Namo

Hope you read our previous article From a tea-seller to a Prime Minister , today we are sharing with you

the success story of Namo himself .

So Narendra Modi is the next Prime Minister of India.

Narendra Modi is both an ‘enigma’ and an ‘open book’ for his supporters as well as his detractors.

Nobody can explain what exactly makes him so popular among hoi-polloi. At the same time, he is widely

known as a person who wears his heart on his sleeves.

Even his opponents admire him for his bold and fearless stand on sensitive issues that can dent his carefully

crafted image of a no-nonsense man.

No other Chief Minister in India evokes as much hatred as Narendra Modi but at the same time no other

Chief Minister commands as much respect as Narendra Modi.

The hatred for Modi is community specific but he is admired across communities and his popularity

transcends all barriers of caste, community and religion.

Let’s have a look at some of the little known facts relating to Narendra Modi who is positioning

himself as a serious contender for Indian polity's most sought after 'hot seat' in 2014 general

elections:

1. The biggest mystery of Narendra Modi’s life was his relationship status. The world knew him as a

‘bachelor’ till the time he declared himself as married in his election affidavit . A magazine

published a story in 2009 that claimed Jashodaben to be Modi’s wife. The fact that Modi never

contested the facts of the story gave credence to the content of the article. Modi's wife is a retired

school teacher and lives in Rajosana village of Banaskantha district. She is said to got married with

Modi when she was 18. She had studied up to class VIII only and that is supposed to have spoiled

their relationship. It is said that Jashodaben does not like to be photographed as she believes she is

not good looking. Not only this, she is conscious of Modi’s high position and does not want to create

any embarrassment to Modi although she is hopeful that someday Modi will come to her and

publicly accept her as his wife. In 2014 elections the media covered when she went out and cast her

vote.

According to another popular story about Modi’s marriage, he got married during his childhood. It

was a child marriage and Modi never met his wife again as the ‘second marriage (Gauna)’ never

happened because Modi got attracted to RSS by that time and decided to remain bachelor for the rest

of his life. It is said that his wife also took the vow of remaining single for the rest of her life.

2.Narendra Modi is a patriot since childhood. During Indo-Pak war of 1965, Modi, as a 15 year old

boy, volunteered to serve the soldiers in transit at the railway stations. Similarly, in 1967 at an age of

17 years, he served the flood affected people of Gujarat.

3. Modi was born in an OBC family of grocers in Vadnagar of Gujarat. Modi wanted to become a

sanyasi when he was a child. In fact, he was always fascinated with Sadhus, different forms of

worship and meditation. He ran away from home after completing his school education. He visited

many places including Ramkrishna Ashram of Belur in West Bengal. Finally, he reached Himalayas

and wandered aimlessly and stayed with unknown but yogic Sadhus for months.

After two years of wandering in Himalayas without money and with two pairs of clothes, he

suddenly decided to give up ‘Sanyas’ life and returned home.

4. After returning from Himalayas, Modi ran a tea stall with his brother at the State Transport Office

in Ahmedabad. Modi sold tea for many years. That was the time when Modi learnt what hardship

really meant. It made him more determined and resolute in his approach towards life.

5) Narendra Modi is very particular about his appearance in public. He prefers trimmed beard and

hair. As for his clothes, his favourite cloth store used to be Jade Blue of Ahmedabad. He ensures that

he looks elegant whenever he moves out.

6. Narendra Modi has done a three-month course in US on public relations and image management.

This could be one reason why he has succeeded in positioning himself as one of the most affable and

sought after politicians in India.

7. Narendra Modi adores his mother and never forgets to take her blessings whenever he undertakes

any new initiative- political or otherwise. Even today he went to meet his mother after it became clear

that Modi is going to be the next Prime Minister. In fact, she is his only closest relation. He has got

all traditional virtues of an Indian man. He is a teetotaler. He doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke. He is a

complete vegetarian. In nut-shell, he is miles away from even minor vices.

8. Women all over India and cutting over age bracket adore Modi. In his home state, he is seen as a

sex symbol among women. A close look at his public meetings makes it abundantly clear that

women outnumber men among attendees. Analysts say this is mainly because of his emperor like

image exuding absolute power and authority.

9. Modi is a prolific writer and poet.He writes in Gujarati language and his favourite topics include life and

teachings of Hindutva icons. Narendra Modi is a big fan of Swami Vivekananda. His most recent election

campaign was christened as ‘Vivekanand Yuva Vikas Yatra’