B'Day Special: Narendra Modi's family members

New Delhi: Narendra Modi is today the most talked about politician in India and a popular Prime Minister. He is also the most searched politician on the internet. While everybody is aware of Narendra Modi's personal profile owing to the media blitzkrieg over his performance as Gujarat Chief Minister, very few people know about the family that Narendra Modi belongs to.Who all are there in his family?Born on September 17, 1950, Narendra Modi has 4 bothers and 1 sister.Modi's opponents accuse him of being a ‘loner' because he does not live with any of his family members and it's a fact.Let's have a look at the family of Narendra Modi, one by one.Hira Ba – Narendra Modi's mother:Narendra Modi is known to visit his mother ‘Hira ba' quite often. His mother used to stay alone at her family residence at Vadnagar initially but later on, owing to falling health she shifted to the residence of her youngest son Pankaj bhai.It is said that when Modi was taking oath as Gujarat Chief Minister for the first time in 2001, his mother had lost her way in the crowd. Somebody recognized her and gave her a seat.Narenda Modi's father Damodar Das Modi is not alive. Modi's father was financially not very sound but he ensured good education for all his children including Narendra Modi.Brother no. 1: Somabhai Damodardas ModiModi's eldest brother Somabhai Damodar Das Modi was a government employee with health department of Gujarat government. Now he is retired and is an active social worker. He also runs an old age home in Vadnagar.Narendra Modi has never participated in dozens of marriages that have taken place in the families of his brothers and sisters.According to Soma bhai, narendra Modi has sold off all the souvenirs that he received in his 12 years of reign and the money earned, around Rs. 33 crore, has been used for the marriage of orphan girls.Brother no. 2 :Amritbhai Damodardas ModiAmritbhai Damodardas Modi is working as a lathe machine operator in Ahmedabad.Brother no. 3: Prahladbhai Damodardas ModiPrahladbhai Damodardas Modi is a ration association dealer in Ahmedabad.Brother no. 4: Pankajbhai Damodardas Modi Pankajbhai Damodardas Modi is again a government employee.Sister: VasantibenModi has a sister named Vasantiben who is married to Hasmukhbhai Modi, who works with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India in Visnagar in Gujarat.Narendra Modi's wifeThe relationship status of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was always a matter of intense media speculation before 2014 parliamentary elections. Before 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the relationship status of Narendra Modi was not clear.Since he was a RSS pracharak in the past, many people believed that Modi was single as was the practice in RSS for its pracharakas.It was in 2009 that the ‘open' magazine did a story on ‘Jashodaben' claiming her to be the wife of the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.Narendra Modi's silence on the topic gave credence to the story but the status of Narendra Modi was still not clear.Narendra Modi publically accepted his married status for the first time while filing his nomination papers from Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency.Before 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Modi used to mark the space with a short dash where a candidate had to mention whether he was married or not. Actually it was not mandatory earlier but it was made mandatory by a SC judgement and subsequent order by the Election Commission in September 2013, for all candidates to provide all the information that was sought from them in the prescribed format of the affidavit.Since Modi was left with no option, he publically accepted in his affidavit while filing nomination papers from Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency that he was married and his wife's name was Jashodaben although he made it clear that he had no other details available with him about his wife.The moment Modi filed his affidavit, his wife Jashodaben became a household name. Modi was criticized by his opponents for concealing his marital status but it was a moment of joy for Jashodaben- the forgotten wife of Narendra Modi.