Disappointment is not in my dictionary: Modi

New Delhi : Calling himself a thorough optimist, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday said the word "disappointment" is not in his dictionary.

He was speaking as the chief guest at the foundation day celebrations of yoga guru Ramdev's Bharat Swabhiman Trust in New Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. Ramdev later announced his support for the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections and Modi as the prime minister. "The word disappointment is not there in my dictionary. I have seen my mother work in homes to bring us up. I never saw her being pessimistic," he said. "When senseless allegations are levelled against me, I feel people are so great to have lifted a tea seller so high," said Modi.

Meanwhile, Modi chose to ignore Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's sharp attack on him on Friday in which he was accused of "presiding over mass massacre of innocent citizens on streets of Ahmedabad" in 2002.

Taking a jibe at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi without naming him, Modi said: "A person who has lived in such acute poverty does not need to undertake tours to understand people's pain." He also said the 2014 Lok Sabha polls will be a movement in itself. "This will be the first election since Independence which will destroy all traditions. Usually polls are fought by political parties and candidates. This is the first time elections are becoming a people's movement in itself and political parties are being forced to fight on the agenda of development," he said.

Also present at the event were senior party leaders Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh, who too took on the Congress.

Jaitley, leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comments on a "breakthrough" with Pakistan, saying such a development would go against India's dignity.