New York: The annual list created by TIME Magazine titled ‘100 most influential people of 2021’ was unveiled by the publication on Wednesday, September 15.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee found a place in the list.
While featuring PM Modi in the influential people’s list, TIME called him the third pivotal leader of independent India after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi who “dominated the country’s politics like no one since them.”
The profile, which is written by noted CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria, also states that as a prime minister, the 69-year-old leader has “pushed the country away from secularism and toward Hindu nationalism.” It also states that PM Modi has eroded the rights of the Muslim minority in the country, and has been intimidating journalists.
While talking about West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the TIME Magazine profile states that the leader has become “the face of fierceness in Indian politics.” It is further stated that she not only leads her party, but she is her party, which is the Trinamool Congress.
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawala, as per his profile in the TIME magazine, could help put an end to the COVID pandemic by fixing vaccine inequality and delayed immunization, being the head of the world’s largest vaccine maker.
The list mentions many global icons and leaders such as US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan, former US President Donald Trump, and co-founder of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
