As I promised that I will be putting up the profiles of our PM candidates i.e. Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, Mr.Narendra Modi, Mr. Rahul Gandhi in the alphabetical order. Today, it’s the turn of Mr. Modi’s profile.
For Mr. Arvind Kejriwal’s profile, you can go through the below link.
Knowing our PM candidates : Mr. Arvind Kejriwal (Part-1) -
http://newlightforlife.blogspot.in/2014/03/knowing-our-pm-candidates-mr-arvind.html
Profile of Narendra Modi
Name - Mr. Narendra Damodardas Modi
Age – 63 years
Birth Place – He was born in Vadnagar, a town in the northern Mehsana district of present day Gujarat on 17th September, 1950.
Current position -
He is presently the acting Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat and the prime ministerial candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the upcoming 2014 general elections.
Educational Qualification -
Mr. Modi did his graduation in political science from Delhi University. He later pursued his masters from Gujarat University.
He has also done a three month course on public relations and image management from United States, which shows why he is always able to position and portray himself exceedingly well in front of media.
Work Experience -
The work life of Mr. Modi started quite early when he was just a teenager. He used to help his father sell tea at Vadnagar railway station and other surrounding areas when he was just 6 years old. After that, he along with his brother started a tea stall in Vadnagar bus station.
After selling tea on Vadnagar bus station for a while, Mr. Modi began working in the staff canteen of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC). He continued working there till 1970 when he finally became a permanent and full time propagator (Pracharak) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Mr. Modi received his initial training of RSS Pracharak at Nagpur. After that, he was given the charge of Sangh Parivar’s student wing i.e Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarti Parishad (ABVP) of Gujarat.
After having worked as a Pracharak for 15 long years, Mr. Modi was then shifted from RSS to work with Gujarat state BJP. He then went on to become the General Secretary of the BJP’s Gujarat unit in 1988. Mr. Modi’s electoral strategy was credited with the BJP’s victory in the Gujarat state election of 1995.
In 1996, Mr. Modi was transferred to Delhi and was made the general secretary of BJP to handle party’s issues in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. He became the national secretary of BJP in 1998.
In 2001, allegations of power abuse, corruption and ineffective administration against KeshuBhai Patel’s govt. led BJP’s national leadership to look for a better alternative leadership in Gujarat. This is when Mr. Modi became the chief minister of Gujarat. He has been Gujarat’s chief minister for last 13 years, having won elections thrice.
Achievements -
Vibrant Gujarat -
Mr. Modi’s biggest achievement till date has been the way he changed the face of Gujarat, and has made it a more dynamic and progressive state. A state, whose manufacturing sector was sluggish and lagging when he came into power, now boosts of the best manufacturing sector performance in the country. It’s not just manufacturing sector, but the overall progress and growth of the state in various sectors which have been the most highlighting point of Mr. Modi’s tenure.
Political career -
Mr. Modi has vast experience of politics as he has been working with the BJP since 1985. He has been the general secretary, national secretary of BJP and the chief minister of gujarat state for long periods of time, which make him a suitable candidate for the post of the prime minister as he has the desired experience of running administration and work related with it. He is regarded as the best strategist and quite a good administrator by many officials working in the Gujarat govt.
Criticism -
Communal Figure -
Mr. Modi is regarded as a communal figure by many. He has been consistently accused over the last decade of being indirectly involved in perpetuating the 2002 gujarat riots. But, Supreme Court of India and SIT (Special Investigation Team) have given him a clean chit as they couldn’t garner enough evidence to prosecute him. But, despite getting clearances from Supreme Court of India and numerous other investigating organizations, his involvement in the 2002 riots is still rigorously debated.
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