The Congress Party on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi bagged the online reader's poll for TIME magazine's Person of the Year by ripping everyone's pockets and throats, adding the latter is least concerned about the common people courtesy the rising prices of commodities. 'All of us know how online voting works. It is very nice that he is on the cover page of TIME magazine. Many people have come on the cover page earlier also, but he has torn every citizen's pocket. He is least concerned about the common people courtesy the rising prices and by putting all of us in problem he has become 'Man of the Year',' Congress leader Renuka Chowdhary told ANI.
'Who won't consider him the 'Man of the Year' in this world' Is it a normal thing to tear up every citizen's pocket and throat with one stroke'' she added. The poll of the TIME magazine's Person of the Year had contenders like US President-elect Donald Trump, outgoing US leader Barack Obama Russian President Vladimir Putin, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, FBI Chief James Comey, Apple CEO Tim Cook, parents of slain Muslim-American soldier Humanyun Khan, Khizr and Ghazala Khan, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, British Prime Minister Theresa May and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.