Public image of Narendra Modi Public image of Narendra Modi Narendra Modi, the 14th Prime Minister of India, has elicited a number of public perceptions regarding his personality and background. A vegetarian, Modi is Hindu and is a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party. He is married but has nothing to do with his wife and kept the marriage secret for most of his career. Adept at using social media, in September 2014 Modi became the second-most-followed leader in the world with 5 million Twitter subscribers. Modi's 31 August 2012 post on Google Hangouts made him the first Indian politician to
Narendra Modi by his predecessors Singh and Vajpayee. During the first few months after the election, Modi made trips to a number of different countries to further the goals of his policy, and attended the BRICS, ASEAN, and G20 summits. One of Modi's first visits as prime minister was to Nepal, during which he promised a billion USD in aid. Modi also made several overtures to the United States, including multiple visits to that country. While this was described as an unexpected development, due to the US having previously denied Modi a travel visa over his role during the 2002 Gujarat riots,