Abhinandan Pathak is a lookalike of Narendra Modi, who is famous for imitating Modi. He is known to dress and speak like Modi and is sometimes referred to as ‘Junior Narendra Modi’ or ‘Nandan Modi’.
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Abhinandan Pathak was born in the year 1963 (age 56 years; as in 2019) in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He studied at Shishu Niketan School, Saharanpur till class 5 and then went to SM Inter College, Saharanpur. Abhinandan did his post graduation (Master of Arts) from Jain Degree College, Saharanpur.
Physical Appearance
Eye colour: black
Hair Colour: White
Family, Caste and Wife
Abhinandan Pathak is from a Brahmin family. His father’s name is Ram Surat who used to be an employee in a small central store of Gandhi Ashram. His mother is a retired headmaster of a junior high school. He is married to Mirben Abhinandan Pathak and has three daughters and a son named Chiku Pathak.
Abhinandan Pathak’s wife Miraben Abhinandan Pathak
Chiku Pathak, son of Abhinandan Pathak
livelihood
He contested the Lok Sabha elections from Chaurasi, Saharanpur in 1999 but lost. He contested the councilor elections in 2012 but ultimately lost again. He was associated with the Republican Party (Athawale) of India, a BJP-led NDA component. He came into focus after he started campaigning for Narendra Modi from Varanasi. He reportedly visited every corner of Varanasi on foot in 90 days. Due to his similarity to Narendra Modi, Abhinandan became the target of those who were upset with Modi’s rule. People would often question him, “When will the good days come” or “When will the Rs. come?” Rs 15 lakh should be transferred to their accounts. He became the center of public anger. He tried to contact Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BJP state unit president Mahendra Nath Pandey for security, but received no response. Due to the indifference of the state government and fear of danger to his life, Abhinandan joined Congress. He joined the Congress in 2019 and decided to campaign for the Congress in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections; However, he filed his nomination as an independent candidate from Lucknow and Varanasi.
Rahul Gandhi and Abhinandan Pathak
Controversy
In April 2019, after filing her nomination in the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Lucknow, she announced her slogan as, “One vote, one note.” He received a notice from the Election Commission of India for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
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- Abhinandan’s father was a resident of Faizabad who later moved to Saharanpur.
- Abhinandan was born in a very poor family. His father also polished shoes and washed utensils in people’s homes to earn a living for his family.
- Abhinandan used to sell ‘Kheer’ (an Indian sweet) in trains to earn money.
- He was fond of acting during his school days. He used to play the role of ‘Ravana’ in the Ramlila organized in his area.
Abhinandan Pathak in the guise of Ravana
- He is a retired physical education teacher.
- He once served as Home Guard Commander.
Abhinandan Pathak as Home Guard Commander
- Abhinandan runs a small school.
- Abhinandan got a chance to meet Narendra Modi for the first time in 2014. Describing the incident, Abhinandan says that it was around 8 o’clock in the night. He was waiting for Modi’s arrival. The car arrived and he was standing at the gate to welcome Modi. After some time, Modi came out of his car and as soon as he stepped on the ground, Abhinandan fell on his knees in front of Modi. Narendra Modi picked him up and hugged him.
- Like Modi, he also starts his speeches with the word ‘friends’ – a word Narendra Modi often uses while addressing his audience.
- He is an ardent follower of BR Ambedkar.
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