Estranged wife of Indian PM unhappy over round-the-clock security


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Nov 2014

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the 12th ASEAN-India Summit during the 25th ASEAN Summit in Myanmar International Convention Centre in Naypyitaw November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's estranged wife has questioned the government's decision to provide her with gun-toting bodyguards around the clock, even when she travels in rickety three-wheeler taxis.

Jashodaben Modi, 62, who lives in the western state of Gujarat, said she had filed a petition to find out why she has been given security cover since Modi was elected in May.

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