Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi, reiterates demand for Lakshmi-Ganesh photos on currency notes

New Delhi, October 28

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who created a political flutter with his appeal to incorporate images of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha on currency notes, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushing forward the demand.

Claiming that the Indian economy was not in good shape, Kejriwal had on Wednesday said the country needed a lot of effort to get the economy back on track along with the “blessings of our gods and goddesses”.

It’s a wish of 130 crore Indians that there should a picture of Mahatma Gandhi on one side of currency notes and the photos of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi on the other, he wrote in the letter on Thursday.

“Tremendous support has been received on this issue. There is massive enthusiasm among the people and everyone wants this to be implemented immediately,” Kejriwal claimed.

The AAP convener said in the letter that Indian economy is passing through a very bad phase and India is listed among developing countries despite 75 years of Independence.