Modi is not the first vegetarian PM

May 30, 2014 11:16

More on Narendra Modi's move to 7RCR: Normally, the cooks from government run India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) hotels work at the PM's residence. However, most PM's bring their own cook who is assisted by the ITDC staff members.

Modi is not the first vegetarian Prime Minister. There have been many vegetarian Prime Ministers in the past. Lal Bahadur Shastri was a strict vegetarian. Former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, who was also a Gujarati, was also a vegetarian. Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao were also vegetarians. HD Deve Gowda, too, is also a strict vegetarian. Read more here.

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