Thursday, November 21, 2013

The extremes

Narendra Modi ,even today,feels insecure of his anointment.BJP in desperation had elevated Modi and in the process left many of its old leaders in disillusionment The first months ,as an endemic Gujarat chieftain,saw him talk of  the  'Gujarat story ' to press himself into the vanguard among his co -contestants. Later, in an effort to assume the pan-India mantle,his  ceaseless and intemperate  attacks on the Opposition and the acidity and needless sarcasm  of his personalised remarks , have only  served to expose his inner anxieties .It would need complete reassurance from within his own party for Modi to emerge as a legitimate and mature national leader, to deal with issues of substance with composure and confidence. This may yet be denied to him unlike Rahul who enjoys more than what is advisedly necessary.The crucial difference  has always been , that in the BJP inner party intrigues are active before elections and in the Congress,after it wins elections.

 ( PUBLISHED ECONOMIC TIMES NOV 22 )

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