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In the News (Sun 15 Nov 09)

  
  Chief Minister : Government
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...
Narendra Modi has earned the love and affection of the people from villages and cities alike which makes him a rare leader of the masses.
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.
www.gujaratindia.com /Government/govt2.htm   (1461 words)

  
 Narendra Modi Online
Modi is the Chief minister of a state with 60 million people who has been elected with thumping majority in a democratic election, which was observed by U.S. observers along with observers from other countries.
Modi has been denied diplomatic visa on the basis of section 212 (a)(2)(G) which 'requires to find the applicant ineligible for admission to the United States any foreign government official who has at any time been responsible for a particularly serious violation of another's religious freedom'.
Modi's visa and assure the Indian community of fairness and justice, now and in the future, under your leadership at the State Department.
www.narendramodi.net /petition.asp   (237 words)

  
  Complete Profile...Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi was born on 17th September 1950 in a small town of Vadnagar in Mehsana district in North Gujarat in India.
Narendra Modi's abilities and leadership qualities were seen in the early days of his student life when he became the student leader of Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (All India Students Council).
Narendra Modi, who is ever capable of turning an adversity into an opportunity made use of his inexperience to start afresh, on a clean slate without the burden of the past.
www.narendramodi.org /bio.htm   (1101 words)

  
 countercurrents.org gujarat riots home page
Modi's victory is a warning signal of transition of sub critical fascism, transcending the critical line to strangulate democratic values in an ideological form all over the country.
Suppose Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat, is called a fascist, which he is, and it translates into more votes for him in the coming state elections.
That Narendra Modi was denied a visa, that his active involvement in crimes against humanity has been officially noted, is something to celebrate.
www.countercurrents.org /gujarat.htm   (4253 words)

  
 The Hindu : Opinion / News Analysis : Narendra Modi’s new avatar
Modi confronts in this election are in considerable measure due to the physical distance between 2002 and 2007.
Modi, though, is the hostility of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
Modi is another factor: Gujarat’s 37 per cent urban population identifies in large measure with his “Gujarat shining” vision.
www.thehindu.com /2007/10/06/stories/2007100653891300.htm   (1154 words)

  
 Narendra Modi takes centrestage-India-The Times of India
NEW DELHI: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi virtually set the agenda at the BJP national council on Monday, mounting a frontal attack on the Manmohan Singh government over "communal" budgeting in development programmes and a "lack of seriousness" in tackling threats to national security.
Modi said that he owed BJP veteran and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee a debt of gratitude for having named a "successor" by anointing Advani.
When Modi spoke late in the evening, the last of the BJP CMs and leaders to present reports on states where the party is in power, he put matters in perspective that the party faithful seemed able to grasp.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /India/Narendra_Modi_takes_centrestage/articleshow/2739154.cms   (726 words)

  
 American Express officially withdraws sponsorship of AAHOA convention: Another victory for the Coalition Against ...
Modi, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, had been invited by AAHOA as a guest of honor at its convention and trade fair to be held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on March 24 - 26 2005.
Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat and the chief architect of the 2002 Gujarat pogrom, a diplomatic visa and to revoke his existing tourist/business visa based on the International Religious Freedom Act.
To this end, we are determined to stop Narendra Modi from gaining legitimacy in the United States from corporate sponsors and hosts who may be unaware of the politics he represents.
coalitionagainstgenocide.org /press/amex.pr.23mar2005.php   (840 words)

  
 Only his own constituents can stop Narendra Modi : India World
Narendra Modi is an extraordinary combination of demagoguery, self-belief and remorselessness.
Modi relishes and thrives on the utter bewilderment that the secular/liberal establishment feels at the way he conducts himself politically.
In many ways, Modi is perhaps the first Indian politician in the past few decades who positions himself as someone who could not care less about the very people he seeks to serve.
www.earthtimes.org /articles/show/155565.html   (878 words)

  
 Gujarat poll: Narendra Modi files nomination
Modi, who sported a short orange colour kurta, said, "People of the state want development and I will ensure that Gujarat achieves the level of development that is seen in developed countries."
A confident-looking Modi said, "In 2002 when I fought the elections, not many people were acquainted with me or my work.
Modi was accompanied by state unit BJP president Purshottam Rupala and party Member of Parliament Harin Pathak.
www.rediff.com /news/2007/nov/28gujpoll2.htm   (269 words)

  
 EGO Magazine: Narendra Modi
When the Chief of Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi’s bid to travel to the U.S. was foiled by the State Department last year, it seemed like a victory… and it was in some ways.
Modi’s visa was denied after the Coalition Against Genocide, an ad hoc group of organizations and individuals, raised hell about the Gujarati leader’s complicity in human rights violations against minorities in India.
Modi has also been connected with threatening the rights of the Christian minority by pushing for laws that would make it a crime to abet conversions from Hinduism.
www.egothemag.com /archives/2006/10/narendra_modi.htm   (2372 words)

  
 Narendra Damodardas Modi Biography, Quotes, Photos, Links
Narendra Damodardas Modi (Devanagari: नरेंद्र दामोदरदास मोदी) was born on September 17, 1950, Gujarat, India.
In February 2002, when Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, violence took place in the state claiming hundreds of lives.
As an aftermath to the riots, there were calls for Modi to resign as chief minister of Gujarat.
www.indianpoliticians.com /profile/40   (645 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | South Asia | Profile: Narendra Modi
The RSS has a particularly strong base in Gujarat and Mr Modi's ties to it were seen as a strength the organisation could tap when he joined the state unit of the BJP in the 1980s.
Mr Modi is one of a set of savvy BJP leaders who are as comfortable with IT as with the hardline politics of the Hindu right.
Mr Modi got his big break in the public arena when his predecessor in the state, Keshubhai Patel, was forced to step down in the fall-out from the earthquake in January 2001 that killed nearly 20,000 people.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/1958555.stm   (636 words)

  
 The Sangh Parivar, Narendra Modi, and the Government of Gujarat
Narendra Modi was nominated (and not elected) to his first public post in 2001, after the resignation of Keshubhai Patel, the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
The Modi government in Gujarat is responsible for the deaths of thousands of its citizens in instances of organized violence, large-scale displacement of its minority populations, continuing denial of justice and the climate of terror that permeates civil society in Gujarat even today.
Narendra Modi must be held accountable for his complicity and instigation of anti-minority violence, and for the injustices and trauma that his actions continue to propagate to this date.
www.sikhspectrum.com /052005/nmodi.htm   (6882 words)

  
 Narendra Modi: dubious politics, good economics - AOL India News
Modi's other achievement has been to crack down on corruption, which is inevitable in an economy of 'free lunches', where electric supply, for instance, is illegally tapped, and focussing on attracting investment and infrastructure.
It is not impossible that Modi's success will enable the central government to revive the currently stalled process of reforms, considering that it is now obvious that growth is not only economically, but also politically, beneficial.
Even if Modi's anti-minority bias and the reprehensible role of his government in the Gujarat riots of 2002 are to be deplored, his success in driving yet another nail in the coffin of 'socialism' and making the political class aware of the fact that capitalist economic growth is better than socialist stagnation are laudable.
www.aol.in /news/story/2007122900339012000007/index.html   (1109 words)

  
 Issue of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Visa Status
Narendra Modi, applied for a diplomatic visa to visit the United States.
Modi this visa under section 214 (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act because he was not coming for a purpose that qualified for a diplomatic visa.
Modi's existing tourist/business visa was also revoked under section 212 (a) (2) (g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
www.state.gov /p/sca/rls/rm/2005/43701.htm   (577 words)

  
 Narendra Modi | Top News
Narendra Modi to be sworn-in as Gujarat Chief Minister
Modi set to become CM for third time, to be sworn on Dec 27
Ahmedabad, Dec 23: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is all set to return to power as the BJP is poised for a fourth straight victory in the Assembly elections winning 20 seats and leading in 99 constituencies.
www.topnews.in /people/narendra-modi?page=1   (1920 words)

  
  Narendra Modi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Narendra Damodardas Modi (Devanagari: नरेंद्र दामोदरदास मोदी) was born on September 17, 1950, Gujarat, India.
In February 2002, when Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, violence took place in the state claiming hundreds of lives.
Narendra Modi applied for a diplomatic visa to visit the United States of America, to attend meetings organised by the Asian-American Hotel Owner's Association (AAHOA) on March 20, 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Narendra_Modi   (950 words)

  
 Narendra Modi is back with a bang
Modi, who will be sworn in on December 27, led the victory trail vanquishing Union Minister and Congress leader Dinsha Patel by 87,000 votes in Maninagar to consolidate the saffron's party hold in its Hindutva laboratory.
Modi warded off the challenge by party rebels who were decimated in their Saurashtra stronghold with the BJP set to retain 45 out of 63 seats.
Modi’s win also means it is UPA chief Sonia Gandhi’s loss as the Congress had pitted her against the CM in the high-voltage election campaign.
news.indiainfo.com /2007/12/23/0712230907_battle_for_guj_begins.html   (800 words)

  
 Narendra Modi files nomination from Maninagar
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination papers from Maninagar constituency in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, which elected him to the state assembly in the 2002 polls.
Modi, who sported a short orange colour kurta, said, "People of the state want development and I will ensure that Gujarat achieves the level of development that is seen in developed countries."
Modi was accompanied by state unit BJP President Purshottam Rupala and party MP Harin Pathak.
news.indiainfo.com /2007/11/28/0711281247_modi_polls.html   (248 words)

  
 Narendra Modi | Top News
Modi said after his victory in Gujarat, the media and his opponents were criticising the people of Gujarat for electing him and this was not good.
Modi was given a grand reception on his arrival at the airport by the Delhi Unit of the BJP.
Narendra Modi to be sworn-in as Gujarat Chief Minister
topnews.in /people/narendra-modi   (1922 words)

  
 American Chronicle | Secular India & Narendra Modi
Besides it, Narendra Modi used such a language, in his speeches, during his election campaign that made the votes of the majority to understand that Narendra Modi is the main custodian of the Hindutvavad & the Hindu gains are secure in his hands.
Narendra Modi also succeeded in giving this message to the majority people that only he is the greatest enemy of the fundamental terrorism.
Now, the most important question is that the 57 years bachelor Narendra Modi, who has risen as the person who represents traditional Hindutvavad will by able to impress the national politics just as it has done in the Gujarat elections.
www.americanchronicle.com /articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=47457   (1154 words)

  
 Narendra Modi unapologetic for post-Godhra riots
MODI SPEAKS: Development would be Modi's main campaigning plank in elections.
Narendra Modi is combative as ever on the core ideology unapologetic about what happened post-Godhra incident in Gujarat.
Narendra Modi is the perfect CM for Gujarat.
www.ibnlive.com /news/narendra-modi-unapologetic-for-postgodhra-riots/50415-3.html   (408 words)

  
 Narendra Modi can't black out 2002 riots
MODI EXPOSED: The sting may not be enough to nail Narendra Modi for genocide.
The feelings against Narendra Modi are so strong in the whole of Gujarat that even if this had been telecast, it would not have polarized the society at all.
There was an MLA who said that he had Modi's blessings and that Modi organised the flight of the guilty.
ibnlive.com /news/narendra-modi-cant-black-out-2002-riots/51255-3-p2.html   (619 words)

  
 » Gujarat Polls 2007 - Narendra Modi wins | Offstumped
Modi has more in common with a Tony Blair and a Nicolas Sarkozy both of who defied conventional wisdom on populism and entitlements to make a majority of the voters believers of their agenda.
Modi it is also an opportunity to mend fences and heal wounds from the riots of 2002.
Narendra Modi deserves his party’s win in spite of the fact that complete media was against him.
offstumped.nationalinterest.in /2007/12/23/gujarat-polls-2007-narendra-modi-wins   (3921 words)

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