Terrorism divides but tourism unites: Modi

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi said that while terrorism divides people of this country, tourism is acting as a uniting force.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that while terrorism divides people, tourism acts as a uniting force.

Addressing a gathering in New Delhi on Friday night after the special screening of a documentary on Kutch, Modi said his state has managed to attract tourists from across the world thanks to a tourist friendly policy and infrastructure.

“While terrorism divides people, tourism works as a uniting force,” he said. “In the 2001 earthquake, Kutch suffered heavy losses. But within eight years it stood up and is welcoming tourists again,” he said.

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Leader of the Opposition L K Advani, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel were also present during the screening of The Unveiling of Kutch.

The short film discovers the various facets of the ‘white salt desert’.

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