Corporate India is backing Modi for the post of PM. This has created flutter in the political circles. I like him as the politician, and was really happy when he won the Gujarat elections, but at that time no one was backing him, for instance, media was criticizing him, elements in BJP were against him, and least powerful Congress was playing riot card against him.
But Guj backed him, and he won. I didn't turned off the TV when he won and watched the news till 3 a.m. in the morning. After lost Congress said, we need to rethink from within. Little days later congress said - May be he is successful in Guj. but whole India will not accept him.
But time has changed. Top honchos of India Inc endorsed Modi as PM. First it was Ratan Tata and now its Anil Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal coming out in support of Gujarat Chief Minister.
Speaking at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, the tycoons said that in Modi they see a leader who could lead the nation to prosperity in the decades to come.
If Narendra Modi can lead a state so well, just imagine how well will he lead the country, Ambani said.
Mittal echoed the sentiment. We run big companies but if there is one man who can run the whole state and the nation then he is Narendra Modi, he said. So now corporate India is backing him.
Modi's success story:
Modi has won two elections and put Gujarat’s industrialisation on the fast track. Under his leadership, Gujarat has been able to attract investments worth many crores and the state has a favourable environment for business.
Modi's failure:
However, the ghost of the 2002 riots refuses to leave him and his detractors have been crying hoarse that he can't be a true leader, he is a fascist, etc-etc, and he can't lead the country.
Anti - Modi campaign
Cleary Congress is afraid of Modi's growing popularity. So it is calling Modi a Hitler. But in a way it is calling itself akin to the unstable Weimer Republic that Hitler found so easy to subsume in collective hysteria. If India of 2009 is comparable to the Germany of past, then it shows Manmohan Singh, Sonia & Rahul Gandhi would not be able to stop him,.......like they are incapable of what........hahahahhah....In fact as self-goals go, BJP spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy did a far better job by asking an incredulous media: Do industrialists appoint Prime Ministers?
But even Hitler was not wrong. He would have ruled the world but he failed due to many reasons as strategist and historians tell. But what America is doing ?? It is similar to what Nazis did.But leave it, Modi is not like Hitler at all. But he is strict, he has cut the wings of red-tapism, he is surely a great tension for Congress.
Appeal for Modi
The appeal of Modi is not based on a uniform perception of the man. Some view Modi as Shivaji mould, one who is unflinching in taking on the enemies of India, particularly terrorists inside the country and abroad. His own fierce personal integrity has added to the charm and his trouble with a US visa has reinforced his image as a man who can keep his nerve.
To others he comes across as a strong, no-nonsense leader very much like Indira Gandhi. During the Gujarat elections of 2007, he cleary showed who the people of Guj. love, though media, Congress, and elements in BJP were against him. It was his ability to show small-time politicians their place which endeared him to the voters. Here Vasundhra Raje failed. The third appeal of Modi is centered on his reputation as a pragmatic, open-minded and committed moderniser. His purposeful control over his administration, his ability to cut red-tape, reduce corruption and make efficiency a hallmark of governance separates him from fellow politicians. No wonder Indian industry supports him enthusiastically.
Though not given US media, wherever Modi lands, he is hailed by many, his meetings are attended by masses. He is on the odd side of 50, but still attracts young India, which clearly shows his capability. There is no politician of his level in India right now. Even PM in waiting Advani has said that Modi has done better than him in his career. Sonia Gandhi called him - "maut ka saudagar" we know what people of Gujarat did.
Clearly time is surely to come when we see Modi ruling India. He is a strong leader like Sardar Patel & Indira Gandhi. But there are some blots on his political career, which he has to remove somehow. He has to take in confidence every national of our country belonging to any religion, cast or creed. So time is changing and stage is setting for Modi to rule India. However it is not this General Election where Modi would occupy centre-stage. For different reasons, neither the BJP leadership (as opposed to the rank-and-file) nor the NDA partners are in favour. As a matter of fact, Modi too doesn’t feel that this is the time to leave Gujarat. He is unequivocally committed to Advani’s candidature. The Modi Fan Club will have to await the election to the 16th Lok Sabha before it can translate its enthusiasm into a landmark verdict. May we see the dawn of Modi's era which will shook the world.......................
Saturday, January 17, 2009
PM == Modi ??
Kinshuk Chandra Saturday, January 17, 2009
Labels: India, India Shining, Modi, Politics
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