Brother no. 1: Somabhai Damodardas Modi
Modi'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.