Despite apprehensions among the party MPs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined to break the ice with the neighbouring country through ‘cricket diplomacy’, according to a report in The Economic Times.
“We have taken the decision to start a cricket series between both countries to improve our relations,” Modi on Tuesday said at parliamentary party meeting, as told by a BJP MP who was present.
Soon after a resolution was adopted appreciating initiatives taken by the Modi government during its first year in office, the PM said some of the members have expressed concern against the series and that is why he was “clearing the air”, a source told The Economic Times.
Party lawmaker RK Singh, a former union home secretary, had raised apprehension over the issue in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Cricketer-turned-BJP MP Kirti Azad had also opposed the move.
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