Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence on the Black Money issue. Taking the opportunity to connect directly with the people of India through Radio address “Mann ki Baat”, the prime minister assured that his

government will bring black money to the country from foreign banks. He asked people to have faith on ‘Pradhan Sevak’ on this.

“As far as black money is concerned, I ask you to trust me. For me, it’s an article of faith. India’s poor money that has gone outside should come back,” Modi said.

“I will not compromise anywhere. Please trust this Pradhan Sevak. The issue is an article of faith for me,” he said adding, “From what I understand and based on the information I have, I am telling you that we are (moving) in the right direction”.

“No one knows how much money is outside. Everyone gives different numbers according to themselves. I don’t want to get involved in those

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numbers. It is the money of our poor and should come back,” he said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has also said that the government is following the law and regulations while probing the black money case.

In his blog, Jaitley wrote, “An unauthorised disclosure of information is fraught with both investigation and economic consequences. They can sabotage the investigation. I am sure the SIT which has been entrusted by the Supreme Court with the investigation, will succeed in bringing out the truth

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