--- On Sun, 17/5/09, Bharat Shetty <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Bharat Shetty <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [silk] Why have Indian exit polls been so off lately?
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Sunday, 17 May, 2009, 2:37 PM
> 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
And his role in the murder of 2000 people of his state of course doesn't matter
a tinker's f**k.
I've seldom seen more cynical views of politics than yours.
>
>
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