Congress RTI Says Modi Was Never a Chaiwalla

There is no record available that shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a tea seller on railway platforms or trains during his childhood, an RTI query has revealed. A Congress supporter and social activist Tehseen Poonawalla, had sought information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act from the railway board about whether there was any record, registration number or official pass issued to Modi allowing or entitling him to sell tea on trains and at stations.

Quoting the RTI response from the railway ministry, Poonawalla said: "No such information is available in TG III branch of tourism and catering directorate of railway board."