NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday issued a strong statement in support of small entrepreneurs and farmers, just two days before US President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariff on India comes into effect.“Today in the world, everyone is busy doing politics based on economic interests. From this land of Ahmedabad, I will tell my small entrepreneurs, my small shopkeeper brothers and sisters, my farmer brothers and sisters, my animal husbandry brothers and sisters and I am saying this on the land of Gandhi … be it the small entrepreneurs, farmers, or animal keepers of my country, for everyone, I promise you again and again, your interests are paramount for Modi,” he said while addressing a rally in Ahmedabad.“My government will never let any harm come to the small entrepreneurs, farmers, and animal keepers. No matter how much pressure comes, we will keep increasing our strength to withstand. Today, the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is getting a lot of energy from Gujarat and behind this are two decades of hard work,” PM Modi said.The strong-worded remark comes just days before Trump’s 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods comes into effect from August 27. US President imposed additional 25 per cent tariff on India for buying energy from Russia. India, however, has refused to bow down to US pressure and said called the additional tariff “unjustified”. External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that India would not compromise the interests of its farmers and small producers. Jaishankar branded the US tariffs “unjustified and unreasonable,” stressing that New Delhi’s trade policy is rooted in protecting domestic stakeholders.