Another man? That's your answer? Seriously? Did you forget that the "another man" we are talking about was the PM of India at the very time the riots took place, of the very party that Modi belongs to. You think the PM of India had less information on what was happening (since he made his point then, not now) than you do?
Vajpayee was the same man who extolled Indians to tear down the Babri Masjid ......one of the early members of RSS.... now suddenly he is Kosher ? Pathetic.
In any case this is what he actually said when ASKED "what is his message to CM Modi ?"
"My only message is to follow Rajdharm. I too am trying to follow Rajdharm. For a ruler there cannot be any difference between communities. Neither on basis of Religion, caste or creed.
I am Confident that Narendra Bhai is following his Rajdharm. Than you "
So this was your argument ? seriously ?
That's a display of poor political skills then by Mr.Modi.
Certainly not. Mr. Modi does not let the media dictate his agenda or his style. He is very much is own man. Love him or hate him.
And vice versa. While I may have reservations about Modi, I do not believe that I'm completely immune to being persuaded to see another point of view if there was a case, I'm not sure others defending Modi here could always say the same.
LOL.......your sense of entitlement is amazing. You are NOT completely immune to being persuaded ? ...lucky us.
Others defending Modi are NOT the same ? ....clearly you must be a superior brand of Indian.
As I said, feeding the fire displays bad handling.
Not a bad thing during election year........if anything its more publicity.
It is not about him saying what I want to here, it is simply about speaking unadulterated rubbish. That analogy was inappropriate & meaningless. Modi wasn't being asked as an impartial observer, he was being asked what he though as being the main principal in control of the state machinery during the indent.
That analogy was certainly appropriate when giving interview to a
foreign magazine who's primary audience was international.
As a CM only 2 months into the Job and in a state with a LONG HISTORY of communal violence, he was certainly not the
main principal in control of the state machinery.
That is your opinion, not one I share. Modi was responsible as the CM oof the state & while I almost never bother myself with charges of collusion(simple because they cannot be proven), there is simply no getting away from the fact that there was a complete failure & breakdown of the system. The nonsense of doing everything that could be done was not bought by the then PM, nor is it bought by one of Modi principal supporters within the BJP, the Goa CM Manohar Parrikar. It was he who said that the deaths were quiet clearly a failure & it was he who used the same excuse that you pointed out & modi supposedly said in some interview, of being inexperienced. One can't have it both ways; trot out excuses of inexperience when convenient & yet blatantly refuse at other points to even agree to any failure. If there was no failure, how does the inexperience matter? Sorry, not buying it.
59 Hindu pilgrims burnt alive in a train including 25 women and 15 children. 254 Hindus killed in riots......still it was not complete breakdown of the system. It was a partial failure. Modi has never denied it. Maybe its you who are denying that Modi has admitted his responsibility. You best know the reason why.
In any case,
after Modi , Gujarat had its FIRST Decade WITHOUT religious riots.
What is Modi "personal" strategy? Mandir? Cow slaughter? Corruption being acceptable if done by his guy?(refer support to Yeddy & now the attempts to woo him back to the BJP) What? Dismissing the concern over one of India's worse riots as saying that one would feel bad if a puppy was run over? No need to project the opinion of supporters(though those are good indicators)Unlike you, I know exactly what Modi concentrated on during his recent campaign in Karnataka & no it wasn't on development. I'm not very gullible with political speak and I'm not a great believer in a "messiah". There are no white knights around and they certainly don't go by the name of Modi either. Electoral strategy is important. If a politician defines himself as exclusive, then that very perception is damaging. Not only to the politician but nationally if that person were to rise to a greater position.
It was certainly NOT one of Indias worst riots. Not by a Long Long shot. I can name at least 20 other riots which were FAR worse. It was certainly the only riot in a ex-RSS run BJP ruled sate with a Hindu Nationalist CM. Maybe that has something to do with your Hyperbole. ..... that or your christian identity. Do ask yourself this question.
Modi is certainly the most dedicated and honest politician in India providing a pro people and pro-development agenda. The nearest anyone comes to him is Shivraj Singh Chauhan of the BJP (CM of MP).
This is POLITICS we are talking about. There are not 'White Knights' ....or as we Hindus like to call it, there are no Ram's anymore, only a dream of Ram Rajya.
I was drenched to my chaddis in the pouring rain, but somehow after that moment nothing mattered. This man is going to be our PM next year. Likhwa ke le lo.
