Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be celebrating his 74th birthday on September 17. Here are some intriguing facts about him:
Born in Vadnagar, Gujarat, PM Modi helped his father sell tea at the local railway station as a child.
Before contesting the 2014 General Elections, Modi was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Gujarat.
After his emphatic win in 2014, he was the first prime minister to be born in independent India.
PM Modi is deeply influenced by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and has visited key spiritual centres like Belur Math, Advaita Ashram, and the Ramakrishna Mission.
Ranked 15th in Forbes’ 2014 list of the most powerful people; named ‘Person of the Year’ by Time magazine in the same year. He appeared in Time’s 100 Most Influential People list in 2014, 2015 and 2017.