Thirty-eight years later, Narendra Raval is not only a priest but also arguably the richest Kenyan who is often on the phone with Indian Prime Minister and namesake Narendra Modi. “He sent my son a card just last month,” said Mr Raval, commonly known by his congregation as Guru – Hindu for spiritual teacher. Armed with nothing except for a return ticket bought at $130 by his home temple, Mr Raval moved to Kisumu where his aunt was living. His visit means much to the Kenyan Indian community including Raval and the Paunrana family, also from Gujarat State, that owns ARM cement. “We were friends long before he became Prime Minister,” said Mr Raval, the owner of Devki Group of Companies.

Source: Standard Digital July 10, 2016 21:00 UTC