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This man might very well be the next Prime Minister of India.
Narendra Modi is the head of the country's main opposition party, and is working hard to win next year's general election.
But he is a deeply polarizing figure with his critics saying the unabashed Hindu nationalist is too pro-business and that he shuns the poor and minority communities.
SOUNDBITE) (English) CHIEF MINISTER OF INDIA'S WESTERN GUJARAT STATE, NARENDRA MODI, SAYING:
"I'm nationalist. I'm patriotic. Nothing is wrong. I'm a born Hindu. Nothing is wrong. So, I'm a Hindu nationalist so yes, you can say I'm a Hindu nationalist because I am a born Hindu, I'm patriotic, so nothing is wrong in it. As far as progressive, development oriented, workaholic, whatever they say, this is what they see. So there's no contradiction between the two."
While Gujarat is held up as a model for economic development in India - the state is also notorio
This man might very well be the next Prime Minister of India.
Narendra Modi is the head of the country's main opposition party, and is working hard to win next year's general election.
But he is a deeply polarizing figure with his critics saying the unabashed Hindu nationalist is too pro-business and that he shuns the poor and minority communities.
SOUNDBITE) (English) CHIEF MINISTER OF INDIA'S WESTERN GUJARAT STATE, NARENDRA MODI, SAYING:
"I'm nationalist. I'm patriotic. Nothing is wrong. I'm a born Hindu. Nothing is wrong. So, I'm a Hindu nationalist so yes, you can say I'm a Hindu nationalist because I am a born Hindu, I'm patriotic, so nothing is wrong in it. As far as progressive, development oriented, workaholic, whatever they say, this is what they see. So there's no contradiction between the two."
While Gujarat is held up as a model for economic development in India - the state is also notorio
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