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Profile: Narendra Modi

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12/04/2014

Narendra Modi

BBC Radio 4 - Profile, Narendra Modi

Ritula Shah presents a profile of Indian prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

This week voting began in India, the world's largest democracy. Ritula Shah has been there to find out more about Narendra Modi, the man tipped to become the new Prime Minister.

Narendra Modi is tipped to become the next Prime Minister of India but he's a controversial character, both loved and loathed. In this edition of Profile, Ritula Shah travels to India to find out more about the son of a tea seller who has become a formidable politician. She speaks to the brother he left behind and the tailor who gives him his signature style.

Producer: Laura Gray
Presenter: Ritula Shah.

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