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Narendra Modi: from impoverished tea seller to master of political theatre

7 mins | Jun 3, 2019
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In May 2019, Narendra Modi took his oath as the prime minister of India for the second time. How did the leader of the Hindu nationalist party rise to power again? Michael Safi, writing in the Guardian, reflects on how the impoverished tea seller grew to become a master of political theatre.

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