Adilabad, March 4 -- Hitting back at the opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said "Mera Bharat, Mera Parivaar," saying all of India was his family and that his life was like an "open book." Reiterating his commitment for the people of the country, he said he had left home at a young age with the dream of serving the people.

Addressing a well-attended public rally in this district, the PM also said his he had dedicated himself to public welfare as a "sevak".

Contending that the opposition said he had no family, the PM said "140 crore people of this country are my family. Mera Bharat mera parivar,"(My India is my family)." .

He further said his "life is like an open book. People of the country know about it." "When I...