Jammu, March 2 -- Ghulam Nabi Azad, a veteran Congress leader and former Leader of the Opposition, today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "being true to what he was" and "being linked to the roots."

Azad said that he admires leaders who never hide the truth about themselves like Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "I like many things and many leaders. I also belong to a village and feel proud of it. I am also proud of some senior leaders like our Prime Minister Narendra Modi who used to sell tea and comes from village," Azad said while addressed a gathering at Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust, Channi Himmat.

He said: "Even as we are political rivals, but I appreciate him (Modi) that he did not hide the truth about himself. However, those ...