01-04-2008, 06:43 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Snake-charmers set up Modi-temple</b>
Ahmedabad, Jan 3: After Big B, Jayalalithaa and Rajnikant, now it is the turn of Gujarat Chief Minister and ''Hindutva Posterboy'' Narendra Modi to have his temple.
A settlement of snake-charmers in a sleepy village of Bhojpura in Vanakaner, about 300 Km from here, have made a Modi temple. Like any other temple, this too has daily Pujas.
<b>According to residents of the village, 111 snake-charmer families settled there a decade ago. At that time they used to live in tents. But life became difficult as their families grew larger.
Some prominent people of the community made representation to Modi government and requested for some basic amenities.
To their surprise, the government acted promptly. They were provided with plots of land and were also helped to construct houses, a school was also set up for the children of the tribe.
The children, who were expected to play with snakes, are now playing with computers.
A grateful community decided ''Modi is our God!'' and they set up a makeshift Modi temple.</b> <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--emo&
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Ahmedabad, Jan 3: After Big B, Jayalalithaa and Rajnikant, now it is the turn of Gujarat Chief Minister and ''Hindutva Posterboy'' Narendra Modi to have his temple.
A settlement of snake-charmers in a sleepy village of Bhojpura in Vanakaner, about 300 Km from here, have made a Modi temple. Like any other temple, this too has daily Pujas.
<b>According to residents of the village, 111 snake-charmer families settled there a decade ago. At that time they used to live in tents. But life became difficult as their families grew larger.
Some prominent people of the community made representation to Modi government and requested for some basic amenities.
To their surprise, the government acted promptly. They were provided with plots of land and were also helped to construct houses, a school was also set up for the children of the tribe.
The children, who were expected to play with snakes, are now playing with computers.
A grateful community decided ''Modi is our God!'' and they set up a makeshift Modi temple.</b> <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->