PM Narendra Modi Makes Emotional Speech To Party Lawmakers On Notes Ban: 10 Facts

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi met this morning with MPs from his party and, in an emotional speech, said his shock decision earlier this month to abolish 500 and 1,000-rupee notes was taken "to help the poor." The government has stressed that the note ban is aimed at checking black money, corruption and money-laundering.