Mumbai, Oct 24 (NationPress) The Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan sparkled under its chandeliers on Friday evening during the formal launch of the book ‘Modi’s Mission’. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was the first to share his thoughts on the book with the media.

“Berjis Desai has accomplished something remarkable,” he stated, his voice calm and measured. “In this launch, we see not just a book, but the essence of a life lived under constant observation - yet one that unfolds, page by page, the inner strength beneath. From a boy’s upbringing in Vadnagar to a leader steering the world’s largest democracy, each chapter is grounded in facts, not mere stories. And then comes that striking statement: the 20th century brought Gandhi’s name to the forefront; the 21st, Desai subtly asserts, will echo Modi’s.”

Milind Deora, who contributed the foreword, expressed, “I’ve known Berjis for many years,” as warmth infused his words. “To be invited to write even a simple preface felt like receiving a small torch in a grand relay. My only request: translate this book into every language our children speak. Let the youngest in our nation read how one man’s discipline became a nation’s drive.”

Berjis Desai - lawyer, columnist, and power chronicler - addressed the audience, recounting, “In 2001, I told him, ‘You’ll be Prime Minister one day.’ He said nothing, merely handed me a cup of tea and returned to his work. That silence, I now realize, was the acceptance of destiny without fanfare.”

He reflected on the journey; the Gujarat of 2001, where Congress gatherings mocked a ‘provincial upstart’; the Delhi of 2014, where elite circles packed imaginary bags rather than face a Modi triumph; the India of today, where welfare reaches both Salma and Radha, where Article 370 is a thing of the past, where UPI thrives in village chaupals, and where a temple rises in Ayodhya, not as political maneuvering but as a civilizational conclusion.

Desai concluded with a poignant image: a mother in Vadnagar, her hands rough from years of dishwashing for others, imparting to her son that service is the only true inheritance. Monk, soldier, pracharak - three paths diverged in a narrow lane.

He chose the one that ultimately led to South Block, carrying her quiet sanskar in his breast pocket.