Why India needs Narendra Modi?

In this blog I am writing first post on Politics. However it is not related to this blog theme, but as I am Indian I would like to share my readings on one of the prominent leader in India.

I am watching this congress government for the past 6 years, one thing I have noticed is Rich people getting richer and poor always poor. Also laws are misused in many places. This is the time we have to think about India’s future and encourage farmers and increase the productivity.

I read one nice article about Narendra Modi, who done a great job in Gujarat. He will be the good candidate for the next PM post. This article written by Suhel Seth in finanacial express

: Let me begin with a set of disclosures: I have perhaps written more articles against Modi and his handling of the post-Godhra scenario than most people have; I have called him a modern-day Hitler and have always said that Godhra shall remain an enduring blemish not just on him but on India’s political class. I still believe that what happened in Gujarat during the Godhra riots is something we as a nation will pay a heavy price for. But the fact is that time has moved on. As has Narendra Modi. He is not the only politician in India who has been accused of communalism. It is strange that the whole country venerates the Congress Party as the secular messiah but it was that party that presided over the riots in 1984 in which over 3,500 Sikhs died: thrice the number killed in Gujarat.

The fact of the matter is that there is no better performer than Narendra Modi in India’s political structure. Three weeks ago, I had gone to Ahmedabad to address the YPO and I thought it would be a good opportunity to catch up with Modi. I called him the evening before and I was given an appointment for the very day I was getting into Ahmedabad. And it was not some official meeting but instead one at his house. As frugal as the man Modi is.

And this is something that the Gandhis and Mayawatis need to learn from Modi. There were no fawning staff members; no secretaries running around; no hangers on…just the two of us with one servant who was there serving tea. And what was most impressive was the passion which Modi exuded. The passion for development; the passion for an invigorated Gujarat; the passion for the uplifting the living standards of the people in his state and the joy with which he recounted simple yet memorable data-points. For instance, almost all of the milk consumed in Singapore is supplied by Gujarat; or for that matter all the tomatoes that are eaten in Afghanistan are produced in Gujarat or the potatoes that Canadians gorge on are all farmed in Gujarat. But it was industry that was equally close to

his heart.

It was almost like a child, that he rushed and got a coffee table book on GIFT: the proposed Gujarat Industrial City that will come up on the banks of the Sabarmarti: something that will put the Dubais and the Hong Kongs of this world to shame. And while on the Sabarmati, it is Modi who has created the inter-linking of rivers so that now the Sabarmati is no longer dry.

He then spoke about how he was very keen that Ratan Tata sets up the Nano plant in Gujarat: he told me how he had related the story of the Parsi Navsari priests to Ratan and how touched Ratan was: the story is, when the Navsari priests, (the first Parsis) landed in Gujarat, the ruler of Gujarat sent them a glass of milk, full to the brim and said, there was no place for them: the priests added some sugar to the milk and sent it back saying that they would integrate beautifully with the locals and would only add value to the state.

Narendra Modi is clearly a man in a hurry and he has every reason to be. There is no question in any one’s mind that he is the trump card for the BJP after Advani and Modi realises that. People like Rajnath Singh are simply weak irritants I would imagine. He also believes that the country has no apolitical strategy to counter terrorism and in fact he told me how he had alerted the Prime Minister, the Home Minister and the NSA about the impending bomb blasts in Delhi and they did not take him seriously. And then the September 13 blasts happened! It was this resolve of Modi’s that I found very admirable. There is a clear intolerance of terrorism and terrorists which is evident in the way the man functions; now there are many cynics who call it minority-bashing but the truth of the matter is that Modi genuinely means business as far as law and order is concerned.

I left Modi’s house deeply impressed with the man as Chief Minister: he was clearly passionate and what’s more deeply committed. When I sat in the car, I asked my driver what he thought of Modi and his simple reply was Modi is God. Before him, there was nothing. No roads, no power, no infrastructure. Today, Gujarat is a power surplus state. Today, Gujarat attracts more industry than all the states put together. Today, Gujarat is the preferred investment destination for almost every multi-national and what’s more, there is an integrity that is missing in other states.

After I finished talking to the YPO (Young President’s Organisation) members, I asked some of them very casually, what they thought of Modi. Strangely, this was one area there was no class differential on. They too said he was God.

But what they also added very quickly was if India has just five Narendra Modis, we would be a great country. I don’t know if this was typical Gujarati exaggeration or a reflection of the kind of leadership India now needs! There is however, no question in my mind, that his flaws apart, Narendra Modi today, is truly a transformational leader! And we need many more like him!

Narendra Modi invites Sonia Gandhi to Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Apr 23 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi on Thursday invited Congress President Sonia to Gujarat.

"Sonia Gandhi is coming to Gujarat for campaigning. Though the campaign is almost over here, we would welcome not only Sonia but also her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi.

All of them should come to Gujarat. They are most welcome. I am inviting you all to my state to campaign," Modi said at an election rally here.

Modi also asked Sonia Gandhi to witness the hospitality of Gujarat.

"Soniaji, please try to do one thing. Please stay in Gujarat for a week. Please witness our hospitality. If Congress is not ready, our people would host you. Soniaji, please guide us, if we are lagging behind in development compare to Rai Bareli where your party is ruling since Indira Gandhi's time. At the same time, please witness our state's development and if you find something good, please replicate that in your Rae Bareli and Amethi areas," he added.

Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to visit Gujarat on April 24. She is going to address rallies at Jetpur (Saurashtra), Kheralu (North Gujarat) and Halol (Central Gujarat). (ANI)

Tackle US meddling in India: Narendra Modi

Gandhinagar, March 22: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said here today that the central government should address the issue of US interference in the internal affairs of India. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, he said the "government of India should address the issue of American interference" in Indian affairs. He also reacted to latest WikiLeaks disclosures, which quote Michael S. Owen, the US consul general in 2006, as saying that the chief minister was an efficient administrator. Modi said he met Owens in Mumbai, where they discussed Gujarat. "I looked into his eyes and said do not preach... I am a son of India, I know what human rights violations you have done. Good that the dialogue has been faithfully reproduced," Modi said. He added that now even the US knows that he is incorruptible. "WikiLeaks shows two faces - one that of the government of India and the other of progressive Gujarat," he said. (IANS)

Chief Minister Narendra Modi launches Lalitya Munshaw's album 'HALARDA' and 'LORI' India PRwire

Chief Minister Narendra Modi launches Lalitya Munshaw's album 'HALARDA' and 'LORI'
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Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi released 'HALARDA' and 'LORI' on Friday. The album has 10 Lullabies sung by a versatile singer Lalitya Munshaw, penned by famous Gujarati poets Shri Jhaverchand Meghani and Shri Madhav Ramanuj.

Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi released 'HALARDA' and 'LORI' on Friday. The album has 10 Lullabies sung by a versatile singer Lalitya Munshaw, penned by famous Gujarati poets Shri Jhaverchand Meghani and Shri Madhav Ramanuj.

The launch ceremony comprised of visualizations of Halarda by renowned Kathak exponents Ishira Parikh - Maulik Shah as well as Manifestation of mother's emotions by Shuba Desai and her prodigy Uttara Parikh. They performed on different tracks from the album 'Halarda'. Lalitya also sang one of the tracks.

Talking about the need for releasing an album for little ones, Lalitya said "In our busy world, it's easy to forget the time-honored practice of singing to our little ones. Lullabies provide a joyful, soul-soothing way to calm your fussy baby or to help lull her to sleep (and to calm yourself at the same time). There is just no substitute for these quiet moments of connection -- time spent nurturing your little love. So, get comfortable in that rocking chair, and enjoy a few moments of peace while listening to my album 'Halarda".

Lalitya added "Lullabies have been an integral part of Indian culture and heritage. It has been scientifically proven that listening to lullabies during pregnancy does have an enhancing and soothing effect on the unborn child. As a child, my first experience of music was through lullabies . The child feels the first touch of its mother's love through lullabies only. she added In this modern era, where lullabies are on verge of being extinct , efforts to recreate the magic of popular lyrics by putting them to contemporary music shall work wonders in resurrecting lullabies back to its worthy place in current Indian ethos."

Talking about the album, Lalitya said, "The album comprises of ten lullabies. We have composed some evergreen and classic Indian lullabies, and also included a few fresh ones expressing the thoughts of new age mothers. The album has age-old lullabies by famous Gujarati poet Shri Jhaverchand Meghani, "Neendardi re...", Vaulia ho..." "Sav re Sonanu..." and "Neendar Bhari re.."(composed by Avinash Vyas) as well as Meghani's popular "Shivaji nu halardu..." also. Besides these five classics of famous Kavi Meghani, Halarda has three lullabies penned by another famous Gujarati poet Shri Madhav Ramanuj viz. "Chandan nu Parnu..." "Dhiar re aajo.." and Baheno tame Dev na didhel...". Two more traditional lullabies "Jhulo Jhulo Lalmata..." and "Sui ja sui ja..." makes the album useful for cross section of the society. 'Lori' in hindi has been written by lyricist Shri Shekhar Astitwa namely Nindariya ho, Nind bhari re, Soja soja ladle, Badarwa ho, Chandan ka palna, Aaja ri aari, Savra salona mera, Soja re tu soja, Tuhi mere nainaoka tara, Sivaji ko ninda na ave . The music has been mixed and mastered at Re n Raga Studio, Mumbai.

Born in Ahmedabad and now based in Mumbai, Munshaw's fascination with music started at the age of six. The classical training proved to be a platform for her foray into musical territories of Fusion, Bhajans, ghazals, geet, film. Munshaw regularly gives national as well as international performances." Lalitya Munshaw a Versatile singer and a performer class apart." Her amazing videos add much more than just visualization to her music and have been widely appreciated.

11th and 12th albums of Lalitya were released today. Her previously released albums include 'Maika Piya' - Fusion and 'Rum Gaya Dil'- Romantic. With Lalitya's deeply religious upbringing the genre of devotional singing has always been her fortay. She has a slew of releases of devotional albums namely 'Aartiyaan', 'Hare Ram Hare Krishna' with Suresh Wadkerji, "Krishnarpan" with Anup Jalotaji and 'Shri Krishna Janmotsav'. Her forth coming albums are 'Rab Piya' -Sufi and Romantic, "Guru Om" - Spiritual and "Gayatri Mantra "- Devotional .

Red Ribbon - In her endeavor and mission to preserve , enhance and popularize music it was natural progression that she establish a music company called Red Ribbon Entertainment which is today at the for front in production , distribution and marketing of various genres of music- Devotional, Film, Fusion, Folk, Ghazals in multiple languages. www.redribbon.in

Re N Raga- Lalitya has set up two state of the art recording Studios 'Re n Raga' in Bombay. One of the most modern and technologically advanced recording studios in the country at the moment. www. renraga.com

Antarang - She also runs a charitable trust called 'Antarang' which aims to facilitate education and health where it is not available and not affordable.

Narendra Modi Reacts Strongly Against The Center, Regarding The Sohrabuddin Fake Encounter Case

Lashing his words against the Center and the CBI, whose plea to the Supreme Court, is to move the case out of Gujarat is a direct insult to the States Judiciary System. He also asked the Center,whether they consider Gujarat as an Enemy Country.

Mr. Modi was on the brink of his anger and was asking the Center whether they did not consider Gujarat as a part of the country or not. Modi lashed out on the Congress who he said were playing dirty politics, and also the CBI who are investigating the 2005 Sohrabuddin encounter case.

Modi added by saying that the Center is trying to pollute the environment of Gujarat, and if the case were to be shifted out of Gujarat, then it will be a direct insult toward the judicial system of Gujarat. He said, that first they tried to spoil his name and now they are messing with the judicial system.

He kept forward his statements by asking by what wrong has he done by punishing the accused in the Ahmadabad bomb blasts, what is wrong in punishing terrorism. Amit Shah, a former aid to Mr. Modi has been arrested in the case.

Modi: Endgame or reprieve?

AHMEDABAD: A well-known astrologer had foretold a few months ago that Narendra Modi would face acute trouble, late February onwards.

That prediction proved right, but there is no telling as yet whether the Gujarat chief minister would be able to politically survive bad times and save his chair. Indicative of Modi's nervousness, the strongman told a TV channel that he would abide by the party's decision about his future.

L'AFFAIRE MODI

L'AFFAIRE MODI

IT IS NOW becoming clear that the one act of the Bush administration that secular, democratic, and progressive India can agree with, and indeed applaud with some necessary qualifications, is the revocation of Narendra Modi's existing tourist/business visa — in conjunction with finding him ineligible for a diplomatic visa given the nature of his planned visit to the United States. It is important to realise that this determination was the outcome of a spirited and sustained campaign by democrats and human rights activists. It was significant also because it set in motion a chain of unexpected political developments presaging Mr. Modi's downfall.

He had struck a warm, celebratory note over the re-election of George Bush through discovering "a lot of similarity" between his presidential campaign speeches and his own communally virulent gaurav yatra campaign ahead of the 2002 Gujarat Assembly elections. Both triumphs, Mr. Modi had reflected in self-congratulatory vein, could be explained in terms of taking up "the issue of terrorism," Mr. Bush "warn[ing] off America's enemies... [and] I... Gujarat's enemies." He had challenged "political pundits" to analyse the shared experience. But after the visa denial and revocation, Mr. Modi, ever the demagogue, screamed: "an insult to the Constitution of India and its people... a threat to [the] sovereignty and democratic traditions of the country." And, quite out of character, his party leaders found themselves obliged to indulge in some dubious U.S.-bashing. The stage seemed set for yet another essay in Moditva — this time a swabhiman mass campaign.

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom chose a somewhat different but equally impactful course: it would not revoke Mr. Modi's visa but, in keeping with its post-2002 policy of `no [high level] contact' with him, it would deny him official status, including special security. Instant political punditry saw the situation as favourable to the Gujarat Chief Minister but that is not how events have played out. After his decision not to travel to London given the prospect of militant demonstrations by human rights activists and possible arrest, the dissidents in the Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party have refused emphatically to withdraw their demand for his removal. The publicity surrounding the controversy is seen by dissident leaders as yet another instance of the Gujarat Chief Minister's penchant for individual glory, a "megalomaniac" attempt to place himself above the party. In fact, dissident leaders view his decision not to travel to London, ostensibly under advice from the Central Government, as a clear case of cold feet. It was perfectly clear that influential groups of Indians opposed to him would be at liberty to protest against his presence in the U.K. What was more, the Indian High Commission in London apparently communicated through New Delhi that, in view of the fact that cases had been filed against Mr. Modi on behalf of the families of two British nationals killed in the Gujarat pogrom of 2002, the arrest of the Gujarat Chief Minister on British soil could not be ruled out; and legal opinion confirmed this assessment. Interestingly, attempts by Mr. Modi to paint the recent developments as a slight to the self-esteem of the people of Gujarat have evoked little response from BJP cadres, not to mention the public.

The Gujarat Chief Minister is a highly polarising figure. There is a large segment of political India, including much of the citizen sector, that believes that Mr. Modi brought indelible shame on State and country by the way his administration presided over the massacre of some 2,000 citizens, most of them Muslim, in the days and weeks following the Godhra tragedy of February 27, 2002. If he has not been arraigned in a court of law for being a party to a conspiracy to `avenge' Godhra or, at the very least, for gross and wilful dereliction of duty, there is a twin explanation. The criminal investigation machinery of the State has been under his control; and the Central Government of the day, in flagrant disregard of its constitutional duty, chose to shield him. Despite these factors, enough actionable evidence has accumulated to indict Mr. Modi morally, politically — and legally. The case against him does not consist of mere "allegations," as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ill-advisedly stated on the floor of the Rajya Sabha. The cumulative findings of the National Human Rights Commission, the Central Bureau of Investigation (in the one case it has been allowed to investigate so far), and the Supreme Court in the Best Bakery case are not "subjective" by any stretch of the imagination. It may be a weakness of the Indian system that an individual of such notoriety can manage to pass off as a "constitutional authority" and enjoy effective immunity from the operation of both the rule of law and effective moral judgment. However, other countries are not obliged to withhold meaningful censure and sanctions of a sort against Mr. Modi's appalling record.

Whether we like it or not, we live in an era of growing international accountability. The people of the world have as much right to be outraged by Gujarat as they are by Abu Ghraib. India may not be a party to the International Criminal Court — which has jurisdiction over crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide — but this does not mean its citizens cannot be called to account there. Sudan is not a state party to the ICC but France is trying to invoke Article 13b of the ICC Statute (which enables the U.N. Security Council to refer a case to the court under Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter) so that individuals accused of crimes against humanity in Darfur can be prosecuted at the Hague. So long as Mr. Modi remains Chief Minister, he will continue to be a profound embarrassment to India's constitutional system. If Indians do not like the prospect of foreign courts getting involved, they must ensure that he is called to account under the rule of law, which is internationally acknowledged to be one of the country's major strengths.

The BJP in Gujarat, of course, has little ideological sympathy with the way the `outside world' and `pseudo-secularists' view the post-Godhra bloodbath. Many local leaders want Mr. Modi replaced because of the way he has squandered the party's political stock; his authoritarian style of functioning; and his neglect of their interests. With elections to local bodies just a few months away, they fear a further erosion of the party's stock, a process that was evident in the mediocre performance of the BJP in the State during the May 2004 general election. Mr. Modi's calculation that the snubs by the U.S. and the U.K. could be turned to his advantage by whipping up pseudo-nationalist hysteria has gone awry. There are enough indications that the countdown to his exit has begun.

If the dissidents succeed, Mr. Modi's ouster should not be interpreted, simplistically, as political and moral accounting for his role in the Gujarat pogrom. The BJP as a party and other constituents of the sangh parivar have persistently refused to show any contrition for the events of 2002. Mr. Modi's downfall, if it happens, will reflect the play of mixed factors — the values of constitutionalism, secularism, democracy, human rights, and common decency working in tandem with realpolitik. For a restive flock of BJP MLAs and MPs from Gujarat, Mr. Modi has become a political and electoral liability, leading them on a road to nowhere. For those committed to democratic values, Mr. Modi is persona non grata, and Moditva a blot on India's civilisational heritage.

Chief Minister of Gujarat Mr Narendra Modi

Chief Minister of Gujarat

Mr Narendra Modi

Chief Minister of Gujarat since October 2001, Mr Narendra Modi was born to a middle class family in the Mehsana district of Gujarat in 1950. He displayed decisive leadership qualities during his student life itself, when he successfully set up a new chapter of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a powerful national student body. A post-graduate in political science, he entered social life right at the beginning of his career, in the early seventies. He started with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a socio-cultural organisation that has always been, and continues to be, focussed upon social and cultural development of India and her citizens. RSS imparts the crucial spirits of selflessness, social responsibility, dedication and nationalism to its cadres and participates in politics only occasionally, most often by deputing its pracharaks (apparatchiks) to BJP and other supplementary organisations. India’s former (1998-2004) Prime Minister Mr Vajpayee and the former Dy Prime Minister Mr Advani were among those deputed to politics (i.e. the BJP) by the RSS.

During his years with the RSS, Mr Modi played an important role on several occasions, including the 1974 anti-corruption agitation and during the harrowing 19 month (from June 1975 to January 1977) long ‘emergency’ when fundamental rights of Indian citizens were suspended. Mr Modi kept the spirit of democracy live by staying underground for the entire period and fighting a spirited battle against the fascist ways of the then government. After serving the RSS for about a decade-and-a-half, in 1988, Mr Modi was made the General Secretary of the BJP’s Gujarat unit. By that time he had already acquired the reputation of being a highly efficient organiser. He took up the challenging task of energising the party cadres in right earnest. The party started earning political gains and formed a coalition government in April 1990. The partnership fell apart within a few months but the BJP came to power with a two-third majority on it’s own in 1995. Since then, the BJP has been the ruling party in the state of Gujarat. Between 1988 and 1995, Mr Modi was recognised as the master strategist who had successfully carried out the necessary ground work for making the Gujarat BJP the ruling party of the state. During this period, Mr Modi was entrusted with the responsibility of organising two crucial national events also - the Somnath to Ayodhya Rath Yatra (a very long march) of Mr Advani and a similar march from Kanyakumari (the southern most part of India) to the troubled Kashmir in north. Most historians have attributed the coming of the BJP to power at New Delhi in 1998 to these two highly successful events, the nitty-gritty of which was handled by Mr Narendra Modi. In 1995 Mr Modi was asked by his party to play a role at the national level – he was appointed as Secretary of the BJP’s national unit at New Delhi. He was promoted as General Secretary (Organisation) in 1998, a post he held until October 2001, when he was chosen to be the chief minister of one of India’s most prosperous states, Gujarat. During his stint at the national level, Mr Modi was asked to oversee the affairs of several state level units, including the sensitive and crucial states like Jammu & Kashmir and the equally sensitive north-eastern states. He was responsible, and credited for, having successfully revamped the party organisation in several states. While working at the national level, Mr Modi emerged as an important spokesman for the party and played a key role on several important occasions. In October 2001, he was asked by the party to head the government in Gujarat. In the first year of the new millennium, though a relatively prosperous state, Gujarat was facing problems because of several natural calamities having struck in the preceding years, including the massive earthquake in January 2001. Once again Mr Modi took the bull by the horns and decided to convert the adversities into an opportunity. He developed a clear vision of his own for the future of the state, re-organised the government’s administrative structure, embarked upon a massive cost-cutting exercise and successfully put Gujarat on the road to growth in a short period of three years. Last year, Gujarat registered a GDP growth rate of over 10%, which was the highest growth rate among all the states in India. Mr Narendra Modi has, during the first three years of his tenure (October 2001 to December 2004) as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, successfully reduced the fiscal deficit of the state exchequer by fifty per cent and has slashed the losses of the huge public utility (Gujarat Electricity Board), besides making available electricity for domestic consumption in over 5,000 villages. Perhaps the most important achievement of his government has been successful raising of the height of the crucial Narmada Dam from 95 to 110.64 metre in two quick bursts of activity, which lasted about two months each. The increased height has resulted in waters finally flowing to practically all parts of the state and commissioning of the hydro-electric power generation facility at the dam. In addition, several drinking water schemes have been completed and the problem of water scarcity is virtually on it’s way to extinction. Value of the agricultural output of Gujarat has grown by over one hundred per cent during the first three years of the Narendra Modi government. When the Narendra Modi government was sworn-in on October 7, 2001, the economy of Gujarat was reeling under the adverse effects of several natural calamities, including a gigantic earthquake in January 2001. Having put the economy back on an even keel in a short period of three years, the government today has reason to feel sanguine about its performance. In December 2002, elections were held a few months ahead of schedule and the Narendra Modi government was voted back to power with a massive majority of 128 in a house of 182. This victory was even more impressive than what is suggested by the figures because of the fact that the opposition Congress party had concentrated it’s nationwide resources on the Gujarat elections. Skilfully wading his way through the onslaught of a massive slander campaign unleashed by the opposition Congress party, Mr Modi dealt a convincing and crushing defeat to the principal opposition party, the magnitude of which stunned friends and foes alike. On December 22, 2002, he was sworn-in as the chief minister of Gujarat for the second time. The ceremony had to be held in an open-air stadium because of the sheer number of people who wanted to watch and hear the leader they had so defiantly chosen to elect. Popular and progressive, a poet and author of three books, tech-savvy and a true democrat in every sense of the word, Mr Narendra Modi is one of the most easily accessible political leaders in India. A leader who believes in team-work, Mr Modi has launched an ambitious training programme for the 500,000 government employees in Gujarat which is being watched in awe by every other state and is in for replication through out the nation. A true Karmayogi (doer), Mr Modi refuses to be cowed down by disasters and disturbances and is successfully leading his state on the path to economic growth. His trail-blazing efforts have yielded rich dividends for the economy of the state and Gujarat’s successful inter-linking of its rivers has finally resulted in the central government seriously considering replication of the experiment at the national level. Widely regarded as a youthful and energetic leader with innovative thoughts, Mr Modi has successfully communicated his vision to the people of Gujarat and has been able to impart faith, trust and hope among the 50 million people of Gujarat. With the successful conclusion of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit in January 2005, image of the state as a preferred investment destination among global investors has taken a quantum leap. A wide cross section of the people of Gujarat, cutting across religions, income groups and even political affiliations, continue to adore Mr Narendra Modi as an able and visionary leader who is effectively, substantially, significantly, transparently and convincingly uplifting the quality of their lives. A skilled orator and a deft negotiator, Mr Narendra Modi has earned the love and affection of people from villages and cities alike. His following spans people belonging to every faith and religion and every economic strata of the society.