Source “I am happy dead than being alive,” said Rohith Vemula in his suicide note. He “loved Science, Stars, Nature.” His country gave him superstitions, communal hatred and hollow slogans. He died feeling hollow in a country whose Prime Minister keeps mouthing beautiful slogans about development. The other day, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha compared Mr Modi to Indira Gandhi with respect to the dictatorial style that marked both. Of course, he had to retract later for obvious reasons. Is Mr Modi converting India into Police Raj as Indira Gandhi did during Emergency? The way the protesters in Delhi were attacked by Mr Modi’s police indicates that the Prime Minister is trying to re-create Gujarat in Delhi. He probably hopes to extend it gradually to the entire country. Or, maybe, it’s just the only way he knows to handle dissension with. Senior leaders of the party were sidelined long ago by Mr Modi. Not that those leaders would have worked wonders. But
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