A triumphant Modi definitely spells big time trouble.This would of course mean a resurgent BJP hindutva and possibly a greater role for Modi at the center.That’s not a rosy proposition.Hindutva or not,communal-ism or polarisation politics I am a BJP supporter,simply because I do not see a sensible alternative.Divisive stratagem is cancerous but it also almost unfailingly works especially in a country like India as the British so tactfully knew along all those years of colonialism.For, we carry a heavy baggage from the past and the macabre spectre still haunts us
Its not easy to be forgiving to a sect of people who ravaged across a non transgressing nation,came to occupy it brutally,subjugated its people,used its resources,finally caused its partition and even now mostly vow their allegiance to their religious faith and across the border rather than to their home land.The Muslims have definitely not been kind.It doesn’t help either that every-time there is an act of terrorism we see names from a single religious faith flash across the screens.We have stopped being gracious hosts too.But the only problem here is we are no longer the hosts and they no longer the transgressors.A sizable part of the population is occupied by the Muslims and they are as much a part of this nation as anyother group of people are.To alienate is dangerous and not right.And now of all times is not the right moment to start a blame war.It would be good if people like Modi realise that for they are a part of the problem instead of framing a solution for it.
Does hindutva sell across all sections of the society?Does the modern Indian care enough about it?The answer to the question is partly a yes. And the majority of the blame for this, rests not with the BJP but the Congress.In pursuing a pseudo secular policy, it has managed to alienate successfully vast sections of the society.And then again there is a question of choice.whom do we elect?
The Left: the only party which will possibly never capture power at the centre yet makes a living out of an obsolete political ideology which tells you what not to do but never ,what is it that needs to be done.A lot of digressing noise unfortunately of significant consequence at the centre,today.Its high time some one rapped Karat on his knuckles and told him to shut Buddhadeb first and lick the wounds of Nandigram next, rather than hound the Government.Then ,the Congress. And the most credible thing about it is that India has grown despite this party rather than because of it. That leaves the BJP. Irrespective of whether you like their ideology or not they seem a slightly more sane option than the rest.But the danger of-course is that when an increasingly empowered India starts lapping up men like Modi it will tear the fabric of the society apart and that won’t be a pretty sight at all.
