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years, she says she still hopes to join him one day in the capital as his spouse. ... Narendra Modi, the son of a man who sold tea in a railway station, comes from a lower caste called
Ghanchi. He and his wife were promised to each other as young adolescents in keeping with the traditions of their community. They were then married in a small ceremony when she was 17 and he was 18. ... Narendra Modi left shortly thereafter to wander in the Himalayas with little more than a change of clothing in his rucksack, ... Modi never returned to his wife but never divorced her, even as he became the high-profile chief minister of Gujarat and, last year, India's premier. He never publicly spoke of his wife, and journalists who sniffed around on the topic as Modi's fame grew were privately discouraged from doing so.
559:(RTI) request seeking details about her security and rights as the spouse of the prime minister. Various media organizations in India reported the RTI in different ways, including emphasizing Jashodaben's fear, the financial implications of her complaint, the guards' demands to be treated as guests, or the case as an example of female independence. Jashodaben has said that her security guards have refused to show any identification or to say on whose orders they have been assigned to her, and have suggested she refrain from talking with the media. The
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studies." The decision to leave was my own and there was never any conflict between us. He never spoke to me about the RSS or about his political leanings. When he told me he would be moving around the country as he wished, I told him I would like to join him. However, on many occasions when I went to my in-laws' place, he would not be present and he stopped coming there. He used to spend a lot of time in RSS shakhas. So I too stopped going there after a point and I went back to my father's house.
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leader of the
Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has always shunned questions about his private life, but was forced to make the declaration in an election affidavit filed in his home state of Gujarat. The 63-year-old chief minister of the state named his wife as 'Jashodaben' on a form about his marital status. In previous filings he has always left the column blank, although critics have long claimed that he had an arranged marriage when he was 17, to a woman he quickly deserted.
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for the first time under oath that he was married to her – in his nomination form for the parliamentary seat of
Vadodara in Gujarat. ...His opponents hope that this disclosure will dent his popularity among women who might empathize with Jashodaben, whom he never returned to after two weeks of their nuptials. The declaration is reported to have come after strict legal advice that he come clean on the marriage which, his family members say, was never consummated.
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always refused to comment on the matter. When he successfully contested four successive elections to become chief minister of
Gujarat, he had always left blank the column on documents that asked about his marital status. On Wednesday, when Mr Modi filed nomination papers for the seat of Vadodara, one of two constituencies he is contesting, he entered the name Jashoda in the column that asked about his family. He was unable to provide her address.
303:(US$ 170) per month. One commentator said that her low salary would have made much of life a hardship for her. Talking about her relationship with Modi, in one interview Jashodaben said "We have never been in touch... There has been no communication from his end to this day." In a later interview Jashodaben said that until 1987, she and Modi spoke "normally". Jashodaben lives with her brother Ashok and his wife in
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denied her request for information about orders, saying that the law has an exemption which applies in this case. Jashodaben uses the name "Jashodaben
Narendrabhai Modi", which is her married name. The letter was addressed to "Jashodaben, daughter of Chimanlal Modi" (her father's name). At the end of
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November 2015, Jashodaben applied for a passport in order to visit relatives and friends overseas. As she was unable to produce a marriage certificate or a joint affidavit from her husband, the application was rejected by the regional passport office as "incomplete". Her brother Ashok stated that
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Narendra Modi, expected to become India's next prime minister, admitted for the first time today that he is married, but said that he has been estranged from his wife for more than 40 years — a revelation that brings the treatment of women to the forefront of the nation's election campaign. ... The
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In May 2015, Jashodaben filed a third request for the information about the security detail and their orders. She also complained that she had completed the forms using her legal name, "Jashodaben
Narendrabhai Modi", but the government office replied to her using her maiden name. In response to the
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Modi, 64, kept his teenage marriage a secret for decades during his political ascent and only last year admitted that his wife exists. The wife, Jashodaben
Chimanlal Modi, is a retired teacher who lives in a small town in Modi's home state of Gujarat. Although she had not heard from her husband in
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Jashodaben, now a retired school teacher in her early sixties. ... As the first of over 800m eligible voters went to the polls this week in the 2014 Indian general election, Modi admitted
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He told me once that "I will be travelling across the country and will go as and where I please; what will you do following me?" When I came to
Vadnagar to live with his family, he told me "Why did you come to your in-laws' house when you are still so young, you must instead focus on pursuing your
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The woman to whom he was wed, Jashoda Chiman Modi, even gave an interview to a local newspaper in which she said although Mr Modi had effectively abandoned her, she considered herself his wife. Yet Mr Modi, who seldom takes any questions from the media, let alone ones about his private life, had
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I am surrounded by five security guards all the time. Often my relatives or I have to cook for them, my sister-in-law has to make their beds. This is a bit annoying... You see, it gets really chaotic when I have to travel, because I use public transport and the guards are following me in an
329:. Modi himself did not quite deny that she was his wife, although he did not explicitly acknowledge it either. Her marriage to Modi was said to be common knowledge in her village. She was reportedly diligent and well liked as a teacher, especially among her students.
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filing, a government representative said, "If they are still not satisfied by the information given by the first appellate authority, they can file the second appeal at the Gujarat Information Commission." In response to the RTI request, commentator on women's issues
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and following recent rulings stating that a complete response was mandatory, Modi was required to declare any previous marriage. Following legal advice to "come clean" about the issue, for the first time in public and media, Modi acknowledged that he had a wife.
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reported that her security guards are primarily with her to conduct surveillance on her. Jashodaben's family has complained that her guards do not carry any identity cards, refuse to identify themselves, and refuse to name the person or office supervising them.
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to them. In June 2015, Jashodaben was scheduled to speak at a conference on politics organized by supporters of Modi. Event organizers reported that the conference was shut down on the second day of the week-long program on the direction of the
222:. The couple were married in 1968 when she was about 17 and Modi was 18. A short time into the marriage, her husband, Narendra Modi, abandoned her. He did not acknowledge the marriage publicly until he was legally required to do so prior to the
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had been forced on Modi by his family. He said that the marriage was never consummated, and that Modi left it soon after it was solemnized. His brother further said that Modi had been inspired by the teachings of
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interviewed her. It was reported in April 2014 that she does not speak ill of her husband, and does not tolerate when others do so. In May 2014,
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2,500 km away. On 6 February Jashodaben's request was again denied, and again addressed to "Jashodaben, Chimanlal Modi's daughter".
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Jashodaben said that she spent a total of about three months with her husband during a three-year period before their final separation.
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began providing continual police protection for Jashodaben. The security agent team following her was assigned as a response to the
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and others. No reason was given for cancelling the conference, but people in attendance claimed Jashodaben's presence as the cause.
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called Jashodaben a "superhero" and "plucky", and said that her actions were "bold, blunt, and to the point".
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pilgrimage, which was a trip which she had long wanted to take. During the trip, they took her to the
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Jashodaben was born in 1952. Her mother died when she was two years old.
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1345:"Revealed: Why Narendra Modi walked out of his marriage with Jashodaben"
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1676:"Modi's wife Jashodaben attends condolence meeting for Gopinath Munde"
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1020:"Narendra Modi, frontrunner for Indian PM, admits to 'secret' wife"
980:"Abandoned as a child bride, wife of Narendra Modi hopes he calls"
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Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben in conversation with Tv9 Gujarati
2196:"DD Gujarat official sent to Andamans for airing Jashodaben news"
1844:"No passport for PM's spouse, as she has no marriage certificate"
677:"Abandoned as a child bride, wife of India's Modi hopes he calls"
623:"Why did Narendra Modi keep his wife secret for almost 50 years?"
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in its senior leadership but contrarian tones have been noted.
2060:"Jashodaben moves State Information Commission with fresh RTI"
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2322:"I like to read about him (Modi)... I know he will become PM"
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1574:"Jashodaben should get Bharat Ratna for her sacrifice: Gogoi"
1377:"RSS: Jashodaben is my wife, Narendra Modi admits under oath"
864:"I like to read about him (Modi)... I know he will become PM"
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Jashodaben continued with her professional life, receiving a
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complaining, among other things, that Modi did not give the
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1606:"Tarun Gogi attacks Narendra Modi over 'married' status"
1309:"India PM Narendra Modi's wife survives fatal car crash"
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1440:"Modi's defective affidavit issue reaches high court"
1407:"India election: BJP 'bachelor' Modi admits marriage"
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2018:"Jashodaben denied info under RTI again"
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1948:Mookerji, Nivedita (26 November 2014).
940:"India elections: Family man? Not Modi"
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444:Media appearances and political actions
2194:Venugopal, Vasudha (31 January 2015).
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555:In November 2014, Jashodaben filed a
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59:Spouse of the Prime Minister of India
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2091:Trivedi, Mahesh (29 December 2014).
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373:to work for the nation and society.
241:Narendra Modi and Jashodaben had an
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2163:Raman, Anuradha (2 February 2015).
2141:from the original on 5 January 2015
2058:Express News Service (3 May 2015).
1216:Chaudhry, Lakshmi (11 April 2014).
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1018:Pagnamenta, Robin (10 April 2014),
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950:from the original on 6 October 2021
739:Express News Service (3 May 2015).
418:filed a lawsuit to be heard by the
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1176:Deshpande, Haima (11 April 2009).
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2320:Ajay, Lakshmi (1 February 2014).
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1878:Burke, Jason (26 November 2014).
1842:Langa, Mahesh (7 November 2015).
1741:"New Year resolve for Jashodaben"
1739:Naqvi, Jawed (30 December 2014).
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862:Ajay, Lakshmi (1 February 2014).
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1539:Akram, Maria (9 December 2014).
1506:Dhillon, Amrit (22 April 2014).
1343:Mahurkar, Uday (10 April 2014).
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675:Gowen, Annie (25 January 2015).
358:Representation of the People Act
234:Early life, marriage, and career
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1641:Tare, Kiran (28 January 2015).
1438:Khan, Saeed (15 October 2014).
1126:Singh, Raj (25 November 2014).
536:From May 2014, police from the
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1809:Rawat, Basant (12 June 2015).
1674:Ajay, Lakshmi (11 June 2014).
902:Jose, Vinod K (1 March 2012).
621:Taylor, Adam (10 April 2014).
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2306:"'I am Narendra Modi's Wife'"
1178:"'I am Narendra Modi's Wife'"
770:Desai, Darshan (3 May 2015).
311:Public discussion of marriage
224:2014 Indian general elections
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2422:Women educators from Gujarat
2261:"Jashodaben – The superhero"
338:2014 Indian general election
287:Secondary School Certificate
249:, the religious ceremony of
199:Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi
18:Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi
1811:"She who BJP can't stomach"
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1981:staff (24 November 2014).
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904:"The Emperor Uncrowned"
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1920:Press Trust of India
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1616:Press Trust of India
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812:Press Trust Of India
718:"The Forgotten Half"
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420:Allahabad High Court
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682:The Washington Post
628:The Washington Post
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354:Parliament of India
2442:Women from Gujarat
2327:The Indian Express
2233:The Indian Express
2201:The Times of India
2134:The Times of India
2065:The Indian Express
2023:The Indian Express
1988:The Times of India
1915:The Indian Express
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1611:The Indian Express
1546:The Times of India
1513:The Globe and Mail
1477:The Times of India
1445:The Times of India
1381:The Times of India
1293:has generic name (
986:, Washington, DC,
869:The Indian Express
746:The Indian Express
477:Mahalakshmi Temple
454:The Indian Express
322:The Indian Express
277:Jashodaben in 2014
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1955:Business Standard
1618:. 13 April 2014.
1415:. 10 April 2014.
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