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Modi is Time readers' choice of the Person of the Year

  •   Mon, Dec 08 2014 08:41:48 AM

Washington, Dec 7 (IANS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to be the Time magazine readers' choice of the Person of the Year as he had a seven point lead over Ferguson Protestors when the online poll closed at midnight.

TIME's editors will announce their own choice of the 2014 Person of the Year, who would appear on the cover of the next week's issue of the news magazine, on Wednesday.

But in the readers' vote for the person they "think most influenced the news this year for better or worse", Modi led with 16.2 percent over Ferguson Protestors (9.2 percent) in the second place and Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong (7 percent) in the third place.

Nobel Prize winning Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai was in the fourth place with 4.9 percent followed by Ebola Doctors and Nurses (4.5 percent) in the fifth and Russian President Vladimir Putin (4.3 percent) in the sixth place.

US President Barack Obama was in the 11th place with 2.2 percent, two ranks behind Pope Francis (2.6 percent).

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton with presidential ambitions was way down in 21st place with just 1.2 percent three places ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping with the same percentage. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was ranked 14th with 1.8 percent.

Results of the Time readers' poll will be officially announced Monday.
  

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    When FEKU slipped to 2nd place last week in 'Time readers choice of the Person of the Year', I had commented on this forum, "Publicity hungry FEKU will not let the trophy slip from his hands & his marketing/IT team will put all its efforts to lift FEKU" & result is - "FEKU ban gaya MAHAFEKU"

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    I have read that comment and you are spot on.

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  • Kurt Waschnig, Oldenburg, Germany

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Results of the Time readers´ poll will be announced today. I am of the opinion that it is much more important if Prime Minister Narendra Modi can fulfil the expectations of the voters who gave him a majority. Especially India's business community hopes Modi will be able to fulfill his campaign promises to jump-start the economy, create jobs and restart stalled infrastructure projects, but he faces steep challenges. In recent years, the country's growth rate and job creation have dipped, inflation has skyrocketed, and investors stymied by the country's sluggish bureaucracy have either sat on their money or taken it elsewhere. Mr. Modi won the hearts of the country's younger voters, a huge factor in a county where two-thirds of the population is under the age of 35.
    And the recent elections have shown, that old ideas about caste, religion and region have not been relevant. This election has been a vote for change, for development and for a strong leader. Especially the youth have voted for change, and Mr. Modi represented that change.´
    The people of the largest democracy have showed their will and determination for a change and Mr. Modi has a strong mandate but can he implement the necessary reforms.

    Best regards

    Kurt Waschnig, Oldenburg, (Germany)

    email:oldenburg1952@yahoo.de

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  • sunill, BANGALORE

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    the youth have voted for devolopment and nationalism.

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  • gm, mlure

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Dayeg ajmola? Knoweldge danthe patheruni bokka time magazined hero apini dane prayojana? Even i was also a supporter for him but no more. Nothin has done in this 6-7 months.

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  • Prakash, Dubai

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    gm mlore,

    Your support to Modi realized by us when you said "Shiv Sena Ki Jai Ho in one of your comment in last month". Forget about months calculation, add 0 and make 60-70 years of your congi rule. till 5-10 years Hajmolada agathya ireg zaroor undu marre. :)

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  • gm, mlure

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Yes I said, I am supporter for Shiv Sena also. BJP and Shiva Sena bye bye atha.

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  • Sandeep , Dubai

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Dear Guys, Even Indira Ghandi also criticized by Indian also foreign but she remained powerful PM of India. I hope modi will remain powerful PM of India (let us see still have years)

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    The article clearly says: "But in the readers' vote for the person they think most influenced the news this year for better or worse".
    No prize for guessing if it's better or worse in this case!

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    hahaha..look at you still not ready to digest..i pity that some media still in phobia..if you hate MODI you can vote somebody, why you vote MODI!!...any ways, haters will hate what ever it may happen..He is elected as ASIAN OF THE YEAR by Singapore..Now, by TIMES..MODI is king of good TIMES..ACCHE TIME AAGAYE..

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  • Amith, udupi

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    the guy who wears Khakhi cheddi over his trousers is a superman ...Mind it

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    All s well that ends well, now peacefully you can waer yours outside of pants...or forgo chaddies for the rest of your life!!

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  • Amith, udupi

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    take care of your laadi ...

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  • Lingappa, Kuppepadavu/Amsterdam

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Dear Khangress supporters..stop spreading hatred ,who do we award it to then? MMMs who Americans called as 'underachiever' ? Antanio Maino Khan or Raul Vinci Khan for changing their real names and inheriting the fake surname to take India on a jolly good ride, or Janardhana Pujari for losing 5 times in a row the last one by 200K votes?

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  • Rajesh Shetty, Mlore Shj

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Dear Shafi
    By Bogus do you mean to say that Bogus letter signed by Bogus dongis to US state department to not allow US visa to Modi last year you guys had sent to USA and they found out more than 50 thousand bogus signatures of Dongis ?

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Modi indeed must be the automatic choice for person of the year, as he won convincingly in largest democracy of the world. Earlier Kejriwal too came close to be nominated as most influential person, when he won delhi and mobilized entire India on one single Anti-corruption platform, using Anna Hazare as pawn.

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  • sunill, bangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    who won delhi?for all his nautanki he got only 28 seats and bjp 33 seats.
    first was telling people he will send sheila dixit to jail etc after that formed govt with congress support and then unable to run govt ran away from the job.

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Both Modi & Kejriwal told the same words. Modi told that in a style and Kejirwal told it in a convincing manner. Kejriwal is exposed, where as Modi has successfully diverted people's attention through his marketing plan from core issues to other.
    Either of them having the chance to do what they promised, haven't done todate. You will agree therefore, by this act, they have fooled the nation.

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  • Prashanth P, Karla

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Mr Clean and noble PM Modi is doing good in his level best,he is trying to give unbiased governance to his country,still some guys are not digesting his popularity,i think they need biased ruling,no friendship with neighboring countries,Totally no development at all.

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  • Vishal D Souza, Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Long live Modi. There is only one political person who is talking about Development after Vajpayee is Mr Modi. All others are only talking about Modi, but they don't care about neither Development nor people. So we need Modi to rule India at least for 25 years to change the political system in this country. Modi's popularity is growing all over the world but Indian sick Secular parties & their boss Congress cannot see or digest his popularity.

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  • Vinayak Gaonkar, Bangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Vishal, you are right. Irrespective of our cultural and all differences we are Indians and Mr.Modi is the binding factor for all Indians. Before that who ruled us tried to divide the society. Now such things will not work.

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  • Shafi, Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Kejariwal won last year Times Readers Choice defeating Modi. They found lot of bogus voting on Modi last times. This time Bhkaths must have been careful before using Virtual Machines and IPs which are available abundantly if we can spend money. After all what BJP will do with all ill gotten black money ?

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  • Lingappa, Kuppepadavu/Amsterdam

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Bogus voting,,,lol,,, The Khangress was washed out and beaten to pulp. Look at the margin, Your local leader Janardhana Pujari lost not once not twice , but 5 times in a row that too by 200k votes. You dont require any bogus votes.

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  • K, M'lore/ AUS

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    well well now they have the media under their wing as well..
    India not really going in the right path.
    Sitting in the opposition they protested on every thing that happened in India and how better you think its gotten now after all their false promises ???
    Innocent people are just being misled and the whole world is watching the mockery of the India population and democracy by a few people.

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangaluru

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    ALL THE BEST MODIJI......

    IN INDIA THERE WILL BE GOOD BUSINESS FOR GROCERY PEOPLE WHO KEPT HAJMOLA.....MAY BE THEY NEED TO ORDER DOUBLE TO KEEP IT AS A STOCK.

    ALL WORLD APPRECIATED MODIS WORK ENERGY FOR DOING GOOD THINGS TO INDIA....WE WAITED THIS TYPE OF POLITICIAN AND FINALLY GOD LISTENED OUR PRAYER....JAI HIND!!!

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  • gm, mlure

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Read other article about Black Money, the clear pic of the great achievement.

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    HA...HA...HA..

    MEREG 2 CARTON HAJMOLA PLEASE....

    BHANJI JAALE JORUNDU......ACIDITY YA?

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  • Shaan, Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Ha ha ha 100% correct brother

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  • Ahmed.S, Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Great achievement! Someone getting award for doing nothing.

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  • sunill, bangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    fox told grapes are sour when it could not get hold of the grapes

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  • Shaan, Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    All world know what is modi... but sickular people d'nt knw abt him, Gothanaga porthand

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  • Vikram, Dubai

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    This comment exactly suits height of frustration. Nowadays antiacid tablets also very hard to get.

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    You lay asleep throughout the year, any ways congress has given enough free goodies to you more than necessary. So you dont know whats happening around the world and what Modi is achieving.
    Anyways you have woken up today, switch on the news channels and also grab a newspaper.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    People who wrote comments against NaMo when he was in second place few days back now bite their tongue one more time as usual!!!!!!

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  • Vikram, Dubai

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    right, some were jumping like they can beat manga(monkey jumps)

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Raul Vinci is Time readers' choice of the buffoon of the Year

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  • Shaan, Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 08 2014

    Ha ha ha 100% correct brother

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