Madhya Pradesh Governor and former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said that in the building of her political career Prime Minister Narendra Modi played an important role.
“As a school principal, I rescued two students from Narmada River. Reading news about the incident, Narendrabhai contacted me and insisted me to join BJP. later on I decided to join politics. I learnt from Modiji how to take decisions, meetings and even how to talk to media,” said Madhya Pradesh Governor during the launching ceremony of her book ‘Anandiben – Karmyatri’ Patel at Ahmedabad.
The book was launched in presence of BJP’s national president Amit Shah at Ahmedabad. Apart from Shah, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, Gujarat Governor OP Kohli, spiritual leader Rameshbhai Oza and other dignitaries remained present in the book release ceremony. The book depicts Patel’s journey from Kharod village in North Gujarat, to a teacher and politician who went on to become the first female CM of Gujarat and Governor of neighbouring Madhya Pradesh
Terming MP Governor as fearless personality, BJP president said that Anandiben always distanced herself from self-publicity and kept on working with discipline. He praised former Gujarat CM for bringing in reforms in revenue laws during her tenure as Revenue Minister of the State. Rupani said that Anandiben’s decisions for women welfare would be remembered or long period.
Former Gujarat CM Patel studied in an all-boys school. She went on to take degree of Bachelor of Science from a science college at Pilvai town where Anandiben was the only female student. She was a sportswoman also as she won Veer Bala Award for her performance at the National Sub-Junior Kho Kho Championships.
In 1986 after joining BJP, she participated in Nyay Yatra organised by the saffron brigade and accompanied her mentor Narendra Modi.