There has been a wave in Indian politics that the cyber generation has dubbed the tsuNaMo. All eyes are on the man and his 56 inch chest and although every realist realises that there can be no miracles the atmosphere is pregnant with hope. One of the major reasons I think is because of some brilliant PR management especially in the social media. Like people elsewhere have made sobriquets like 'king' , 'badshaah' and 'bhai' a staple through effective PR so has the rhetoric this election been.
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To top it off this country has an entire generation if not two that has never seen a majority government. For the last 30 years it's been coalition politics as a rule and so for most people up into their 40s this is a first - no doubt a commendable first. Riding on two giant waves of massive fan following and anti-incumbency Mr. Modi has managed to move away from Hindutva to development. It is refreshing not to be told how to be a Hindu but I hope that the agenda of inclusive growth actually does better what had been a phenomenal start to the new millennium.
I'm sure that many object to my reference to PR machinery and social media while pointing to popularity on the same media as proof against. Yes the man's party has won an overwhelming mandate but only around 30% of the votes, thereby making it a large majority of people that do not quite see him in the same light as the mandate. Of course they will be all quiet now, social media is designed to be conformist and biased to power. There are others who'd point to the alternatives to Mr. Modi as being weak or even outright hilarious but the greatness of a person should not be relative.
All that said, the showman of the year has proven his mettle and as the prime minister of my country he will have my full support in the years to come. Full but not blind, mind you, for democracy allows me to question my ministers. For the sake of this country and more importantly for purely selfish reasons I hope that Mr. Modi delivers over the next few years. If he does then maybe 5 years from now my posts might not sound skeptical and maybe I'll even be one of the 31%. So here's toasting democracy, and the future and the hope placed in one
I'm sure that many object to my reference to PR machinery and social media while pointing to popularity on the same media as proof against. Yes the man's party has won an overwhelming mandate but only around 30% of the votes, thereby making it a large majority of people that do not quite see him in the same light as the mandate. Of course they will be all quiet now, social media is designed to be conformist and biased to power. There are others who'd point to the alternatives to Mr. Modi as being weak or even outright hilarious but the greatness of a person should not be relative.
All that said, the showman of the year has proven his mettle and as the prime minister of my country he will have my full support in the years to come. Full but not blind, mind you, for democracy allows me to question my ministers. For the sake of this country and more importantly for purely selfish reasons I hope that Mr. Modi delivers over the next few years. If he does then maybe 5 years from now my posts might not sound skeptical and maybe I'll even be one of the 31%. So here's toasting democracy, and the future and the hope placed in one
