Unassailable!
Seldom has any head of the government come under such vicious attack from the opposition and the media combine, like in the case of Prime Minister Modi. I must begin with a preamble that I hold no brief either for BJP or Congress, but am unhesitant in stating my personal opinion, particularly for mis-governance or pathetic actions by either.
The more I watch Rahul, the more I get depressed as to how misdirected a man’s motto and the fight could be, being drawn into the blackhole of one-point agenda, of attacking Modi, right or wrong. The perception war, often unsubstantiated leaves one wondering about Rahul’s abilities beyond being an agent provocateur. Every time, while on the TV he displays some paper but does not muster the courage to go back to the Supreme Court with the new ‘revelations’ to pin the government.
Cropped noting, or fabricated papers are brought out on a free highway of deceit and disruption, which Rahul could have produced to the court for urgent intervention, which he has avoided. The Rafale Purchase negotiating committee member, Air Marshal Sinha was on the air, deriding the baseless allegations following the disclosures by N. Ram of Hindu. Ram now concedes that he published from whatever documents he could access, which appears a part and not the whole, and that too doctored.
There is no doubt of a concerted effort to malign Modi, his the government and the Rafale deal in particular by powerful foreign defence industry and lobbyists, who have lost billions of dollars due to India opting for Rafale. Their efforts are promoted by paid media and irreverent politicians like Rahul Gandhi. The more severe the attack, the coarser the shrill of Rahul, he displays utter lack of self-respect.
This afternoon Rahul claims that the “PM is a thief and has stolen Rs.30000 crores,” Rahul claimed. This is by far the most direct below the belly attack ever, and I expect PM Modi or his party to respond with alacrity and judiciously and shut such rabble-rousing either by the intervention of the court or by public disclosure on the Rafale deal. The time of passing the clarification in sealed covers to the Lordships in the court seems to be over now.
I do not personally conclude that Modi’s silence could be an admission of guilt, but he may be waiting for a massive retaliatory strike when ED could arrenst P Chidambaram or Vadra, embroiled in several alleged cases of fraud.
Rahul is doing a great job as the president of Congress, lifting the sagging morale of his party members in the wake of many contenders to the PM chair, Mamata, Mayawati, Akhilesh, Sharad Pawar, Yashwant Sinha, or even the lowly Azam Khan types. He as a Prime Minister material…. well, I guess the country may be spared of the ignominy.
This does not mean that I unequivocally support Modi, his several failed promises and many inconsistencies. For now, he seems unassailable. I’m ready to eat the humble pie!
Sampath Kumar
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