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The media has won the election, and crowned the PM !
I am kinda disappointed with Indian voters. Either that or those voting machines…
Such is the nature of a ‘wave’ mentality, that anyone and everyone gets elected. People just stop thinking rationally, and go with the crowd. I have come to believe that it is a myth that Indian voter has matured. Total rubbish, he still votes with emotions, without rationale and is still way too gullible. What was all that anger against corruption two years back…where has it all gone? I guess no one needs solution, a veneer of illusory pictures would do. Modi’s rise says so much about where we have come as a nation and how normalized have communal feelings become. How dangerously close we are to the implementation of RSS’s Hindutva agenda.
I think Modi’s first priority will be to sort out the economic mess. But if he fails or appears to fail in that, then he would show his true colours once again. Otherwise, as you rightly said, it is SO difficult to dislodge rightwingers from power, for they create their own ‘reality’, their own issues and their own solutions.
I generally agree with your views here. But I don’t agree with the grim prognosis.
If I am wrong, I will be happy. I would prefer to be wrong than be right, on this. Modi is certainly speaking well so far. Maybe there is hope.
I had hoped that BJP wouldn’t get a clear majority so that they may at least be held accountable by coalition partners. I’m thoroughly disappointed. Modi is scary and BJP/ RSS is even scarier. I think we will see repression of women and minorities including violence at best.. or attempts to silence the media and increase the centre’s power into a quasi-dictatorship at worst. Or both. *Shudders*
Nicely written Vidyut. Except points related to AAP mega fight from Varansi and Amethi, even I shared the same thought. Now, I feel, your observation about AAP is right.
Was very hope, still little bit, but it will take nadir to move towards zenith.