In his second radio address to the nation on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to bring back "every penny of the poor man's money" stashed abroad as untaxed or black money and said it was "an article of faith" for him.
"We don't know how much money has really gone abroad," Mr Modi said in the radio address "Mann ki Baat".
"Nobody, not this government, not you, not the previous government, knows exactly how much black money is stashed abroad," he said. "I don't want to get into the figures. Whether it is two rupees or five rupees or crores, I'm committed to getting that money back."
"I will not compromise anywhere. Please trust this Pradhan Sevak. The issue is an article of faith for me," he said.
"From what I understand and based on the information I have, I am telling you that we are (moving) in the right direction," he added in the 18-minute address.
The Prime Minister had started his radio chats on October 3 with a 15-minute speech titled 'Mann ki Baat'. Future sessions, he had said, will be held on Sundays at 11 am on the All India Radio.
"We don't know how much money has really gone abroad," Mr Modi said in the radio address "Mann ki Baat".
"Nobody, not this government, not you, not the previous government, knows exactly how much black money is stashed abroad," he said. "I don't want to get into the figures. Whether it is two rupees or five rupees or crores, I'm committed to getting that money back."
"I will not compromise anywhere. Please trust this Pradhan Sevak. The issue is an article of faith for me," he said.
"From what I understand and based on the information I have, I am telling you that we are (moving) in the right direction," he added in the 18-minute address.
The Prime Minister had started his radio chats on October 3 with a 15-minute speech titled 'Mann ki Baat'. Future sessions, he had said, will be held on Sundays at 11 am on the All India Radio.
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