Jashodaben Modi, Narender Modi’s estranged wife, gave an exclusive interview to IE and stated that she is still Mr. Modi’s wife legally and that they have not had a divorce. The man she claims is still her “husband” is the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate and is considered the frontrunner for the top job this year. But Jashodaben, 62, a retired school teacher who was married to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi when she was 17 — and separated after about three years — is far removed from the rough and tumble of politics. She gets a monthly pension of Rs 14,000, lives mostly with a brother and spends much of her time in prayer. In Ahmedabad to visit her extended ...

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