Buy Khadi, light a lamp of Diwali in the poor’s home

Monday, October 20, 2014

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s first address to the Nation on Radio: Buy Khadi, light a lamp of Diwali in the poor’s home

Narendra Modi

15th Prime Minister of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 May 2014
President	Pranab Mukherjee
Preceded by	Manmohan Singh
14th Chief Minister of Gujarat
In office 7 October 2001 – 22 May 2014
Governor	Sunder Singh Bhandari Kailashpati Mishra Balram Jakhar Nawal Kishore Sharma S. C. Jamir Kamla Beniwal
Preceded by	Keshubhai Patel
Succeeded by	Anandiben Patel
Member of Parliament for Varanasi
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Murli Manohar Joshi
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly for Maninagar
In office 2002 – 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Kamlesh Patel
Personal details
Born	Narendra Damodardas Modi (1950-09-17) 17 September 1950 (age 63) Vadnagar, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Jashodaben Chimanlal (1968; estranged)
Residence	7, Race Course Road
Alma mater	University of Delhi Gujarat University
Religion	Hinduism
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Website	Official website Government website