Anil Ambani, Sunil Mittal bat for Narendra Modi as PM

Corporate honchos Anil Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal yesterday showered praise on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and termed his leadership as national level material.

Speaking at the valedictory session of the Fourth Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit, Ambani said, "Narendrabhai has done good for Gujarat and what will happen if he leads the nation."

"Gujarat has seen progress in all the fields under his leadership. Now, imagine what will happen to the nation if he leads the nation," he said and added, "Person like him should be the next leader of the country."

Recalling his father late Dhirubhai, Ambani said that Dhirubhai used to say "Modi lambi race ka ghoda hai (Modi will go a long way)."

Similarly, Sunil Bharti Mittal also lavished praises on Modi and his leadership. "Chief Minister Modi is known as a CEO, but he is actually not a CEO because he is not running a company or a sector. He is running a state and can also run nation," he said.