Puducherry, April 5 -- Puducherry BJP General Secretary Mohan Kumar on Sunday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the mantra for the development of Puducherry when he came to power in 2021, while the Congress and the DMK, who led the governance there for nearly four decades collectively, only made the situation adverse.

Speaking to ANI, he accused the previous government of presenting fake manifestos to the people and misusing the government funds meant for the development of Puducherry.

"There is no challenge for us in Puducherry, because Congress was in power for 40 years in the Union Territory. But they could not do much to develop Puducherry, even with such a small population of 10-15 lakh. They used to misuse funds by t...