I may become prime minister one day, says Bihar CM Manjhi
"I
may
become
the
prime
minister
of
the
country
like
I
became
the
chief
minister,"
Manjhi
said
at
an
official
function
here.
Manjhi
said
he
was
being
targeted
by
everyone
because
he
belonged
to
the
economically
backward
Mahadalit
community.
"Powerful people laugh at me and they make fun of me as to how I became the chief minister," he said. "If they continue to target me, I may become the prime minister one day," he added.
Manjhi, who succeeded Nitish Kumar after the Janata Dal-United was mauled in the Lok Sabha polls, has repeatedly claimed that unlike others he speaks from the heart -- and has nothing to hide in public life.
On an emotional note, Manjhi asked if it was his fault he was born into a poor Dalit family. The 68-year-old Manjhi began his working life as a shepherd for an upper caste farmer.
He has said he funded his education with his own earnings. His father Ramjeet Ram Manjhi was a landless labourer.
IANS