Swami and Friends: the Indian Express Top 10 Indians

The following are the top 10 contenders of the IE 100 2024:

1.  Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

The Indian Express signposted his abrogation of Article 370, the G20 summit and consecration of the Ram Temple.

2. Amit Shah, Union Home Minister

The IE 100 list underscored Shah’s ‘long political-personal arc with the Prime Minister’ and noted him for ‘piloting’ the three Bills that ‘overhauled’ India’s British-era criminal justice system.

3. Mohan Bhagwat, RSS sarsanghchalak

Bhagwat’s presence alongside Modi during the pran pratishtha ceremony at the Ayodhya Ram Temple conveyed a ‘strong and impactful message’, the Indian Express thinks.

4. DY Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India

He has led the Supreme Court in a ‘fractious, polarised polity’, it has been said.