“I don’t need much sleep, three hours is enough for me.”

—  Narendra Modi

2014, "GhoshanaPatra with Narendra Modi", 2014
Context: Usually I get up at 5, it’s a habit I have had since I was in the RSS. I don’t need much sleep, three hours is enough for me. My friends and my doctors complain that it is too less, but it is sufficient for me. You can see, I have worked all day but even now I am sitting here easily talking to you.

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