"I had the honour of having worked in very close proximity with Hon`ble Shri Advaniji. It is extremely unfortunate and condemnable that some vested interests are spreading rumours about him," Modi said on his blog.
There were reports that Modi was unhappy with Advani`s decision to take out a yatra on clean politics and good governance as he felt the veteran leader was throwing his hat in the ring for becoming the Prime Ministerial candidate of the BJP in the next elections.
The timing of Modi`s blog is interesting as it has come a day before Advani embarks upon his yatra. Modi was all-praise for Advani on his blog today, saying after the movements led by Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare, this yatra is going to create awareness about corruption.
"Shri Advaiji`s Janchetna Yatra holds a very special place in this backdrop, because the purpose of his fight is against corruption, his demand for bringing black money stacked in foreign banks, alongside combining creating mass awareness and mass contact in support of this ongoing agitation," Modi said. "I am confident that this Janchetna Yatra would discover infinite people`s strength to take on issues of corruption and black money," he said.