Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi took potshots at each other's parties during the inauguration of the Sardar Patel Museum in Ahmedabad.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi took potshots at each other's parties during the inauguration of the Sardar Patel Museum in Ahmedabad. (BCCL/Manish Mistry)

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"The country's fate would have been different had Sardar Patel been the first prime minister," Modi said, almost implying that Mahatma Gandhi's choice of Jawaharlal Nehru for the post was flawed. (BCCL/Manish Mistry)

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Singh later appeared to answer him back, saying: "Sardar Patel was committed to the principle of secularism and was a Congressman till his death." (BCCL/Manish Mistry)

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Modi even gave himself a pat on the back stating that during his term as chief minister Gujarat won 90 awards for good governance from the central government. (BCCL/Manish Mistry)

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While lauding Sardar Patel's role as the first Union home minister in uniting the country after independence, Modi said, "That unity and integrity is today under threat from all fronts — be it terrorism or Maoism." (BCCL/Manish Mistry)

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