Modi: Always in work mode, not taken one holiday

It has been all work and no play for our ‘pradhan sevak’ since May 2014.

He has been in a work, work, work and more work mode for the last four years, slogging with bulletnosed zeal and never taking a day off.

That is what he told the public while addressing a rally in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, on the eve of his departure for Argentina to attend the G20 summit from November 30 to December 1.

“Did you ever hear that I took a holiday? Did you ever hear I went somewhere for leisure or was missing for a week? I give an account of each and every decision I take and the work that I do,” PM Modi said.

However, he was at pains to point out that this was not the case with leaders from other parties, who often disappeared for as long as a week and actually took holidays.

Without so much as a by your leave, this tweet did the rounds on Twitter: Modi: Did you ever hear that I took a holiday?

Yes, when you go on Election Rallies.

Modi: Did you ever hear I went somewhere for leisure?

Yes, when you go on Informal Summits.

Modi: Do I go missing for a week?

Yes, from Parliament Modi has visited a total of 84 countries in 42 foreign forays since taking over as Prime Minister in May 2014. An expenditure of Rs 1,484 crore has been incurred on chartered flights, maintenance of aircraft and hotline facilities since June 2014, according to the government.

In the 48 months of his tenure, he had spent

165 days abroad – an indulgence that cost the exchequer Rs 355 crore.