Interesting facts about Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi was born on September 17, 1950, in Vadnagar, a small town in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Modi used to sell tea at a railway station in his youth to support his family.

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He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization, at a young age and became a full-time worker in 1971.

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He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat for over 12 years before becoming the Prime Minister of India in 2014.

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Modi is a vegetarian and practices yoga daily.

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He is the first Prime Minister of India to be born in independent India.

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He has written several books, including "Convenient Action: Gujarat's Response to Challenges of Climate Change" and "Jyotipunj," a collection of poems.

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Modi has been featured on the cover of TIME magazine multiple times, including in 2016 when he was named one of the world's most influential people.

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Narendra Modi was born on September 17, 1950, in Vadnagar, a small town in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Narendra Modi was born on September 17, 1950, in Vadnagar, a small town in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Modi used to sell tea at a railway station in his youth to support his family.

Modi used to sell tea at a railway station in his youth to support his family.

He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization, at a young age and became a full-time worker in 1971.

He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization, at a young age and became a full-time worker in 1971.

He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat for over 12 years before becoming the Prime Minister of India in 2014.

He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat for over 12 years before becoming the Prime Minister of India in 2014.

Modi is a vegetarian and practices yoga daily.

Modi is a vegetarian and practices yoga daily.

He is the first Prime Minister of India to be born in independent India.

He is the first Prime Minister of India to be born in independent India.

He has written several books, including "Convenient Action: Gujarat's Response to Challenges of Climate Change" and "Jyotipunj," a collection of poems.

He has written several books, including "Convenient Action: Gujarat's Response to Challenges of Climate Change" and "Jyotipunj," a collection of poems.

Modi has been featured on the cover of TIME magazine multiple times, including in 2016 when he was named one of the world's most influential people.

Modi has been featured on the cover of TIME magazine multiple times, including in 2016 when he was named one of the world's most influential people.

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