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lead to a good quality house being constructed. This shows the
extent of malpractices going on. He asked him to go there
personally and ensure that the construction of the house is
completed in a timely and satisfactory manner.

The complainant tribal Ranchhodbhai expresses his
gratitude to Shri Narendra Modi. Overwhelmed with emotions,
he praises Shri Narendra Modi for giving him justice, thanks
the other officers and leaves.

This is only one of the numerous such incidents during the
tenure of Shri Narendra Modi when he has given justice to the
poor, deprived, persecuted and downtrodden people.

An incident published around seven years ago in the
Kannada daily Samyukt just prior to Shri Narendra Modi’s visit
to Hubli in Karnataka, gives a glimpse of his sensitivity and
shows how serving the poor is not a matter of garnering fame
for Shri Narendra Modi, but is driven by his innate sense of
duty towards them.

The article written by Vishvanath Kulkarni goes thus.
Where is Hubli? And where is Ahmedabad? These two cities
have had business relations for centuries. There is even a direct
railway connection now. But this story talks about human
relations and the person who made it possible is Shri Narendra
Modi. It is possible that Shri Narendra Modi has forgotten this
incident; after all he must have helped innumerable people in a
similar manner. But it is the duty of us Kannadigas (speakers of
Kannada language) to remember those who have helped them.
This story is about a poor tailor from Hubli called Chandrakant
Mahervade.

Chandrakant was told that there is a good demand for
tailors in Ahmedabad and hence, after obtaining some
preliminary information from his relatives in Gujarat, he set off
for Ahmedabad. Newly married, he rented a house in
Maninagar area of Ahmedabad and started working as a tailor.
Work started flowing in, life was good. Meanwhile, his wife
Shobha’s pregnancy reached term and she was admitted to LG
Hospital in Maninagar, where she gave birth to a baby girl.

Chandrakant’s wife was in hospital for five days. At the
time of discharge he was stunned to see the huge bill which