedi declined the offer. Three months later, AAP made a spectacular debut in Delhi, winning 28 of the 70 seats, and eventually went on to form the government with the support from the Congress. Her support for Mr Modi, ahead of the national election due by May, has raised eyebrows but this is not the first time Ms Bedi has backed the Gujarat Chief Minister. In October, while delivering a speech in Ahmadabad, she had said, “The man is delivering and has brought good development in Gujarat. His nomination (as BJP’s PM candidate) brings more clarity among voters to make their choices.”