I dont care if Narendra Modi has more advertisement than action. Or that more than half of his proposed plans may not work at all.Or if half of his development claims may not have worked in Gujarat. I dont care even if the children asking him questions were carefully screened. I'm using the word 'If' because these are the accusations of lefties/liberals/seculars. They may turn out to be somewhat true or they may be total trash. But I dont care.
The fact remains that even at his worse, he is million times better than the feudal lord's party that masquerades being pro poor. Even if he does little of value in the next five years, he's still preferable to the robot with dozens of degrees who was invisible in every vital issue during 2004-14.
People who question development in Gujarat have never questioned why Amethi, Rae Bareilly and Phulpur look like garbage dumps even after seven decades of independence. They question his diplomacy but dont have the guts to ask why it took till 1954 to kick the French out of Pondicherry or 1961 to kick the Portuguese out of Goa. These are the same people who attacked Vajpayee for 1999 Kargil war but dont bat an eyelid at Jawaharlal's gift of 1962 China war. Or the way Khalistan movement was allowed to grow. Or the way Kashmir was allowed to go to the dogs. These are the people who werent ashamed to vote for tinpot imperial lords for sixty years but want instant results from someone who shows some promise.
I expect nothing great till 2019. What I expect is that atleast I wont see the things that made me feel miserable for the last ten years.
The fact remains that even at his worse, he is million times better than the feudal lord's party that masquerades being pro poor. Even if he does little of value in the next five years, he's still preferable to the robot with dozens of degrees who was invisible in every vital issue during 2004-14.
People who question development in Gujarat have never questioned why Amethi, Rae Bareilly and Phulpur look like garbage dumps even after seven decades of independence. They question his diplomacy but dont have the guts to ask why it took till 1954 to kick the French out of Pondicherry or 1961 to kick the Portuguese out of Goa. These are the same people who attacked Vajpayee for 1999 Kargil war but dont bat an eyelid at Jawaharlal's gift of 1962 China war. Or the way Khalistan movement was allowed to grow. Or the way Kashmir was allowed to go to the dogs. These are the people who werent ashamed to vote for tinpot imperial lords for sixty years but want instant results from someone who shows some promise.
I expect nothing great till 2019. What I expect is that atleast I wont see the things that made me feel miserable for the last ten years.