Vivekananda balls to boost Narendra Modi campaign

JALANDHAR: Gujarat chief minister NarendraModi is seeking to boost his electoral prospects by using the image and inspiring words of Swami Vivekananda. Modi, who kicked off his assembly election campaign — called the ‘VivekanandaYuvaVikasYatra’ ——on Tuesday, plans to score poll points by distributing volleyballs with Vivekananda’s photos and quotes among the youth.

The department of youth, culture and sports of the Gujarat government has placed orders worth around Rs 15 crore with four Meerut-based companies for supplying 35,000 cricket kits and 70,000 volleyballs with photos and messages of Vivekananda — and also some messages by Modi — printed on them.