Two days after he kicked up a storm with a controversial interview, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi looked none the worse for wear as he talked to students at Pune's Fergusson College about the need to ramp up education in the country towards nation-building. There was a sense of despondency in the country, that needed to be overcome with a change led by the youth. He compared the government's efforts in sports and education unfavourably to China and even South Korea, saying "the tiny South Korea made a mark in sports, while we made a mess of the Commonwealth Games."
