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 as prime minister, Modi reduced the amount of money spent by the central government on healthcare. The Modi government launched New Health Policy (NHP) in January 2015. The policy did not increase the government's spending on healthcare, instead emphasizing the role of private healthcare organisations. This represented a shift away from the policy of the previous Congress government, which had supported programmes to assist public health goals, including reducing child and maternal mortality rates. The National Health Mission, which included public health programmes targeted at these indices received nearly 20% less funds in 2015 than in the previous year. 15