The Hawk In Flight

2007-12-15T00:00:00+05:30 The Hawk In Flight -0001-11-30T00:00:00+05:53

Modi Manners

• He is a complete loner
  
• No durbars
  
• Prefers to eat alone
  
• Entertains no relatives: Even his mother does not stay with him.
  
• Not emotive at the personal level
  
• Is only good at mass interactions
  
• Is obsessed with his public image
  
• Has a carefully cultivated sartorial style and gestures to suit his public persona
  
• Is a workaholic. Election or no election, he works from 6 am to 11 pm.
  
• Is tech-savvy and spends considerable time on his laptop

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"Modi is like a man possessed when it comes to work. he's in office till 11 PM."
-Arun Jaitley, BJP general secretary

"Modi brought a corporate style to government. So the business class is happy."
-Utkarsh Shah, chamber of commerce

"Narendrabhai isn't personally warm, but he's a tireless worker, campaigner."
-BJP worker

"The local press is against modi. Yet it has not affected his popularity."
-P....