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FILM ON Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi's Journey from a common man to the chief minister of Gujarat has caught the fancy of NRI filmmaker Mitesh Patel, who is making a projected Rs.40 crore movie on him. He admits the film on the politico couldn't be better-timed, but denied it being an "image-building exercise" for Modi ahead of the general elections due next year.
The idea for a movie on Modi's rise to power set in two years back in Patel's mind. And it was just last week that Patel met Modi in Gandhinagar.
"He Said, 'You can Make it'," Patel, who will produce the project, told us over phone from Ahmedabad. He is here scouting for locations for his film.
"The elections are coming, and I think it's perfect timing for my film," said Patel, adding that the movie will essentially delve on how Modi progressed from being a tea stall worker to a political leader, who is now seen by many as the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate.
"I am very impressed by his progress, so my movie is based on him and his struggle. I wish to give a positive message through the film. I have met him and explained my idea to him, and he said, 'Okay'," Patel, Who is Originally from Baroda, said.
Is it an image-building exercise?
"I am not targeting anything like that. The film is just on him, and it is not an effort to present any sort of truth. May the best person win the elections, but my film is not for any image-building," he clarified.
The yet untitled movie is likely to go on floors in September, and it may be shot in Mumbai and Gujarat.
The film's director and cast are yet to be locked. However, writer Mihir Bhuta, and Kishore Makwana, a close Modi associate, who has penned a book titled "Samaajik Samrasta" based on Modi's speeches and writings, are helping Patel to put the film together.
"They are helping me with perfect information on Modi sir, and I am also taking help of books. But the film will be a mix of fact and fiction. Mihir Bhuta has written the script," Said Patel.
As for the lead actor, the producer has his eyes set on the versatile Paresh Rawal.
Patel, hopes to present the movie as a commercial biopic on the lines of the recently released hit 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', which profiled the struggles of ace athlete Milkha Singh and 'Guru', which was inspired by the life of businessman Dhirubhai Ambani.
"I want to give a very Good message through the movie, and in a way that even general people (who do not follow politics) understand it.
Not Many people want to look at serious documentaries," he said.
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The idea for a movie on Modi's rise to power set in two years back in Patel's mind. And it was just last week that Patel met Modi in Gandhinagar.
"He Said, 'You can Make it'," Patel, who will produce the project, told us over phone from Ahmedabad. He is here scouting for locations for his film.
"The elections are coming, and I think it's perfect timing for my film," said Patel, adding that the movie will essentially delve on how Modi progressed from being a tea stall worker to a political leader, who is now seen by many as the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate.
"I am very impressed by his progress, so my movie is based on him and his struggle. I wish to give a positive message through the film. I have met him and explained my idea to him, and he said, 'Okay'," Patel, Who is Originally from Baroda, said.
Is it an image-building exercise?
"I am not targeting anything like that. The film is just on him, and it is not an effort to present any sort of truth. May the best person win the elections, but my film is not for any image-building," he clarified.
The yet untitled movie is likely to go on floors in September, and it may be shot in Mumbai and Gujarat.
The film's director and cast are yet to be locked. However, writer Mihir Bhuta, and Kishore Makwana, a close Modi associate, who has penned a book titled "Samaajik Samrasta" based on Modi's speeches and writings, are helping Patel to put the film together.
"They are helping me with perfect information on Modi sir, and I am also taking help of books. But the film will be a mix of fact and fiction. Mihir Bhuta has written the script," Said Patel.
As for the lead actor, the producer has his eyes set on the versatile Paresh Rawal.
Patel, hopes to present the movie as a commercial biopic on the lines of the recently released hit 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', which profiled the struggles of ace athlete Milkha Singh and 'Guru', which was inspired by the life of businessman Dhirubhai Ambani.
"I want to give a very Good message through the movie, and in a way that even general people (who do not follow politics) understand it.
Not Many people want to look at serious documentaries," he said.
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Why Narendra Modi is Frightening to Charge this Man
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has threatened to initiate legal proceedings against a local Congress leader for serving a notice asking him to apologise and withdraw his remarks calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a "Night Watchman" of the Gandhi family.
Replying to the legal notice issued last month by former Pradesh Congress Member K K Benson, Mr Modi, through his advocates K N Subba Reddy and Vivek Reddy, asked him not to initiate any "false, frivolous and adventuristic complaint against him."
"Inspite of this Advice, if you (Benson) were to institute any such false and frivolous complaint..., I will not only be constrained to defend the same, but also initiate appropriate legal proceedings against you, both civil and criminal, at your sole risk and cost," Mr Modi said in the reply.
Mr Modi termed as not true the statement that by calling the PM as "night watchman" he has insulted, degraded and defamed him in public and added that he apologise for it as it "is wholly untenable."
Mr Benson had served a Legal Notice to Mr Modi asking him to apologise and withdraw his remarks Calling the Prime Minister a "night watchman" of the Sonia Gandhi family.
Without Naming Manmohan Singh, Mr Modi on March 3 had said the Congress appointed a "night watchman" to keep the seat warm for the first family of the Congress.
"They Did not Realise that the night will be so long and dark.
As a buffer, they Appointed an Economist to the post," Mr Modi had said.
Replying to the legal notice issued last month by former Pradesh Congress Member K K Benson, Mr Modi, through his advocates K N Subba Reddy and Vivek Reddy, asked him not to initiate any "false, frivolous and adventuristic complaint against him."
"Inspite of this Advice, if you (Benson) were to institute any such false and frivolous complaint..., I will not only be constrained to defend the same, but also initiate appropriate legal proceedings against you, both civil and criminal, at your sole risk and cost," Mr Modi said in the reply.
Mr Modi termed as not true the statement that by calling the PM as "night watchman" he has insulted, degraded and defamed him in public and added that he apologise for it as it "is wholly untenable."
Mr Benson had served a Legal Notice to Mr Modi asking him to apologise and withdraw his remarks Calling the Prime Minister a "night watchman" of the Sonia Gandhi family.
Without Naming Manmohan Singh, Mr Modi on March 3 had said the Congress appointed a "night watchman" to keep the seat warm for the first family of the Congress.
"They Did not Realise that the night will be so long and dark.
As a buffer, they Appointed an Economist to the post," Mr Modi had said.
India Today Poll “Mood of the Nation” - Best Choice for PM
Narendra Modi's Popularity
is Waning, But he Remains the Best Choice for PM
India Today Poll “Mood of the Nation” - Best Choice for PM
Narendra Modi's Popularity is Waning, But he Remains the Best Choice for PM
The reputation of the campaign committee chief of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for 2014 Lok Sabha polls -- Narendra Modi -- is on the downward, the finding of India Today- “Mood of the Nation Opinion Poll” Suggests.
The latest Study, Based on a national Representative Example of 15,815 Randomly selected Respondents across 28 states between August 2 and 10, comes as a setback to the Gujarat Chief Minister,
who has been banking on his popularity to emerge as the BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate.
The Opinion Poll shows that Modi is preferred by only 45 per cent people as the future prime minister as compared to 57 per cent in the previous survey, held in January this year.
He, however, continues to be the most popular face among those in the prime ministerial race with Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi finishing again next to him. Like Modi, the Gandhi scion's popularity has also been waning as he polled 32 per cent votes compared to 41 per cent in January 2013.
Other Choices in BJP, Congress
To a Question who the best PM candidate in the BJP is, Modi again emerged on the top with 51 per cent people favouring him. Party patriarch L.K. Advani finished a distant second with 18 per cent votes.
The others - Sushma Swaraj (6 per cent), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (4 per cent) and Arun Jaitley (3 per cent) -- could barely make an impact.
Similarly, Rahul Gandhi was the best choice for the PM candidate in the Congress with 44 per cent respondents wanting him to replace the incumbent, Manmohan Singh, who polled a meagre 15 per cent votes.
The other contenders - P. Chidambaram (6 per cent), A.K. Antony (5 per cent) and Sheila Dikshit (3 per cent) -- were scarcely any choices.
So Who has dented the two leading Contenders' Popularity?
With the talks of proposed Third Front emerging stronger, it is the leaders like Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Tamil Nadu counterpart and AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa who seem to be making inroads.
With the talks of proposed Third Front emerging stronger, it is the leaders like Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Tamil Nadu counterpart and AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa who seem to be making inroads.
There was a tie between the two of the strongest leaders from Uttar Pradesh - Mayawati and Mulayam - when the respondents were asked who should be PM in non-Congress, non-BJP government. Both of them got 7 per cent votes, followed closely by the TDP chief (6 per cent), Nitish (5 per cent) and Jayalalithaa (4 per cent).
The Congress figure dropped radically from 34 per cent to 21 per cent in reply to the similar question.
Others consolidated their position from 42 per cent to 46 per cent.
Others consolidated their position from 42 per cent to 46 per cent.
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Modi Hoardings: BJP puts Hoardings for Test Civic Reaction
The Party has put up Hoardings at two sites in the city flashing the Slogan "nai soch, nai ummeed (new thinking, new hope)" with a picture of Modi. The message is clear enough ahead of the Delhi assembly election and the 2014 Lok Sabha poll.
The Decision to keep just Modi in the frame was deliberate, sources said, adding that the campaign would assess public response to the hoardings.
"So far the recall value and receptivity to the slogan is satisfactory," said a BJP leader.
The absence of senior leaders like LK Advani or even party president Rajnath Singh is bound to attract comment, but BJP managers are of the view that Modi has to be the centre point of the party's bid to win the next election.
"Noticeably, there will be other posters and hoardings which will feature all our senior leaders. But we are looking to see how the public reacts to a strong and concerted projection of Modi as PM," the party leader said.
The slogan is not the last word in BJP's campaign track and the party is ready to experiment with more variations around Modi. But it does give an inkling of the theme BJP is working on, projecting the CM as an "antidote" to a floundering Congress regime at the Centre.
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Gujarat Lokayukta Rejects to Take Charge, Says Hurt by Modi Govt's Legal Fight
Justice RA Mehta, who was appointed as Gujarat Lokayukta bypassing the Narendra Modi government, has declined to take up the position on the grounds that the state government has always questioned his credibility and integrity.
Justice Mehta has Written a letter to the state governor and the government stating that he cannot take up the location considering the mindset and attitude displayed by the state government is counter-significant.
"Persistently and tenaciously Approaching the Supreme Court with special leave petition, review petition, and curative petition at huge public expense. It may be compared to the budget for the Lokayukta office or cvcn the high court (which deals with lacs of cases every year). It would be an eye-opener," Justice Mehta stated in the letter.
"Rs. 45 Crores of public money is said to have been spent by the Gujarat government in this litigation. This is a humongously disproportionate figure by any standard," he stated, suggesting that the Modi administration fought tooth and nail to stall his appointment at ever level from the high court to the Supreme Court and then review petition and curative petition.
Known for his pro-poor approach and independent mind, Justice Mehta was not acceptable to the chief minister, who allegedly wanted a person having no "anti-government bias."
Chief Minister had recommended Justice JB Vora for the post but the chief justice of Gujarat high court had recommended Justice Mehta's name for the post. The chief justice had also rejected the contention of the chief minister that Justice Mehta had "anti-government bias."
Gujarat does not have Lokayukta since 2003 as the chief minister had vehemently opposed any move to have Lokayukta.
However, in 2011, Gujarat governor Dr Kamla, based on the recommendation of the chief justice of the high court, appointed Justice Mehta as Lokayukta bypassing the state administration.
Subsequently, the Gujarat Government fought a bitter legal battle in the high court and the apex court.
"Even after the three Judgements of the Supreme Court, the reluctance of the state government to notify the Lokayukta appointment in the official Gujarat Government Gazette is surprising but not unexpected," Justice Mehta stated.
In July, the Supreme Court had Dismissed the Curative petition of the Gujarat government, Stating that the state government has yet not issued the notification to Make the Appointment Public as required.
Published by HT Syndication with Permission from Hindustan Times.
Justice Mehta has Written a letter to the state governor and the government stating that he cannot take up the location considering the mindset and attitude displayed by the state government is counter-significant.
"Persistently and tenaciously Approaching the Supreme Court with special leave petition, review petition, and curative petition at huge public expense. It may be compared to the budget for the Lokayukta office or cvcn the high court (which deals with lacs of cases every year). It would be an eye-opener," Justice Mehta stated in the letter.
"Rs. 45 Crores of public money is said to have been spent by the Gujarat government in this litigation. This is a humongously disproportionate figure by any standard," he stated, suggesting that the Modi administration fought tooth and nail to stall his appointment at ever level from the high court to the Supreme Court and then review petition and curative petition.
Known for his pro-poor approach and independent mind, Justice Mehta was not acceptable to the chief minister, who allegedly wanted a person having no "anti-government bias."
Gujarat does not have Lokayukta since 2003 as the chief minister had vehemently opposed any move to have Lokayukta.
However, in 2011, Gujarat governor Dr Kamla, based on the recommendation of the chief justice of the high court, appointed Justice Mehta as Lokayukta bypassing the state administration.
Subsequently, the Gujarat Government fought a bitter legal battle in the high court and the apex court.
"Even after the three Judgements of the Supreme Court, the reluctance of the state government to notify the Lokayukta appointment in the official Gujarat Government Gazette is surprising but not unexpected," Justice Mehta stated.
In July, the Supreme Court had Dismissed the Curative petition of the Gujarat government, Stating that the state government has yet not issued the notification to Make the Appointment Public as required.
Published by HT Syndication with Permission from Hindustan Times.
Pawar: BJP won't Benefit by Naming Modi as PM
As a Coalition Government is "inevitable", the BJP won't get support if it projects Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar says.
"If coalition Government is inevitable, there has to be a person and leadership which is acceptable to other parties," Pawar told CNN-IBN when asked about Modi's prime Ministerial Potential.
"And from that angle, it is difficult to say if BJP will get that kind of support from various cross sections," he said.
"In coalition politics very few partners, political parties will support BJP this time with this leadership. Take the case of Nitish Kumar - for a few years he was the partner but he has gone away," Pawar added.
The Janata Dal-United snapped its 17-year-long alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in June over Modi.
"...In my assessment, very few parties will Ultimately go with BJP."
Pawar, the agriculture minister in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, emphasised that people now want coalition rather than a Single party government.
"Once upon a time Congress was ruling this country for years together. Single party is losing concept. People of India have not accepted now. They want ... coalition. They want political parties to work together on minimum agreed programme and provide stability," he Said.
He said he was not in the Prime Ministerial race and may not contest the Lok Sabha election this time.
"I may not contest a direct election because I contested 14 elections. This is my 46th year in parliamentary and state legislature without Single day's gap. So enough.
"That is why I (have) decided not to contest.
But I might come in Rajya Sabha. Nothing wrong with that.
"But expecting the Highest Position without enough numbers has no meaning. I am a realistic politician," he said.
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"If coalition Government is inevitable, there has to be a person and leadership which is acceptable to other parties," Pawar told CNN-IBN when asked about Modi's prime Ministerial Potential.
"And from that angle, it is difficult to say if BJP will get that kind of support from various cross sections," he said.
"In coalition politics very few partners, political parties will support BJP this time with this leadership. Take the case of Nitish Kumar - for a few years he was the partner but he has gone away," Pawar added.
The Janata Dal-United snapped its 17-year-long alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in June over Modi.
"...In my assessment, very few parties will Ultimately go with BJP."
Pawar, the agriculture minister in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, emphasised that people now want coalition rather than a Single party government.
"Once upon a time Congress was ruling this country for years together. Single party is losing concept. People of India have not accepted now. They want ... coalition. They want political parties to work together on minimum agreed programme and provide stability," he Said.
He said he was not in the Prime Ministerial race and may not contest the Lok Sabha election this time.
"I may not contest a direct election because I contested 14 elections. This is my 46th year in parliamentary and state legislature without Single day's gap. So enough.
"That is why I (have) decided not to contest.
But I might come in Rajya Sabha. Nothing wrong with that.
"But expecting the Highest Position without enough numbers has no meaning. I am a realistic politician," he said.
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Today Narendra Modi in Delhi
Narendra Modi in Delhi Today,
All Set to be Announced as BJP's PM Candidate
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be in Delhi on Thursday to attend meetings organised by the BJP.
"Chief Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Delhi to Participate in national meetings of party on Thursday," a release from the State party unit said.
Modi was Recently elevated as BJP's election campaign committee chief.
Meanwhile, Deputy Leader of BJP in Lok Sabha Gopinath Munde on Wednesday met Modi at his office, sources said.
Munde, who was in the state on a previous engagement, spent around two hours with the Chief Minister, sources said.
The BJP may formally announce Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014 Lok Sabha polls on Thursday, party sources said.
Sources also said that Modi will contest the 2014 Lok Sabha polls from the temple town of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
The seat is currently held by BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi and it is one of the strongholds of the party in the state, which accounts for 80 seats in the lower house of Parliament.
The BJP has been winning from Varanasi since 1991 barring 2004 when Congress candidate Rajesh Kumar Mishra snatched the seat.
According to Sources, Modi, the BJP campaign committee chief, has been boosting his bid for the Prime Minister's post by contesting from a prominent seat in UP, which Varanasi is.
The move is seen as a part of the Party's strategy to Recapture the lost ground in the most populous state of the Country.
The BJP has benefited in the past by propagating its Hindutva ideology in Varanasi and a popularization of votes in the seat would benefit Modi, if he indeed contests from the city, sources said.
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All Set to be Announced as BJP's PM Candidate
"Chief Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Delhi to Participate in national meetings of party on Thursday," a release from the State party unit said.
Modi was Recently elevated as BJP's election campaign committee chief.
Meanwhile, Deputy Leader of BJP in Lok Sabha Gopinath Munde on Wednesday met Modi at his office, sources said.
Munde, who was in the state on a previous engagement, spent around two hours with the Chief Minister, sources said.
The BJP may formally announce Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014 Lok Sabha polls on Thursday, party sources said.
Sources also said that Modi will contest the 2014 Lok Sabha polls from the temple town of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
The seat is currently held by BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi and it is one of the strongholds of the party in the state, which accounts for 80 seats in the lower house of Parliament.
The BJP has been winning from Varanasi since 1991 barring 2004 when Congress candidate Rajesh Kumar Mishra snatched the seat.
According to Sources, Modi, the BJP campaign committee chief, has been boosting his bid for the Prime Minister's post by contesting from a prominent seat in UP, which Varanasi is.
The move is seen as a part of the Party's strategy to Recapture the lost ground in the most populous state of the Country.
The BJP has benefited in the past by propagating its Hindutva ideology in Varanasi and a popularization of votes in the seat would benefit Modi, if he indeed contests from the city, sources said.
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