Success in politics is
directly proportional to your ability to manipulate people and systems. No one on earth can match Mr Narendra Modi in
that skill. From the time he assumed the
highest position in the country, there have been multifarious attacks on people
belonging to minority communities as well as the Dalits. The attacks have been both overt and
covert. They keep happening. Some noise is made by certain people and the
event is forgotten. This is the height
of Modi’s success.
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| Courtesy Indiatimes.com |
Most important positions
have been handed over on a platter to the Sangh loyalists. The latest is the President’s post. The new man in that post is a typical
illustration of what historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto said eloquently, “Heroes
do not make history; history makes heroes.”
Ram Nath Kovind would not have been known beyond the circle of his
friends and colleagues had it not been for the twists and turns brought about
by Mr Modi in contemporary Indian politics.
There are clearly ulterior
motives in appointing such people to significant positions. For example, when Mr Kovind mentions
Deendayal Upadhyaya in his first speech as President and omits Jawaharlal Nehru
the motive is not so covert. Mr Modi has
succeeded in placing people like Mr Kovind in very many positions. And he has also given them a huge fan
following in social media through paid agents.
Ram Nath Kovind got
three million followers on Twitter as soon as he took over as President!
Institutions are
infiltrated already. Textbooks are being
rewritten. Even hospitals are not
spared: astrologers will now diagnose the ills and woes of Indians!
Indians whose brains have
not been pawned in the ever-rising Sangh usury-outlets may wonder what the
destiny of this country is going to be.
But our leader – alas, the only one left in the country – knows very
well that brains are at a premium in the country. Mediocrity lives from day to day, forgetting
yesterday’s tragedies. Modi’s real
greatness lies in converting India into a nation of mediocre people without a
past. He has erased their history. He is writing a new history for them
successfully. Only exceptionally gifted
leaders can do this. Modi is one such
exception.
Modi is a game changer. He has the ability to know the trends of the different generations- if the older ones suffered the oppressions of caste, religion the newer ones are suffering from the scarcity of new jobs.
ReplyDeleteModi has to offer new ideas to all the generations - dalit leader for the oppressed, gau rakshaks for the Hindus, digital india for the young generation, 56 inch chest for the entire India!
You said it. Modi knows how to play the game. If he were a chess player, the world would have stood stunned by his moves.
DeleteThe problem is what India will be by the time he is removed from his position. As it is, India has become a nation of bigots. Sane people have been silenced. Critics have their offices raided by Income Tax people or some other such authorities. Semi-literate saffron sadhus and their cohorts are ruling the roost.
You nailed it, Sir. Perfect observation. Totally agree with the points you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to find at least a few persons who think I'm raising some relevant questions.
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