Modi is a vegetarian.He is known for leading a frugal lifestyle and has a personal staff of three. He is known to be a workaholic and an introvert.business suits to business meetings, instead of homespun tunics. He still lampoons the urban, English-speaking elite, but he is also honing his English skills. Modi has been labelled by the media and some articles in peer reviewed journals as a controversial, polarising, and divisive figure. In September 2013, Nielsen and The Economic Times published results of a poll of 100 Indian corporate leaders - 74 of them wanted Modi to be the next prime-minister, compared to 7 whose preference was Rahul Gandhi. British economist Jim ONeill, author of the BRIC report, wrote on his blog that Modi is good on economics, one of the things that India desperately needs in a leader. In August 2013, financial analyst Chris Wood, chief strategist of CLSA, wrote in his weekly Greed & Fear that the Indian stock markets greatest hope is the emergence of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the BJPs prime ministerial candidate. Awards and recognitions Gujarat Ratna by Shri Poona Gujarati Bandhu Samaj at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch on celebration of centenary year. e-Ratna award by the Computer Society of india Best Chief Minister – In a nationwide survey conducted in 2006 by India Today magazine, Narendra Modi was declared the Best Chief Minister in the country. Asian Winner of the fDi Personality of the Year Award for 2009 by FDi magazine. In March 2012, Modi appeared on the cover of the Asian edition of the Time magazine, one of Indias few politicians to have done so. ]He is described as controversial, ambitious and shrewd politician. A firm, no-nonsense leader who can steer India out of a mire of chronic corruption and inefficiency.
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