Anandiben calls Modi bachelor, gets earful from estranged wife

Ahmedabad, June 20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s estranged wife Jashodaben on Wednesday expressed shock over Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel’s statement in a leading Gujarati daily that Modi was unmarried.

“I am surprised over Anandiben telling the press that Narendra bhai was not married (to her). He has himself mentioned in his declaration while filing papers for Lok Sabha elections in 2014 that he is married and mentioned my name too,” Jashodaben read out a statement in a video shot from her brother Ashok Modi’s mobile phone.

Speaking from their hometown Unjha in north Gujarat, her brother Ashok Modi confirmed it was indeed Jashodaben talking in the video. “We didn’t believe this when Anandiben’s statement came on social media... But this appeared on the frontpage of a leading daily on June 19. Now this could not be wrong. This is why we decided to issue a rejoinder. We together recorded a written statement that Jashodaben read out from our home cell phone,” he added. — IANS

‘Unbecoming of Guj ex-CM’

It is very unbecoming of a well-educated woman (Anandiben, Gujarat ex-CM) to speak like this of a teacher (Jashodaben). Not only this, her conduct has tarnished the image of the Prime Minister. He is very respectable for me, he is Ram for me. Jashodaben, PM’s estranged wife