Power not important to Modi: Yediyurappa and BJP leaders

Bengaluru/Shikaripur, Sep 17 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25-year public life was on Thursday described by senior BJP leaders in Karnataka as a journey driven by national service rather than the pursuit of power, as the party marked his 76th birthday with prayers and a series of public-oriented programmes across the state. Former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said Modi's political journey represented "service, achievement and dedication" and that power was not his primary objective. "Power is not important to Modi; his journey is one of purposeful service to the nation," Yediyurappa said while participating in a special puja and Ganga…