He never claimed that he was from poor background. In one of his interviews or TED talks he shared the incident of taking his father to hospital in critical condition and he drived his father's car for first time on that night. Everyone knows that owning a car 50 years back is not possible for poor people. But he is definitely not from super rich background. If his grandmother was a magistrate and if his parents got the property share at the best he comes from upper middle class.
And regarding karma, if it works like this, many of those comes from upper caste background, especially if your grandparents were landlords you should really be cautious, because regardless of the region your grandparents would have followed unfair practices like untouchability and unequal payment.
Edited by Kamala05 - 3 years ago
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