No 'danda' will work : I'm protected by people's blessings: PM Modi

Kokrajhar: Yet again taking a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'danda' jibe targeting him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that sticks cannot harm him as he is protected by the 'armour of blessings' provided by the mothers and sisters of this country.

Modi, without naming Rahul Gandhi, said, "At times people talk of beating me with danda (stick). But when Modi is protected by the armour of blessings provided by so many mothers and sisters, whatever be the number of sticks rained on me, nothing will happen.

"You have come to embrace me... this has increased my confidence," he said while addressing a rally during the 3rd Bodo Peace Accord celebrations here, about 216 km from state capital Guwahati.

Visibly happy at the huge gathering, which included a large number of women, Modi called it the largest rally in independent India.