Overview

• At a state workshop, he endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to prefer Made‑in‑India goods and urged daily adoption of Swadeshi.
• He claimed Hindu numbers fell from about 60 crore in the 12th century to 30 crore by 1947, attributing the decline to invasions, hunger and disease.
• He alleged opponents carry a “foreign mentality” that divides society along caste, regional and linguistic lines and would oppose the campaign.
• State outreach is reported to include videos of customers thanking the prime minister for GST 2.0 price relief as part of a wider Swadeshi drive.
• He framed manufacturing as ranging “from a needle to a ship,” aligning the message with Modi’s ‘GST Bachat Utsav’ and support for MSMEs.