NEW DELHI: Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi looked set to sweep to victory in India's elections Friday, riding a wave of public support for his message of jobs and development that has drowned out his past as a religious right-winger.
Modi, a 63-year-old son of a low-caste tea seller, has reinvented himself from a controversial regional leader tainted by anti-Muslim riots to an aspiring statesman intent on helping India fulfil its potential.
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