NaMo,
the third time Chief Minister when I write this, the man who is said to have changed
the face of Gujarat, projected by media and many Indians as the future PM of
India – is he the right one to lead India? Well, I’m not the right person to
answer it, being a non-voter, but the general public of our nation. We need to
wait and see what is in store.
When
the world is getting ready to accept him as the future PM of our nation,
especially with US and other nations reconsidering their stands on his visa, I
have my own reservations about his candidature due to various reasons. Here I’m
penning down few of the reasons.
The
foremost reason why I find it hard to see him in the post is his dictatorship.
India being a democratic nation it’ll be almost impossible for him to do
anything at all. He may be able to reign in his state with his muscle power.
But how can he ever manage India as a whole, especially with everyone wanting
freedom from even their own people. The recent Telengana issue speaks a volume
about it.
Those
who are shouting from the top of their voices and those who wish very badly to
see him in the post will one day curse themselves or at least will wish if that
had never happened. The Yeddiyurappa
episode will only be just a precedent. His own people would want to get rid of
him one day, the reason being every person wants to be on top.
When
I say about danger, it is for various reasons. Bravery is good, which Modi is
said to have, but wisdom is what is required to take us forward as a nation.
Bravery will end up in destruction whereas wisdom will bring prosperity. Many
bravehearts think he has the capability to take us for a war against Pakistan.
But what about the consequences? Is patriotism all about hating other nations
than loving our nation? We live at peace now. Won’t a war take away all that we
have earned so far?
For
that matter, I seriously doubt the bravery of the so called hero. Is he really
a braveheart? What makes me doubtful about his bravery is his stance on the Gujarat
riots. I have no idea what really happened. In this era of paid news we cannot
trust anything. Yet in his case there are two sides to it. If he was brave to
the likes of Hitler to mastermind the massacre isn’t he a coward who runs away
without accepting it? On the other hand if he’s innocent isn’t he nothing but a
false hero being carried on the shoulder by those who think he is the
mastermind? Both ways he doesn’t seem to have any substance. He still lives in
a shadow not able to confront it. Majority of them who supports him are in a dream
world, blinded by emotions. This is evident from the words and deeds of almost
all the Modi fans. They cannot digest the truth. I’ve realized this as few of
my own friends, who knows me well, thinks of me as a different person than what
I am, though I always make my stance clear. Though they are well educated they
still cannot understand realities. If they cannot believe what I am telling
about myself, how can they ever understand or believe other things?
When
it comes to diplomacy, Modi will be an utter failure unless he changes himself.
And if he changes then there will be no difference between him and others. I
would like to point out the Kandahar incident. The self-proclaimed ‘patriots’
who always spoke about teaching a lesson had to bend their knees. I won’t call
it as a failure because that’s what diplomacy is. A war is not the answer. But
the Modi fans won’t understand that.
Speaking
about changing himself, I feel he is a person who betrays his own people to
fulfil his ambitions. It is evident from the Sadbhavana rallies and the makeover
he’s trying to achieve. He may be able to fool most of them, but still he’ll be
alienating himself from at least few of his own fans with an eye on the coveted
post. Maybe few of them will realize it one day, but others will still remain
blind as their fancies will remain as it is. But the reality will be that he
would make them a fool who considers him as a hero.
Coming
to Gujarat as the hub of development under him, I can only look at the hype with
doubt, like the ‘Indian Rambo’ story. When we think of that development, I
wonder how he could boast of it as it’s not too long ago that there was money pouring
in from all corners of the world when an earthquake hit the state. Why is it that
he couldn’t manage it himself? And why is it that he still takes funds from
Centre, especially as it had been the centre of all industries, rich in natural
resources and even the hub of diamonds since ages?
Though
media projects Gujarat to have been developed so much under him I never found
Gujarat fare anywhere in national level when it comes to the available data. I
did a search for the top most states in all available spheres, but couldn’t
find Gujarat anywhere in the first three, especially in terms of literacy,
health and even GDP. Of course there is no doubt that Gujarat has developed
under him. But at the same time even those states that were considered backward
not more than five years ago fares better than Gujarat. Being Chief Minister
for three consecutive years won’t make him any better because there are others
who had been in the post more than that.
Ruling
a state is different from ruling a country. It’s like the frog in the well
story. One needs proper understanding of how things happen. Otherwise it’ll be
how I thought in my childhood that the best way to eliminate poverty is by
printing money and distributing it to all.
Of
course I don’t rule out that anyone can do who has a strong will, but not
without patience to listen. To lead a country like India one needs to take into
confidence at least a large section, though not everyone, considering the
diverse culture and above all be really wise than brave.
