Zainab, On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 1:05 AM, Zainab Bawa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Moreover, there are numerous rationalities at play when it comes to a > voting decision. My father, whose factory was burnt down during the > riots of 1993 and who was perhaps most paranoid when Gujarat riots of > 2002 happened, kept remarking since yesterday, 'BJP lost because of > Advani. They should have projected Modi as Prime Minister, then it > would have been better." How do I interpret this remark and the > rationales behind it? [This is not a Hindu-Muslim issue and please do > not make it one. I just found the remark very intriguing, coming from > a man whose political views and opinions have given me a lot of food > for thought about the meaning of "religion" and "identity"!]
It is a well established fact that Modi is a decisive leader with strong emphasis on good governance and strong development yielding strong results. No wonder Gujarath has been given thumbs up in most growth reports and it is easily the fastest growing state in entire India and many NDA ruled states like Chattisgarh, Bihar are picking up clues from this development plank oriented politics. Advani has got bit old, and was seen tottering on some issues like the black money, which though are important, are something that the rural population of India cannot relate to and identify themselves with. Modi instead would talk about development and measures to raise the welfare of rural segments as well as urban segments, and raises the Hindutva card only if Sonia Gandhi bites like the "Maut ka Saudagar" comment. Advani also didn't lead from front despite the passion he holds for building a strong, stable and prosperous India. One cannot help but feel sorry for the immense efforts he put to become a PM, the travel he did all over India like Rahul Gandhi did. Rajnath Singh's shoddy mouthing and crass indisciplined organisation and planning also let down Advani and BJP. This is an end to the illustrious career he's had. So in a way that should explain your fathers sentiments. I might be wrong. But you could talk to him as well on this and get more deeper understanding from him on what he meant when he said Modi would be ok compared to Advani and why ? What is the difference btw them. But, I'm pretty sure that it would be on developmental plank. The most happy thing about this elections for me is a strong stable government at center without support of impractical left, RJD and Paswan, SP and BSP. I'm also happy to see national parties gaining more in UP at expense of casteist BSP and to some extent SP. People are beginning to realize development counts beyond caste, religion etc. Most states like Delhi, Bihar, Gujarath have voted strongly on development plank and this is change that needs to be welcomed in Indian political arena. In Karnataka, Janardhan Swamy, an IISc alum and experienced software engineer previously at Sun Microsystems has won from over 1 lakh votes on a BJP ticket. Swamy is a guy who has done lot for his constituency of Chitradurga before he entered politics. Impressive hope therein lies for the youth of India wanting to enter the politics. I'm also happy to see parties like TRS losing out along with Vaiko. The only concern will be now to see what roles TC and DMK grab at the UPA government. The lesser they get more good for India. Regards, -- Bharat | http://twitter.com/shettyb
