India, March 30 -- Urging all citizens to join hands to overcome the "challenging" situation emerging due to the ongoing "fierce war" in West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned that those politicising the present crisis should refrain from doing so as the interests of 140 crore people are involved.

Making these assertions in his monthly Mann ki Baat radio address, also said there is no place for self-serving politics in the prevailing situation. He said those who are spreading rumours are causing major harm to the country.

"Presently, a fierce war is going on in our neighbourhood for a month. These certainly are challenging times. Today, through Mann Ki Baat, I would once again urge all my countrymen that we must uni...