Gujarat CM Narendra Modi Tests Positive for Swine Flu

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has tested positive for swine flu on Friday.

According to doctors at the government hospital here, Modi tested positive after undergoing an H1N1 virus test.

Modi will be kept in isolation for seven days, said a Gujarat Government spokesperson.

The Chief Minister recently returned from Russia.

Tackle US meddling in India: Narendra Modi

Tackle US meddling in India: Narendra Modi

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.

Narendra Modi files nomination papers from Maninagar

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination papers from Maninagar constituency here today.

Ahmedabad, Nov 28 : Gujarat Chief Minister his nomination papers from Maninagar constituency here today.

Modi, who is contesting for the second time from Maninagar, was accompanied by state unit BJP President Purshottam Rupala and party MP Harin Pathak.

"This election in Gujarat is different from those held earlier. Normally, it is the political parties or the media which sets the agenda. However, in Gujarat the agenda for the elections would be set by its 5.5 crore people and not by any political party or the media," Modi said after he had filed his papers.

Speaking about the 2002 Gujarat Assembly polls when the party managed to win 127 seats while the Congress party was able to win only 51 seats, he said, "In 2002 when I fought the elections, not many people were acquainted with me or my work. But now the people have seen my work and have no doubts about me."

The Janata Dal (United) and independents won two seats each.

Speaking on the development in Gujarat, Modi said, "I will ensure that Gujarat achieves the level of development that is seen in developed countries."

"In democracy elections are a festival. We all are now celebrating the festival of democracy. The BJP while asking the people to vote for it will try to reach out to them. The BJP will familiarise the people with its style of functioning and ask them to support it in the elections," he added.

From Congress, Union Minister Dinsha Patel also filed its nomination papers. He is being nominated from this constituency for the first time.

Earlier, Patel won five Assembly elections and four Lok Sabha elections from Gujarat.

The first phase of elections in Gujarat will be held on December 11 and second phase on December 16. The counting of votes will take place on December 23.

Over 36 million voters will elect the 182-member Assembly in Gujarat as the term of the State's Legislative Assembly is due to expire on December 26.