nagpur saritatai amruta divija mother wife and daughter of devendra fadnavis without much ado can lay claim to have made him the man he is today all the good values that we have instilled in devendra since childhood are still intact says a tearyeyed saritatai as she contemplates her sons meteoric rise putting a comforting arm around her amruta chimes in hey anandache ashru aahe tears of joy indeed an associate vice president at axis bank amruta is seen as the force behind political and personal evolution of fadnavis she has none of the affectations of a politicians wife and chats freely about her life theirs was an arranged marriage with the stereotype of corrupt crude politicians playing in her mind she came to meet her future husband who was already an mla with reservation i had told my mother to come and pick me up in half an hour if i didnt call she admits to her surprise fadnavis turned out to be downtoearth person with whom she shared a common passion for music she adds disarmingly he loves the songs sung by me the best fadnavis amruta says is a big fan of kajol amitabh bachchan and aamir khan and gets moisteyed watching tearjerkers on screen his career took off around the time their daughter divija was born five years ago constant travel beckoned as he started climbing the party ladder the couple rely on texts and gifts to keep connected we exchange messages early morning and late night when he is away from nagpur i have made it compulsory for him to give me a gift on my birthday he has presented me with a perfume and a purse besides other stuff she says asked if her husband picked them up himself she quips thats what he tells me fadnavis an obvious foodie can rustle up a dosa or instant noodles amruta however worries over his weight i wouldnt like him to go under the knife once again to cut the fat he has to eat properly she says even as saritatai adds that they have tohide items like bhujia sev and namkeen from him the couple doesnt discuss politics much its my motherinlaw from whom i learn the intricacies of public life and politics says amruta who admits that she voted for the first time at the age of 30 divija a spitting image of her father however is an early learner she knows the guy on tv is baba describing the two as a madeforeachother couple amrutas brother gaurav ranade says they both have given a lot of space to each other to grow at the same time they are very supportive of each other the fadnavis home is all set for the flood of guests i have organized bhel and mithai for relatives and friends says amruta who often sings piya tu ab toh aja at music events fadnavis when he joins her is known to respond with monica oh my darling soon varsha