On
23rd of May, in the wake of the election results, when my world lay
shattered, then alone did I realize how brittle it was, and how
precariously it was placed twixt unfounded idealism and gross
reality. No, not for a moment, all along this election frenzy, did I
ever doubt Modi’s victory. I had foreseen the direction towards
which the whole campaign machinery was set in motion. Targeted at the
masses, there was a sinister deliberateness to it, as it groaned, and
clanked, and whirred....and when one had least expected it, took off like the controversial,
yet-to-manifest Rafale itself, riding on Pulwama, Balakot and Wing
Commander Abhinandan. The country echoed with the shouts of Vande
Mataram, and Bharat Mata ki Jai. There was no looking back. Having
stirred the patriotic hearts of the unemployed, the down-trodden, the
day-labourers with anti-Pakistan sentiments, Modi had succeeded in
flexing his muscle power, and thrusting himself as the pragmatic
leader India needs.
It
wasn’t the sober, reasonable Modi we had seen in 2014, who had
consistently fought on a platform of `sustainable development’, but
a maniac, whose incoherent spastic speeches were randomly punctuated
with nationalistic slogans, which the crowd reiterated with bigoted
fervour. So, while I was more than prepared for the results of the 2019 elections leaning in his favour, it was the unrealistic landslide by which the PM swept the nation that
came as a shock wave. The results did not just translate into `pro’
and `anti’, but were a frightening reflection of the national
consciousness.
The
forgiving children of Bharat Mata did not judge the sitting incumbent based on the
unsuccessful implementation of demonetisation, nor on the shaky
outcome of the GST bill, nor on the helpless cries of the distressed
farmers...nor on his silence which followed the many lynchings of
innocent people. Against a weak and crumbling opposition, they
applauded his 56” wide chest, and exclaimed, ‘Lo, and behold,
Our Saviour has arrived! Our Deliverer from Foes!”
Here, I totally disagree with your perspective. You only see what you want to believe and seem to be going all out to prove a predetermined assumption that Modi is a maniac. while I see him not as a Saviour but as a hard working leader who is trying to shake us out of our resigned stagnation and bring about a progressive change. The demonatisaton and GST were not popular moves but he still went ahead with it because he thought it was in the interest of the nation, the distress of the farmers has been as acute if not more, during the Congress rule. He did speak up against the lynchings. No transition is smooth, especially when you have to steer a population of 1.4 billion.
ReplyDeleteThe children of Bharat Mata are not all uneducated fools; at least not foolish enough to elect a Trump by being unsuspectingly manoeuvred by Russian machinery.
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ReplyDeleteVoltaire once said, "I may not agree with you, but I will defend to death your right to free speech". So, there you are!
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