Thread by @Mahesh10816

Update on "Modi Idli"
Q. Have you stopped Idli project
A : upto 6th April we were advised to stop due to election code , now we have put the project on temporary hold for a week more, as we are buying new equipments to improve fuel efficiency
Q : fuel efficiency

A : As per our last production , we were consuming close to 4 x 19 kg cylinders per day for sambar and idly production , so fuel expenses alone cost us around Rs 6K +/ day.
I was incurring a loss of Rs 7 to 10K per day

So we are trying some cost effective fuel source

Q: Cost effective
A : Yes we are trying a combination of solar and bricket based furnace to run our boilers , we have ordered the equipments and awaiting their arrival from Maharashtra
Q, You could have done it during this gap
A: I had to arrange funds ,took some time

Q: Didn't you get donations for Idli Project
A: i had invested Rs 40 lks selling my family property tówards capital expenditure , what we have received as donations in my trust is

One 20 ltr grinder
Jet washer
8 hot boxes
Vacuum cleaner and
Rs 1.9 lks as Cash

Q, What are the expenses like
A. Monthly around Rs 4.6 lks towards salaries and wages for over 50 people + diesel + electricity + rent + maintenance + overheads . Apart from this groceries and provisions around Rs 19k / day
Sale proceeds were barely enough to cover 60% provisions

Q. Did any source fund you apart from this
A. No
Q. Some say you did this to get ticket
A. Why dont these people talk about all the other services i have rendered and see this in isolation
Q. What other services you did
A. Let me list

These are some of the services we have rendered
Q. Amazing ,but very few talk about it
A. People of Salem know what we have done, and those who have keenly followed and supported our efforts know what we have done , iam greatful to them 🙏

https://twitter.com/Mahesh10816/status/1371403671737495553?s=19

Q. Coming back did you do all this to get a ticket
A. If you are a bastman your duty is to score runs, if you are a bowler your duty is to take wickets , if you are in politics your duty is to contest elections , win and serve the people, your party and Nation whats wrong

A. People want good people to come to politics , we served our people genuinely in times of need ,more people have come to my office than the office of the sitting MLA and MP of Salem put together. my duty as a Karyakarta is to take my party and symbol to each house which i did

Q. So you were after power & post
A. If service was my only motto i would have been in Rss. As a BJP Karyakarta my duty is to get political mileage for my party. Even Without power we have done so many things, just imagine what we can do with some power.

Q. In this process have you gone against party discipline
A. No. BJP is a democratic party thats what makes BJP special, i have requested my leadership to consider our genuine demands there is nothing wrong. I have never spoken about party affairs in an open forum.

Q. Idli's
A. Good things will happen, iam doing some modifications, We have gained enormous experience running the project, we are evolving a product mix

Kuli paniyaram
Varieties of dosas
Batter
Instant Idli dosa mix
Frozen idli for export
Idiyappam etc

Good news soon

Q. So Idlis will continue
A. Yes, soon you will find our counters alongside National highways too,
Q. Gr8, how about those who criticise you
A. They too need to burn their time, glad that i occupy even their mind space. Lets not worry about them, lets move on