“From
a Dummy to a Dynamic Leader”
By
J.L.
Gupta
An American could justifiably sound apologetic when asked –
“How could the oldest democracy in the world have elected Mr. George W. Bush as
its President twice?" The same way an Indian could be asked – “How could the
largest democracy in the world have
outsourced the office of the Prime Minister to Ms. Sonia Gandhi’s dummy twice?" The Americans had made amends and elected Obama. In the year 2013, the
elections were announced in India. The battle-lines were drawn. The BJP’s Prime
Ministerial candidate was Mr. Narendra Modi. Mr. Rahul Gandhi was known to be the Congress party’s candidate for the Prime Minister’s office.
One fine morning, Ms. Gandhi’s dummy had suddenly found his lost
voice. He, having exhausted every possible way to oust Mr. Modi from the
electoral contest, very faithfully predicted that Modi as Prime Minister shall
be a disaster for India.
The elections were held as scheduled. The result proved the dummy’s
words to be almost prophetic except for a small difference. Mr. Modi got a
massive mandate. He was ceremonially installed as India’s PM in the presence of
the SAARC leaders. The Congress was almost decimated. So, Mr. Modi’s election
proved to be a disaster for the ‘dummy’ and his masters.
As for India, the change appears to be good. It feels nice
to see a comparatively young, strong, dynamic leader as the Indian PM. He is
active, assertive, always in control and decisive in every matter and move. He leads
by example and cannot be run by any remote control. Modi’s moves on the global chess
board have been calculated, confident, cool and well-thought over. The reports,
thus far, show that he is already making an impact. Sometime back, the UPA MPs
were submitting petitions to the US authorities that Mr. Modi should not get
the VISA to visit US. And now, he has
been invited by the US President himself. Similarly, the Chinese President Mr.
Xi Jinping has met Mr. Modi at the BRICS Summit in Fortaleza and invited him to
the APEC meet. This is a meeting for considering the Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation. All clearly symbolic of the change that has already occurred.
India has moved from a mere dummy of the dynasty to a dynamic leader as its
Prime Minister. The people have rejected Prof. Manmohan Singh, the puppet, and elected
a ‘Loh Pursh’ Mr. Narendra Damodran Modi as their Prime Minister to represent them before all the national and
inter-national forums.
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ReplyDeleteEra of slavery under Nehru dynasty is over! let us enjoy the glow of new freedom achieved by the people of India
ReplyDeleteAtleast, now the acts of commission are better than acts of omission, that had been going on via the remote-control. Mr. Modi has a long way to go and we all wish him well as we do for our motherland.
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ReplyDeleteThe Congress's blue-eyed Prince has lost the battle to a non-dynastic, self-made common man. The first family has gone down the ranks.
ReplyDeleteThe people have reposed their faith in Modi's vision. He who has proved himself in his home state. The reins of this democracy are in capable hands. Let us see if he is able to steer the chariot of development in the right direction.
Re: "How could the oldest democracy in the world have elected Mr. George W. Bush as its President twice?"
ReplyDeleteI predict that in the coming years, W will be seen as on of the greatest President of all time. Don't laugh, the current US administration is currently being evaluated as worse than the previous one. Which just goes to show that the process of selecting a government / government leaders is an impossible task... There is not enough information on how the person will perform in office, there never can be... so we are talking about a mystery rather than a puzzle...
With apologies to Holmes and Watson, you cannot solve a true mystery with more information or intuitive thinking. The country must be strong enough to overcome weak leadership, until then it will be the yo-yo club, where it might be wise not be depressed by a dud nor overjoyed by luck of the draw.
So far Mr Narendra Modi has made the right moves and we hope and wish he delivers on all he has promised. Its too early to judge him though and there is a long way to go ....
ReplyDeleteYou said it right Sir, as has always been, I agree with you. Lets look forward for a good change!
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