"MODI IS A SMART MAN"
The country today needs an administrator who can deliver what he promised & a system that is not corrupt
Anna Hazare’s anshan has caught the imagination of political parties who are competing with each other to score brownie points. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been smart. When he was being targeted for the post Godhra riots, he was busy wooing his votebank and concentrating on developmental works in his State. He ruled with an iron hand quietly and steadily. He gave the public what they wanted — development in every sector.
The BJP supported Modi in his sadbhavana mission. The NDA leaders were all praise for him. Some are even ready to accept him as the prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 General Election. The riots, it appears, are a thing of the past as far as they are concerned. Modi is happy to forget as well. His logic is that if the public has forgotten, even if not forgiven, the 1984 Sikh riots, and he counted three such tragedies, may be the public will forget the Godhra attacks and look at the work he has done in the State.
The country today needs a good administrator who will deliver what he promises. If the Congress can’t project a leader who can ensure that the system works, then the people will vote for Modi. It is said that in the last few years, Modi has established a good relationship with many NDA leaders. He has the support of Arun Jaitley. Jayalalithaa supports him completely. He has lured all the top industrialists into investing in his State.
The sadbhavana mission, many say, was a three-day detox fast. We all know that such fasts are good for health. Whatever may have been the reason, the fact remains that the common man viewed the mission as his olive branch to them. When the public votes out of desperation and frustration, they are voting against the establishment, against non-performance, against inflation and against non-deliverance. So, for the moment, Modi appears to be the new face of a prime ministerial candidate.
But the Congress still has an upper hand and whatever the failures the party may have, the Gandhi name has a magical pull. And one can’t refute the fact that it has many supporters. The party is known to get a shot in the arm as soon as the elections are announced. Its leaders can’t be written-off. The General Elections are two years away. One never knows what the situation will be like in the NDA in 2014 and what stand its leaders will take then.
For the Congress, the road is clear, it will be Rahul Gandhi. And for the party that is half the battle won for the UPA.
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