Jashodaben Modi

Jashodaben Narendra Modi is a retired Indian school teacher. She is the estranged wife of Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India. The couple were married in 1968 when she was about 17 and Modi was 18. A short time into the marriage, her husband abandoned her. He did not acknowledge the marriage publicly until he was legally required to do so prior to the 2014 Indian general elections. Having retired from teaching, Jashodaben is said to lead a simple life of prayer.