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 2000 crore for a government-funded health insurance program, and a decrease in the budget of the National Health Mission. Modi initially appointed Harsh Vardhan, a doctor and an advocate of tobacco control, as minister of health. However, Vardhan was replaced in November 2014 by Jagat Prakash Nadda. The government introduced stricter packaging laws for tobacco which requires 85% of the packet size to be covered by pictorial warnings. An article in the medical journal "Lancet" stated that the country "might have taken a few steps back in public health" under Modi. A new National Health Policy was approved in 2017.