Jashoda Ben proud to be Modi's wife

As Narendra Modi gets ready to take oath as Prime Minister, his wife Jashoda Ben said she is extremely happy over his ascent to the top post and for the fact that he accepted her for the first time as his spouse.

“It is a matter of extreme happiness for me. I am so proud being his wife. I will pray to god that he keeps surging ahead,” Jashoda Ben said in an interview to Gujarati television, aired on Friday. She also expressed gratitude to Modi as he “accepted” her as his wife in the nomination papers filed for Lok Sabha election this time.

“He (Modi) for the first time accepted me as his wife when he filed the form in Vadodara in 2014. As after so many years, he accepted me as his wife, I feel good. He remembers me even after so many years,” she said.

Modi’s first-time acknowledgement of his married status had sparked off a row during the campaign. “Earlier, he did not put my name (in election forms) but he never denied (that they were married). He never spoke bad things about me. I have respect for him. I am his wife and will always remain his wife,” she said.