Modi surprised the country on Tuesday night when he announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes would no longer be legal tender, in a design to tackle black money. “Please, 50 days, just give me 50 days. Read: 21 ways to check if your new Rs 2000, Rs 500 notes are real“I know what kind of powers I have taken on. People wait in long queues exchange their scrapped Rs 500 and 1000 banknotes in Pahar Ganj, New Delhi. So that they can get their own home, their children get good education and so that their parents get care,” Modi added.

Source: Hindustan Times November 13, 2016 08:27 UTC