Eerie similarities between reactions to Modi and Trump…

narendra-modi-2112081_640Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen as a Far Right anti-Muslim leader from a Right party who would never ever gain mass acceptance from the flourishing democracy he was living in. He was virulently attacked by the Leftist establishment of his country.

The Liberals attacked him. The intellectuals attacked him. But in particularly the mainstream media ran a campaign against him and he was forced to boycott channels like NDTV. He was pro-business and a good administrator, but they refused to focus on that.

First he was seen as a total no-hoper but when he started gaining traction alarm bells started ringing and we were told that democracy would be under threat if he ever took charge of the nation.

Liberals like writer UR Ananthamurthy said that he would leave the country if Modi was elected to lead the nation. There was a move in America to ban his entry. However the Modi Haters paradoxically started giving him publicity, sympathy and he surged ahead.

Now we can write exactly the same thing about Trump by just changing a few names…

donald-trump-1708433_640Billionaire Donald Trump was seen as a Far Right anti-Muslim leader from a Right party who would never ever gain mass acceptance from the flourishing democracy he was living in. He was virulently attacked by the Leftist establishment of his country.

The Liberals attacked him. The intellectuals attacked him. But in particularly the mainstream media ran a campaign against him and he was forced to boycott channels like Fox News. He was pro-business and a good administrator, but they refused to focus on that.

First he was seen as a total no-hoper but when he started gaining traction alarm bells started ringing and we were told that democracy would be under threat if he ever took charge of the nation.

Liberals like actress Whoopi Goldberg said that she would leave the country if Trump was elected to lead the nation. There was a move in England to ban his entry. However the Trump Haters paradoxically started giving him publicity, sympathy and he surged ahead.

The story is same so far. So will Trump follow the Modi path and actually win the elections?
Watch this space!

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