Narendra Modi: Life Dedicated To Politics

NARENDRA Modi
Narendra Modi was born in the small town of Vadnagar, in northern Gujarat, India. His father was a
street merchant who struggled to support the family. Young Narendra and his brother sold tea near
a bus terminal to help out. Though an average student in school, Modi spent hours in the library and
was known as a strong debater. In his early teens, he joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the
student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist political party.
Life Dedicated to Politics
Modi had an arranged married at 18 but spent little time with his bride. The two eventually
separated, with Modi claiming to be single for some time. He dedicated his life to politics in
Gujarat, joining the RSS in 1971. During the 1975-77 political crisis, Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi declared a state of emergency, banning political organizations such as the RSS. Modi went
underground and wrote a book, Sangharsh ma Gujarat (Gujarat in Emergency), which chronicles his
experiences as a political fugitive. In 1978, Modi graduated from Delhi University with a degree in
political science and completed his masters work at Gujarat University in 1983.
In 1987, Narendra Modi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which stood for Hindu
nationalism. His rise through the ranks was rapid, as he wisely chose mentors to further his career.
He promoted privatization of businesses, small government and Hindu values. In 1995, Modi was
elected BJP national secretary, a position from which he successfully helped settle internal
leadership disputes, paving the way for BJP election victories in 1998.
Gulbarg Massacre and Alleged Complicity
In February 2002, while Modi served as chief minister of Gujarat, a commuter train was attacked,
allegedly by Muslims. In retaliation, an attack was carried out on the Muslim neighborhood of
Gulbarg. Violence spread, and Modi imposed a curfew granting police shoot-to-kill orders. After
peace was restored, Modis government was criticized for the harsh crackdown, and he was accused
of allowing the killings of more than 1,000 Muslims, along with the mass raping and mutilation of
women. After two investigations contradicted one other, the Indian Supreme Court concluded there
was no evidence Modi was at fault.
Narendra Modi was reelected chief minister of Gujarat in 2007 and 2012. Through those
campaigns, Modi's hard-line Hinduism softened and he spoke more about economic growth, focusing
on privatization and encouraging policies to shape India as a global manufacturing epicenter. He is
credited with bringing prosperity and development to Gujarat and is seen as a corrupt-free and
efficient administrator. However, some say he has done little to alleviate poverty and improve living
standards.
Elected Prime Minister

In June 2013, Modi was selected to head the BJPs 2014 election campaign to the Lok Sabha (the
lower house of Indias parliament), while a grassroots campaign was already in place to elect him
prime minister. Modi campaigned hard, portraying himself as a pragmatic candidate capable of
turning around Indias economy, while his critics portrayed him as a controversial and divisive
figure. In May 2014, he and his party were victorious, taking 282 of the 534 seats in the Lok
Sabha. The victory marked a crushing defeat to the Indian National Congress, which had controlled
country politics for most of the previous 60 years, and sent a message that Indias citizens were
behind an agenda that moved away from a secular, socialist state to a more capitalist-leaning
economy with Hindu nationalism at its core.
On May 26, 2014 Modi was sworn in as the 14th prime minister of India and the first to have been
born after the country got its independence from the U.K.
Arun jaitley
Arun Jaitley (born 28 December 1952) is an Indian politician and lawyer who is the current Finance
Minister, Defence, Minister of Corporate Affairs in the Cabinet of India. A member of the Bharatiya
Janata Party, Jaitley previously held the cabinet portfolios of Commerce and Industry and Law and
Justice in the Vajpayee government (19982004) and briefly served as the Minister of Defence in
the Narendra Modi government. From 2009 to 2014 he served as the Leader of the Opposition in
the Rajya Sabha.[1][2] He is a Senior Advocate of the Delhi High Court.[3][4][5] He studied at St. Xavier's
School, New Delhi from 195769.[6] He graduated in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce, New
Delhi in 1973. He passed his Law degree from the University of Delhi, in 1977.
On 26 May 2014, Jaitley was selected by newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be the Minister
of Finance (which includes the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) and Minister of Defence in his cabinet.[24]
[25]
Analysts cited Jaitley's "part-time" focus on defence as a simple continuation of the policies of the
previous government.[26] According to a WikiLeaks cable by Robert Blake, the Charge at the US Embassy,
to his government, when pressed on the question of Hindutva, Jaitley had argued that Hindu nationalism
"will always be a talking point" for the BJP and characterised this as an opportunistic issue. Jaitely later
clarified that "the use of the word opportunistic in reference to nationalism or Hindu nationalism is
neither my view nor my language. It could be the diplomat's own usage."
prakash javedkar
Prakash Javadekar (born 30 January 1951) is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician and is
the incumbent Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of
India.
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra in 2008, and re-
elected from Madhya Pradesh in 2014.[1][2]
Following the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Indian General Election, he was
appointed Minister State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. He is also a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, [3] and briefly held the
portfolio of Information and Broadcasting. [4]
Javadekar is an official spokesperson of the BJP.[5]

He is married to Dr. Prachee Javadekar and has two sons.
Pranab mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee is the 13th and current President of India; he assumed the presidency in July 2012. A
veteran in Indian politics, he has the rare distinction of having served as Foreign, Defence, Commerce
and Finance Minister at different times over his long and illustrious political career spanning several
decades. He was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and served as a member of the
Congress Working Committee, the highest policy making body of the Party, for a period of 23 years.
Born as the son of freedom fighters, Shri Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee and Rajlakshmi, he grew up
watching his father play an active role in the Indian independence movement. His father was also a
longtime member of the Indian National Congress. Pranab Mukherjee went on to earn an advanced degree
in history and political science as well as a law degree from the department of law of the University of
Calcutta. He embarked on a career as a college teacher and journalist. Eventually he followed in his
fathers footsteps and ventured into politics. He got a big break when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
helped him get elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, on a Congress ticket. This
marked the beginning of a fruitful career that culminated in his election to presidency in 2012.
Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj pronunciation (helpinfo) (born 14 February 1952[1]) is an Indian politician,

former Supreme Court lawyer and the current Minister of External Affairs of India, in office since 26
May 2014. A leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, Swaraj is the second woman to be India's Minister of
External Affairs, after Indira Gandhi. She has been elected seven times as a Member of Parliament and
three times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. At the age of 25 in 1977, she became the
youngest cabinet minister of north Indian state of Haryana. She also served as 5th Chief Minister of
Delhi for a brief term in 1998.[2]
In the 2014 Indian general election, she won the Vidisha constituency in Madhya Pradesh for a second
term, retaining her seat by a margin of over 400,000 votes. [3] She became the External Affairs Minister
in the union cabinet on 26 May 2014.

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Life Dedicated to Politics

Gulbarg Massacre and Alleged Complicity

Elected Prime Minister

Javadekar is an official spokesperson of the BJP.[5]

Sushma Swaraj pronunciation (helpinfo) (born 14 February 1952[1]) is an Indian politician,

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