Yes, to a certain extent like all
politicians of different shades, Narendra Modi too loves to put his foot in the
mouth. Modi must shake off his ‘Feku’ reputation. Some people have even started
calling him ‘motor mouth’ and ‘bol bachan.’ The more he talks, the more he
exhibits his ignorance. Basically most of the time, he seems to be getting his
facts all wrong. Earlier people overlooked some of the guffaw thinking it to be
slip of tongue. But now people are aware about his limitations. He seems to be
a man in a hurry. He speaks without verifying facts. He feels this is the best
opportunity for a shot at the PM post. If he becomes the PM and makes such a
goof up, he will be a laughing stock. Others admit Modi’s smart talk and style
of functioning and the snooping case will further erode the image of BJP. BJP
supporters will vote for him but fence sitters will not go for him.
In yet another slip up, Gujarat
CM N Modi and BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate mispronounced the first name of
the Mahatma, calling him Mohanlal Karamchand Gandhi instead of Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi. The slip up comes days after his goof up between Jan Sangh
founder Shyama Prasad Mookerji and revolutionary Shyamji Krishna Verma. It
appears his ace PR team is going overboard ignoring the basic facts of history
and geography of India, economics and article 370, etc. This seems to be the
weak link of N Modi. The impression one gets is that BJP is projecting him as
the only hope of their party, and savior of the nation. It also gives the
feeling, he is the only potent leader in BJP. This in the long run will do a
grave harm to the cadre based party; claiming to be a party with a difference.
People have already started accusing BJP of projecting personality. So where is
the party with a difference, many skeptics ask.
N Modi criticizes one and all
parties, except himself. His speeches are generally I, me, and myself with an
arrogant attitude. This dictatorial trait is bad for Indian polity. This will
isolate BJP further distancing them from their allies. He generally highlights
the problems of UPA, but does not spell out any solutions. His statement on
foreign affairs shows him to be a novice in national and international affairs.
A successful CM may not necessarily be a successful PM. History tells us that
governing a state is very different from governing a nation. A PM should be a
person acceptable to all and who is able to carry all the allies of different
shades and ideologies, accepting their opinion with grace.
BJP leadership
too now feels Modi must avoid guffaws. His random statements are being tagged
as hasty with self-opinions based on wrong or incorrect information. This gives
hope to Congress and others that eventually Modi may score a self-goal and
defeat the party’s plans of coming to power. They too are well aware, crowds do
not necessarily mean votes. Forming a government means a lot of other factors
come into play. BJP is well aware that poll mathematics is a different ball
game all together.
Some poll
experts have already started working on the outcome of the forth-coming general
elections, irrespective of the election results of the states. According to
some experts, BJP under N Modi might not work wonders for BJP. They predict a
hung parliament . And Congress being a more acceptable party amongst the
allies, may tilt in favour of Congress. If Congress get their arithmetic right,
may make a surprise comeback and BJP might be left sulking.
Let us wait and
watch the outcome with the flamboyant rhetoric of Narendra Modi and sudden
bursts of fire from Rahul Gandhi. Who will count in the end – RaGa or NaMo? The
third front is a wasted force with no real programme or policy. Ultimately most
of the small outfits and regional parties will have to align with either
Congress or BJP. Will Congress retain power or will BJP make a comeback is a
million dollar question!
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