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The result was delete.
Deor (
talk) 12:41, 26 June 2014 (UTC)reply
This is a BLP issue as it is an anecdotal narration of multiple private individuals with
no independent notability. The sources are all anecdotal statements made in the context of Modi. The family is not independently notable like the Gandhis or Thackerays and coverage is never for the family but about how Modi has interacted with individual members of his family in terms of individual anecdotes. Given the various possibly BLP issues surrounding private individuals, there isn't a case for merging either. —
SpacemanSpiff 03:54, 18 June 2014 (UTC)reply
DeleteNothing notable. Narendra Modi is notable, this does not mean his entire family is notable. Please remember notability is not inherited.
Wannabeeditor6 (
talk) 08:09, 18 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Note that Narendra Modi does not have any children, thus inheritence is not involved.
Malaiya (
talk) 01:36, 19 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Keep Numerous news articles about the family members of Narendra Modi have been published, and continue to be published. The family members of
Narendra Modi are remarkably different from the members of the
Nehru family (ordinary vs. elite, low class vs rich, low caste vs high caste) and thus make a compelling story, something that
narendra Modi himself frequently referred to during the campaign. I am quite sure we will hear a lot more about them in future.
Ann Dunham is notable because she was the mother of
Barrak Obama,
Kamla Nehru was notable because she was wife of
Jawaharlal Nehru. Even
Princess Diana was initial notable just because she married
Prince Charles. The mother of Narendra Modi played a significant though symbolic role in the India-Pakistan diplomacy by accepting
Nawaz Sharif's gift.
Malaiya (
talk) 01:04, 19 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Dunham, Nehru and Diana did much more than marry or birth politicians. Modi speaking about his family is
WP:PRIMARYSOURCE and newspapers printing his quotes is just the same. You being quite sure of we hearing a lot more about them in future is a prophecy which we will handle when it comes true. §§
Dharmadhyaksha§§ {
T/
C} 05:34, 19 June 2014 (UTC)reply
"Probably" in your first statement says all about it. And get your history brushed up. Nehru was active in freedom struggle and had been arrested at least twice by Britishers in 1930 & 31; once for lead a women's team in looting the foreign-made clothes under Swadeshi Andolan and second time for reiterating the
Purna Swaraj speech. She also was President of Allahabad Congress Committee. §§
Dharmadhyaksha§§ {
T/
C} 05:31, 20 June 2014 (UTC)reply
While I am quite sure I will not convince you, let me mention the following. I am quite familiar with the Nehru family and their relatives (see for example
Hutheesing family). Ann Dunham and Kamla Nehru are quite worthy of inclusion ( स्त्रीणां शतानि शतशो जनयन्ति पुत्रान् । नान्या सुतं त्वदुपमं जननी प्रसूता). As you know, Kamala Nehru was a simple wife (neglected by Jawaharlal and his family as you may have read), but she did participate in the freedom movement as Jawaharalal's proxy, and Indians are deeply grateful for her sacrifices. Here are the
newsreports about Ann Dunham during 1961-1965.
Malaiya (
talk) 22:58, 23 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Delete. Although Narendra Modi's family has received significant news coverage, every mention of his family in the sources is because of their relationship with Narendra Modi. Thus NOTINHERITED applies, and the article should be deleted or turned into a redirect. The stuff about the "remarkably different" family is mostly derived from Modi's own speeches; if ever there is substantive material written about it, then perhaps recreating this may be considered. The examples given above are not relevant; most of those individuals may have started out as simply "wife of XYZ" or some such, but eventually became notable in their own right. Also, OTHERSTUFFEXISTS.
Vanamonde93 (
talk) 05:20, 19 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Delete The family is not notable and haven't done anything particularly notable (good or bad). Just another fan piece that should be deleted forthwith. --
regentspark (
comment) 14:00, 20 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Delete There is nothing here that can't be suitably summarized in the
Early life and education section of the
Narendra Modi article. There is no independent notability, and most of this article reads as "X is related to Modi. X is not notable. Wow, isn't that notable". Well, not for an encyclopedia.
Abecedare (
talk) 18:58, 20 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Comment: We do have
Family of Barack Obama whose only notability being it is the "family of Barak Obama", I've voted delete at the modi's wife AfD, but looking at this AfD makes me agnostic.
wp:OSE will rule here
MalaiyaYogesh Khandke (
talk) 10:11, 24 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Seems we have the "Family of Modi" subject of notable third party mention; "Modi's family: From obscurity to living under the spotlight",
[1], "For Narendra Modi's Family, Celebrations and Anticipation",
[2] "Reluctantly famous",
[3] Did you know who are there in Narendra Modi's family?,
[4] At a glance: Narendra Modi's family members,
[5] For Narendra Modi's Family, Celebrations and Anticipation
[6] Op argues that "coverage is never for the family" the above sources evidence that allegation is misplaced.
Yogesh Khandke (
talk) 10:30, 24 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Delete Nobody besides him in the family is notable to have a separate article. If you want, you can merge it with his article but separate article does not make sense. -
Vivvt (
Talk) 11:47, 24 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Comparison For comparison with other similar/related articles on Wikipedia see:
English and Gujarati searches: Gujarati searches will result in fewer hits but will return more local information, some of which does not appear in English.
Delete This article is an example of recentism. There is not enough here to justify the article. "Other stuff exists" is not a good argument. This material would be much better covered in the Modi article where it merits inclusion in the encyclopedia at all.
John Pack Lambert (
talk) 03:49, 26 June 2014 (UTC)reply
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