> All that this does is to stop the presenting of a viewpoint, but it does > not > alter the fact that there are, out in the community, certain people and > certain red lines that cooperate to commit horrendous acts of murder and > destruction. A frank exchange of views is avoided by the calling of the > card. > > There are two aspects to Modi and he and his supporters lose no > opportunity to > thumb their noses at people who keep getting worked up about his continued > success in Gujarat. >
You know, I actually agree with what Shiv says here. I am no Modi or BJP supporter, and (to say the least), I don't think being good on development excuses his record post-Godhra. Having said that, I do think that as a general point, the Hindutva card is played as a tactic (often unconsciously) to shut down rational debate on controversial political/religious views - when issues are more nuanced than they appear at first glance. I see the same sort of thing here in the UK when I see accusations of racism being tossed around to shut down debate. Now that I've made that clear - Shiv, can you tell us what you think of Modi? Badri
