Friday, May 02, 2014

The dangerous Mr Modi...

Rambabu is a dalit activist working for the empowerment of a marginalized section of the population in India’s rural Hardoi. He feels for the first time in many elections that people are being divided on communal lines.

His religious identity is in conflict with his caste identity and is beginning to create pressure on him to vote in the forthcoming elections on communal lines. Needless to say the result could be disastrous for the country.

Narendra Modi has claimed that he will rid the parliament of criminals including those in his Bharatiya Janata Party or the National Democratic Alliance coalition. He doesn't have to look very far. His trusted lieutenant Amit Shah is an accused in more than one encounter cases. Modi himself is not completely absolved of involvement in the 2002 violence in Gujarat. Mystery surrounding the death of former Gujarat Home minister Haren Pandya is yet to be cleared. It is amazing that coming from as murky a background as this Modi has been able to project himself as a person who will provide a clean government.

While Modi has been able to ward off memories of his communal image, his colleagues from the Sangha Parivar, the umbrella of Hindu nationalist organizations, ensure that people are reminded of the basic character of Modi's associations. Pravin Togadia has graphically described how Bajrang Dal people, the militant youth wing Hindu organization, have been capturing houses belonging to Muslims. Full story...

Related posts:
  1. John Oliver skewers the westerrn media for ignoring the biggest election in
  2. Final Solution - Gujarat genocide of minorities in India...
  3. Nandita Das: "Firaaq" is a personal response to the Gujarat carnage...
  4. Former Gujarat minister convicted for her role in 2002 anti-Muslim pogrom...
  5. Hollywood crew heckled in Gujarat for 'showing India in bad light'
  6. 13-year-old Indian girl's fiery speech against Pakistan!

No comments:

Post a Comment