Margaret Thatcher become a generic descriptor for strong-willed female politicians. Thatcher became Prime Minister on 4 May 1979. Arriving at Downing Street she said, paraphrasing the misattributed Prayer of Saint Francis: Thatcher was to remain in office throughout the 1980s. For most of her premiership, she was described as the most powerful woman in the world. Thatcher was Leader of the Opposition and Prime Minister at a time of increased racial tension in Britain. Commenting on the local elections of 1977, "The Economist" noted "The Tory tide swamped the smaller parties. That specifically includes the National Front (NF), which suffered a clear
The Paradoxical Prime Minister in doing, is show his readers what Modi said and says, and what he and his government did during the four years of their rule so far." Anirudh Madhavan of "The Week" wrote: "Tharoor echoes the sentiments of the many who oppose Modi, but does so with academic rigour." The Paradoxical Prime Minister The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi And His India is a 2018 Non-fiction book written by a senior leader of the Indian National Congress Shashi Tharoor, about the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. The book was released just a few months before the upcoming Indian general