10 Interesting Facts About Narendra Modi.
Few political leaders demand the all-consuming support and devotion of their followers likeNarendra Modi does. From his 'chaiwala' days to being the 16th Prime Minister of India, his journey has been marked with many interesting events and experiences - and knowing them makes one realize that Modi is more awe-inspiring than they previously thought.
1. Shinzo Abe, The Prime Minister of Japan follows only 4 people on Twitter, and Narendra Modi is one of them.
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2. Cartoonist Ramesh Chandra wished to meet Modi on his visit to Olympic Park, Sydney, but could not have made it to the venue because of bad health. He put a request through a news anchor's tweet, and guess what? Modi looked into matter himself and specially arranged to meet Chandra at the venue.
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3. During his Japan visit in the capacity of Chief Minister of Gujarat (to talk about infrastructure projects and investments for Gujarat), Modi decided to travel via bullet train. A little Japanese girl who was sitting alone in the train came up to him and greeted him. What happened next is super awesome! Mr. Modi and the girl both played video games for the next 15-20 minutes.
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4. As a child, Modi always wanted to become a sanyasi and was fascinated with sadhus, different forms of worship and meditation.
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5. Modi has undertaken the largest mass outreach during his election campaign by travelling 3 lakh km addressing 25 states. Besides 1350 innovative 3D rallies and 437 public rallies has been addressed by him. It was covered in 8 months of the election campaign.
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6. During 13 years of his tenure as the C.M of Gujarat he did not take a single holiday and kept his personal staff to as low as three, despite entitlement to a large entourage.
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7. For years Modi used to burn his belongings or anything associated with him. This was his way to disconnect with the past.
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8. Modi left his Vadnagar home for good in 1970. When he returned in 1975, he was dressed like a Sikh for fear of getting caught during the Emergency.
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9. When he became the Gujarat chief minister in 2001, his mother told him, "Beta, kadi lanch na leis." (Son, never take bribe.)
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10. He auctioned whatever gifts and souvenirs he received during his visit to different places, and the proceeds were given to 'Kanya Kelavani' fund (girl child education fund) - an initiative very close to his heart.
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