Varanasi, March 25 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday vowed to defeat BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi after arriving here and facing a hostile reception from Modi supporters.
"I don't see Banaras as a losing battle. I will defeat Modi" in the Lok Sabha election, the former Delhi chief minister told a television channel, shortly after reaching here by train from New Delhi.
"Fighting against Modi is a small thing," Kejriwal told NDTV. "Saving the country from corruption is a big issue now."
Earlier, eggs were thrown at his car outside the Kashi Vishwanath temple, with the protestors steadily raising anti-Kejriwal slogans and asking him to leave the Hindu holy city.
Calling him a "traitor", hundreds of slogan-shouting people blocked his cavalcade while keeping a steady chant of "Modi! Modi!".
Security personnel had a tough time controlling the mob. The demonstrators said they wanted only Gujarat Chief Minister Modi to contest the Lok Sabha battle from Varanasi.
Earlier, Kejriwal took a dip in the Ganges. He was smeared with sandalwood paste as he left the Kashi Vishwanath temple, a Varanasi landmark.
Kejriwal added: "I prayed to God to give me the strength to fight and save the country."
The Aam Aadmi Party leader is set to address a public rally at which he is expected to seek support for taking on Modi, the BJP nominee here.
Kejriwal supporters in hundreds have been campaigning for him for days in Varanasi.
Vaibhav Maheshwari, who handles the media for the AAP in Uttar Pradesh, earlier told IANS that the Kejriwal-Modi contest would not be symbolic. He said its outcome would be "stunning".
Kejriwal, who founded the AAP in November 2012, led the party to a dramatic debut in Delhi in December 2013 by winning 28 of the 70 seats, and then formed a minority government that lasted 49 days.
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