STRAY THOUGHTS
DON'T WRITE OFF MODI
Dazzling victory indeed for a nascent political party that is AAP. Equally a very shameful defeat for Narendra Modi ! I believe a cartoonist put all the three elected members of the BJP in a scooter ! They are the only opposition in an assembly of 70. What a reversal of fortunes!In the general election held in 2014, AAP did not even get one seat. BJP was riding on the Modi wave ,capturing power at the centre. Modi's invincibility is indeed dented.
But please don't write him off. Just as Delhi people pardoned KEJRIWAL for his rash action of quitting in the middle, people may pardon the mistakes of Narendra Modi. To err is human. He committed a lot of blunders. He is not able to put a stop to the communal agenda of his brethren. One may even suspect his secret motives , given what happened in Gujarat during his regime. The personality cult is a bit more. Too much of image cultivation. Sartorial extravaganza of a person who rose from being a tea maker to Prime Minister of a great democracy donning a suit costing one million rupees ! Does it go well with the painful fact of common man struggling to have a tolerable life ? Much gap between thought and deed.
The Delhi verdict is a pointer . BJP and Modi , better learn from their mistakes and start firefighting before their dwelling is engulfed in flames to be reduced to ashes. It is not too late.
Start in earnest in fulfilling your election promises. Leave freedom of conscience to individuals. Curb the activities of people who kindle the flames of religious bigotry. Hinduism does not need a militant posture.
If you act in time, you shall regain your lost glory !
Sayee Jayaraman
12/02/2015
DON'T WRITE OFF MODI
Dazzling victory indeed for a nascent political party that is AAP. Equally a very shameful defeat for Narendra Modi ! I believe a cartoonist put all the three elected members of the BJP in a scooter ! They are the only opposition in an assembly of 70. What a reversal of fortunes!In the general election held in 2014, AAP did not even get one seat. BJP was riding on the Modi wave ,capturing power at the centre. Modi's invincibility is indeed dented.
But please don't write him off. Just as Delhi people pardoned KEJRIWAL for his rash action of quitting in the middle, people may pardon the mistakes of Narendra Modi. To err is human. He committed a lot of blunders. He is not able to put a stop to the communal agenda of his brethren. One may even suspect his secret motives , given what happened in Gujarat during his regime. The personality cult is a bit more. Too much of image cultivation. Sartorial extravaganza of a person who rose from being a tea maker to Prime Minister of a great democracy donning a suit costing one million rupees ! Does it go well with the painful fact of common man struggling to have a tolerable life ? Much gap between thought and deed.
The Delhi verdict is a pointer . BJP and Modi , better learn from their mistakes and start firefighting before their dwelling is engulfed in flames to be reduced to ashes. It is not too late.
Start in earnest in fulfilling your election promises. Leave freedom of conscience to individuals. Curb the activities of people who kindle the flames of religious bigotry. Hinduism does not need a militant posture.
If you act in time, you shall regain your lost glory !
Sayee Jayaraman
12/02/2015
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