Why did Modi choose May 26 for swearing-in ceremony

May 26, 2014 12:20

Narendra Modi personally chose May 26 as the date to be sworn into office because he hopes to recast himself as Prime Minister in elements of Jawaharlal Nehrus persona after having built a suitably different narrative around Vallabhbhai Patel during the build-up to the Lok Sabha election that catapulted him into Nehrus chair.

May 27 is the 50th death anniversary of Nehru. Once he is sworn in as Prime Minister on the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan at 6pm on Monday, Modi, according to his schedule now under preparation, will enter the Prime Ministers Office next door only the following day.

May 27 is when the entire nation pays homage to the countrys first Prime Minister who enjoys a special place not only in Indias history but also of the then colonised world.

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