PUNE: Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Sunday said that she would leave politics the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi decides to retire.

Irani made these remarks while speaking at the Words Count festival here in a discussion titled 'Scripting Her Story, From Star to Star Campaigner'. When a Amember of the audience asked her when would one see her as a "pradhan sevak" (prime servant), a title often used by Modi to describe his role as the head of the Union government.  In reponse to these fireband BJP leader said "Never. I entered politics to work under charismatic leaders. I was very lucky to work under the leadership of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee and I am currently serving under Modi ji.” She further added, "The day 'pradhan sevak' Narendra Modi decides to hang his boots, I will also leave Indian politics.”

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The Union minister of textiles said she would decide for herself how much of her life would be dedicated to the country and society. On whether she did not wish to serve under leaders other than Modi, the textile minister said, "Am I not currently working under leaders like Rajnath Singh ji, Nitin Gadkari ji? There are leaders with whom I have worked within the organisation for the last 18 years. I also had the opportunity to work under leaders like Vajpayee and L K Advani, Irani also said, “You are presuming Modi won't be there for long, but let me tell you, he is going to be around for very, very long years.”

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