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| Modi at GNLU (Photo by Uncletomwood) |
They say behind every “big man” there’s a “little woman,” and the gist of that certainly rings true within India’s highest ranks.
Although Michelle Obama was right by her husband’s side as they dined with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the other night, Modi’s wife was absent.
Unfortunately, Modi’s wife has been absent from pretty much every important event in the prime minister’s life. In fact, Modi has acted for years as though his wife doesn’t even exist.
The Washington Post
reports that Modi and wife Jashodaben Chimanlal Modi were promised to one another as children, according to the custom of their small-town Gujarat community. They married as teenagers, but this union has allegedly never been consummated.
Shortly after the wedding, "devout Hindu" Modi wandered off to the Himalayas in contemplation of embarking upon a “religious life.” He wound up returning to Gujarat, but not to his wife. In fact, he joined a Hindu nationalist group (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, aka “R. S. S.”) that particularly discouraged marital ties.
Modi is now 64 and has never divorced. His wife still patiently awaits a marital reunion. Her brother, with whom she lives, has said: We try to tell her
that he [Modi] will call her one day, soon. She has full faith that he will call her to him.
Resources
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/abandoned-as-a-child-bride-wife-of-india%E2%80%99s-premier-still-hopes-he-calls/ar-AA8yXT3
Copyright January 26, 2015 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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