Thakurnagar (West Bengal), April 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought to consolidate support among the influential Matua community, promising citizenship and a "secure future" while launching a sharp attack on the ruling All India Trinamul Congress ahead of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections.
Addressing a packed rally in Thakurnagar - the nerve centre of Matua politics in North 24-Parganas district - Modi said, "I say this clearly: you will be granted citizenship. You will have a permanent address, and all necessary documents as citizens of India will be handed to you. This is Modi's guarantee."The Prime Minister's visit assumes significance as Thakurnagar and adjoining Assembly segments have a sizeable M...