No meditation is complete or meaningful without the right attire, red carpet, room service and of course a stage managed photo opportunity
Fake date of birth?
When do you wish ‘a very happy birthday’ to Modi?
According to the Lok Sabha and Gujarat Assembly websites and Modi’s election affidavits, he was born on September 17, 1950.
But the records at M.N. College of Science in Visnagar, north Gujarat, show a “Narendrakumar Damodardas Modi” as a pre-science (equivalent to Class XII) student and cite his date of birth as August 29, 1949.
Which one is genuine and which one is fake?
Selling tea at Vadnagar railway station at the age of six: Time machine a reality?
Narendra Modi claimed that he sold tea at Vadnagar railway station at the age of six.
Vadnagar station was built in 1973. At that time Modi was at least 23. But PM Modi said he went to the Himalayas at the age of 17, leaving his family behind.
So at the age of six did he use a time machine to fly to 1973, sell tea and then go back to 1955 boarding the same time machine?
Modi: The adventure of the noble bachelor that Holmes would fail solving
Modi spent spent much of his life working for the BJP and a right-wing Hindu organisation that puts a prize on celibacy. He portrayed his single status as a virtue while campaigning.
In 2014, as Modi filed his papers to stand as a member of parliament from the Vadadora constituency in Gujarat, he acknowledged that he had a wife. He wrote the name “Jashoda” in a column regarding his marital status. He said he had no details as to her address.
Modi has four times contested seats in Gujarat’s regional assembly but has never given his marital status on the affidavits before 2014.
Was he suffering from amnesia about his marriage or is he an incorrigible liar? Holmes would fail to solve that mystery
Who stole the gold jewelries and money on the night Modi left his house?
Modi said that heleft his house at the age of 18 to walk on the path of spirituality. He spent meditating for three years on Himalayas.
On the same night money and gold jewelries were stolen from their house and an FIR was filed in Vadnagar P.S. Modi’s father died in a shock.
Who stole the money and gold?
Modi’s educational qualification
Amit Shah and Arun Jaitley presenting copies of marksheets and degree certificates awarded to Modi. (Credit PTI file)here are serious questions over the authenticity of PM Modi’s BA degree from the University of Delhi and MA degree from the Gujarat University. Though both the universities have released statements to support Modi’s claim in the past, they continue to refuse to share the information needed to allay growing suspicion over various anomalies present in the available documents- his name, date of birth and even his specialisation on a subject called “Entire Political Science”.
Taking the plea that the matter is sub judice, universities ignore to respond to queries.
There are six anomalies that give credence to the charge that the PM’s degrees may be fake:
1. Multiple entries of date of birth
As the storm around Modi’s degree started to brew, a prominent newspaper carried similar reports with quotes from unnamed PMO sources and a photo of Modi’s MA degree.
The matter would have been put to rest, but for the fact that according to this reported degree, Modi’s date of birth is August 29, 1949 as opposed to the officially stated date – September 17, 1950.
This same MA degree was presented by the BJP. It can’t be passed of as a mistake due to carelessness as every entry – the day, month and year – is different.
2. Different name and year of attendance
In Modi’s BA marksheet, his name is shown as Narendra Kumar Damodardas Modi, while in Modi’s BA and MA degrees, his name reads as “Narendra Damodardas Modi”. This discrepancy wouldn’t have raised an eyebrow if there was a corresponding change of name affadavit, but no such document has been made public.
Surely, in the interest of transparency and confidence in integrity of holders of public offices we deserve an explanation as to why this mismatch exists.
The tale of mismatches doesn’t end here. Even in the year of attending the course, there is discrepancy. While Modi’s marksheet shows 1977 as his final year in college, the same is shown as 1978 in what has been presented as his BA degree.
3. Suspicious name of the course
The MA degrees of the PM that have been made public show the specialisation as “Entire Political science”.
Now political science is a known discipline, but where does “entire” fit in? This suspicious name adds to the mystery surrounding his degrees. Also, it has been alleged that the college from which he obtained his MA has no political science course. Again, all this may amount to nothing, but like other instances, Modi’s silence here is only making things look worse.
4. Where are PM Modi’s classmates?
Since Modi is the most prominent public figure in India today, it shouldn’t have been difficult to find people who attended the course or took the exam with him. Even while attending normal courses, multiple acquaintances are made in college, but since Modi is a celebrity and the biggest one at that, hordes of batchmates should have come forward to confirm with pride that they attended a course with him.
However, till date, we are yet to come across even one batchmate who can verify Modi’s degree claim. This is another puzzling and disconcerting aspect that gives credence to the naysayers.
5. Why is his alma mater hiding information?
For any institute, it is a matter of pride to share that famous personalities have been affiliated with them. This helps the institute gain publicity and improve their image, and thereby help attract better students to strengthen the institution’s present and future. This is why Punjab university never grows tired of flaunting its association with former PM Manmohan Singh.
Not only does PU publicise that Manmohan was a gold medalist from PU, it also created a chair in Manmohan Singh’s name and now has enlisted him in professorial capacity. So it’s surprising that both the institutes where Modi claims to have done his higher studies have been so coy about their association with the PM. Their suspicious secrecy around the whole issue seems to have been at Modi’s behest as if they fear to reveal anything that may contradict their boss’ (Modi) claim.
6. The certificate looks suspicious
In the mark sheets released during the that time, name, subjects and marks obtained by the student are hand written, but in the mark sheet of Modi released by the BJP, all these are not handwritten, but printed.
Mark sheets of that year also have signatures of the competent authorities under the heads, ‘Checked By’ and ‘Prepared By’, but Modi’s mark sheet has been signed off only under the head ‘Checked by’ and but the signatures under the head ‘Prepared by‘ is missing.
In the mark sheets of Mr Modi for all the years 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 a digit 2366 is written by hand at the top right corner. How this digit is written in all the mark sheets in same handwriting. Is this a clinching evidence that the mark sheet has been forged.
In the mark sheets of that time ‘University of Delhi’ is written in simple font, whereas, in Modi ji’s mark sheet ‘University of Delhi’ is written in modern font, a font that Microsoft petented in 1992. How is it possible?
Modi’s mark sheet appears to be computer generated. Did the Delhi University have computers in 1975? Modern fonts have been used in Modi ji’s mark sheet. Were these fonts available in 1975? Did Bill Gates send a special computer at that time to print Modi’s degrees?
A mystery that even Sherlock Holmes would fail to solve. Or am I wrong? Everything is clear as daylight?
Not only in a democratic country like India, ethically and legally the prime minister’s educational qualifications should be above suspicion. It is also critical to restore faith in the functioning of the university system of the country and instil trust in the genuineness of its degrees.
While the university authorities and investigative agencies seem to be under political pressure not to pursue this allegation of fraud, the reluctance of the media to investigate this matter with vigor and courage is very puzzling as well as disturbing.
Now when nothing from the date of birth to the name to the year of the course is in order, one can’t help but feel there is something fishy regarding the whole claim. A prima facie case has been established and the onus now rests on PM Modi to restore the nation’s confidence in his credibility. It won’t suffice to shoot the messenger and make light of the alleged crime. A fraud is a fraud. The question is not of how educated or not our PM is. The question is whether the nation deserves to be in the know of its PM’s educational attainment. Should India be cheated when it comes to such information?
It’s said Caeser’s wife should be above suspicion, but here Caesar himself is under suspicion.
If the PM can cheat and trick when it comes to his degree, can we guarantee that he won’t cheat or commit fraud in other matters? The trust and credibility of the most important public office of the world’s largest democracy is sacrosanct. So it’s essential that the cloud over Modi’s degree is cleared either way, sooner than later.
Also, we can’t just wait for him to come out clean. The fourth pillar of democracy – Indian media – deserves to do its job of scrutinising the matter with more vigour and courage than it has displayed so far.
It is inexplicable why the media has not undertaken an independent investigation into the whole affair. Its silence makes one fear that the worst may be true.
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