Narendra Modi Quotes


The work to eradicate corruption must begin from the top. It is spread like termite in our country. We have to work at all levels to eradicate corruption


Citations

Modi, Narendra. "Address to the Nation from the Ramparts of the Red Fort on the 69th Independence Day." PMO India, 15 Aug. 2015.

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This is an example of one of the many reasons that it is difficult to eradicate government corruption in some countries. The government leaders, even if they themselves are not corrupt, are suspected by many and lose face and honor when any corruption is uncovered because they either appointed the corrupt officials or tolerated them before. This occurred in American history when President Ulysses S. Grant, who was impeccably honest and upright throughout his two terms had a reputation for corruption and until recently was tarnished by that legacy because a number of his cabinet members were corrupt. Santos has the solution exactly right, but many are reluctant to use it and lose face.


Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi
  • Born: September 17, 1950
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Politician

Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA). He is also a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister born after India's independence, the second non-Congress one to win two consecutive terms after Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the first from outside the Congress to win both terms with a majority in the Lok Sabha.