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'''Lakshman Rao Madhav Rao Inamdar''', (19 September 1917 – 1985) popularly known as Vakil Saheb, was one of the founding fathers of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] in [[Gujarat]]. He is credited with inducting Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] as an RSS balswayamsevak (junior cadet) and becoming Modi's political mentor.{{sfn|Marino|2014 |p=24}}<ref name="India_Today1">{{cite web|title=The man behind Modi: Lakshmanrao Inamdar|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/narendra-modi-lakshmanrao-inamdar-rss/1/359926.html|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Inamdar and Narendra Modi==<br />
Inamdar is credited with shaping Narendra Modi's career in the RSS. When Modi became an RSS Pracharak, Inamdar was the [[Prant Pracharak]] of Gujarat. Modi and Inamdar are believed to have shared a special bond.<ref name="Pune_Mirror">{{cite web|title=Mentoring Modi|url=http://www.punemirror.in/pune/cover-story/Mentoring-Modi/articleshow/35270364.cms|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> According to Narendra Modi, Inamdar was the only person he has ever confided in on personal matters. Inamdar is also credited with persuading Modi to join a BA program in political science for which Inamdar procured the necessary study material. Commenting on Modi's respect for Inamdar, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay — author of a 2013 biography of Modi — says, "I haven't seen this kind of reverence in Modi for anyone, living or dead."<ref name="India_Today1"/> Narendra Modi has co-written a 2001 published book, ''Setubandh'', which is a biography of Inamdar. Modi's 2008 book ''[[Jyotipunj]]'', on sixteen prominent RSS figures, also has a chapter on Inamdar. In Jyotipunj, Modi credited Inamdar with opening 150 RSS [[shakhas]] in 3–4 years—following the lifting of a 4-year ban on the RSS in 1952.<ref name="Pune_Mirror" /> Inamdar is also reportedly responsible for shaping Modi's views of relations between [[Hindu]]s and [[Muslim]]s.<ref name="Patel">{{cite web|title=Modi's mentors: Inamdar, who shaped his ideas of Hindu-Muslim relations|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modis-mentors-inamdar-who-shaped-his-ideas-of-hindu-muslim-relations-1400877.html|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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