New Delhi
Describing Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as one of the most popular and iconic leaders of modern India, Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu decoded what he called the ‘Modi phenomenon’ with an elaborate exposition of the attributes of Shri Modi and other factors that contributed to it. He released a book titled ‘Modi @ 20 : Dreams Meet Delivery’ , a compilation of 21 articles by 22 domain experts bringing out various aspects of the thinking and performance of Shri Modi in various domains as Chief Minister of Gujarat and Prime Minister for 20 years since 2021.
In his 35 minute exploration of the mind, methods and vision of Shri Modi, the Vice President listed various attributes that made Shri Modi a unique leader and performer furthering the interest of Gujarat earlier and of India now as Prime Minister.
Referring to the attributes that underlined the success of the Prime Minister, Shri Naidu listed: 1.Early experiential journey of Shri Modi after leaving home at tender age of 17 years in search of self, the people and the country through extensive travels and socio-cultural work; 2. Deep understanding of the struggles of Indians and India and their potential; 3. Abiding faith in the potential of individuals and India; 4. Courage to dream big and the resoluteness to convert Sankalp into Siddhi; 5. Thinking big and acting in scale; 6.Ability to take bold decisions; 7. Being undeterred by temporary failures and episodic surprises; 8. Passion, energy and hard work; 9. Thinking and acting differently; 10. Converting crisis into opportunity; 11. Adopting a bottom up approach for policy making and execution ensuring people’s participation; 12. Quest for details and comprehensive assessment of issues and consequences; 13. Deploying the experiences and results of Gujarat experiments for evidence based formulation of policies and programmes at national level; 14. Extensive adoption of technology for effective governance; and 15. Passionate promotion of the mantra of ‘Perform, Reform and Transform’.
