More on Modi…

· Secular party oath…
I do solemnly swear that I’ll bear allegiance to the notion that Modi is communal and carry out my duties accordingly.

· If he manages to become PM, then 2002-13’s “Blow to Modi” will become 2014’s “Bow to Modi”.

· The GDP of Gujarat has been rising alarmingly and steadily since 2002.
(Godhra+Development Politics)

· 100% of India should be nationalists.
80% of India are Hindus.
Hindu. Nationalist.
Nationalist. Hindu.
Hindu nationalist.
Nationalist Hindu.
Why this furore over a bit of wordplay?

· Debate begins…
BJP supporter: You are defending the most corrupt and arrogant government in history!
Congress supporter: You are defending Godhra!
Debate ka “The End”.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

The very healthy Modi debate…

Modi backers…

Claim 1: Modi was new to the job and tried his best to stop post-Godhra violence.
Claim 2: The Gujarat development model is a success.
Claim 3: People are happier in Gujarat under Modi.
Claim 4: Modi is the best bet for the BJP.
Claim 5: Modi is the most popular leader in India.
Claim 6: Modi is a terrific orator.
Claim 7: Modi is a solid potential for the post of PM.
Claim 8: Many leaders of the world have acknowledged Modi’s genius.
Claim 9: Modi is unfairly under the microscope while other leaders totally get away.
Claim 10: Most of the detractors are outside Gujarat and have vested interests.
(Phew! That probably covers everything!)

Modi detractors…
Assumption 1: Modi is 100% guilty in Godhra and hence no other assumption/claim is required and every claim of the Modi backers has to be totally rubbished and fought tooth and nail till the end of time!

© Sunil Rajgur

Modi musings of the day…

· Q: Is the bottle half Full or half Empty?
Media: Dunno about that, but 0.01% of Modi’s speech is Empty and our report is Full of that.

· Indian pays Rs 5 to hear Modi speak.
India pays Rs 5 lakh crore to hear Manmohan’s silence.
‪#‎CostOfScams‬

· I think a few hundred prominent Indian personalities would go into a permanent state of shock and get detached from reality if Modi actually became Prime Minister.

· Yesterday the media covered the Modus Operandi of all political parties.
Today it’s just Modi’s Operandi.

· Seems you either virulently like Modi or virulently hate him or virulently want to ignore him.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Today’s Modi musings…

· Modi speaks 10,000 words.
Detractors search for single phrase to distort.
Pappu speaks 10,000 words.
Supporters struggle to search for single meaningful phrase to give positive spin to.

· Someone once asked me how I could accuse Modi of being innocent without any proof.
I think that sums it up quite nicely.

· You know a politician has arrived when an English TV channel telecasts his long Hindi speech live without any breaks.

· Most serious journos secretly wish to write for The Unreal Times/Faking News.
They get that wish when they cover Modi.

· In the history of Independent India, no man has been under as much media-judicial-investigative-CBI-NGO scrutiny as Modi.
If after 11 years of such a mindboggling massive witch-hunt, they are unable to even chargesheet him, “Innocent till proven guilty” to permanently gaya tel lene na is desh se?

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Ishrat Jahan musings…

· CBI: Off to Ahmedabad on Ishrat case. Which song should I play on the way?
MMS: Dedicate it to Modi and play, “Tu Jahan Jahan chalega, mera saaya saath hoga…”

· After a blast in India, some condemn it, some condemn secularism, some condemn the Right, getting themselves condemned in the process… Then there’s the CBI condemning the IB…
Ghanta we all Indians are going to fight terrorism together like this.

· The interesting thing about the Modi debate is that with each setback or victory, both sides merely harden their stands.

· Gujarat Police (BJP) + IB (Congress) = Fake encounter!
Curiouser and curiouser.

· Congress hits sixer (Food Bill) over no ball (CBI-Ishrat).
Well played!
Food Bill = News. CBI chargesheet = Noise.
As usual, Noise trumps News.
NREGA saved UPA1. Food Bill may yet save UPA2!

· July 4 in US is their Independence Day.
July 4 in India will also be an Independence Day.
But for who?
Congress? BJP? CBI? IB?

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Unending Modi musings…

• Failed predictions…
1995: BJP will never come to power and complete a full term.
2003: Sonia is finished. NDA will get re-elected.
2008: Anti-incumbency will hit UPA.
Waiting…
2009: Congress will definitely win in 2014.
2013: Modi will never become PM.

∙ Whether you like it or not…
Coming soon in 2014: Modi 24X7, Modi Today, Aaj Modi, Modi Now, Modi India, The Times of Modi, Modi Express, The Modi Times, The Modi Express…

∙ Pre-1989: Entire mainstream media went after Congress and projected VP Singh as PM.
Pre-2014: Entire social media went after Congress and projected Narendra Modi as PM.
Times haven’t changed.
The media has.

∙ Blessed are those who are not part of this Anti-Modi vs Pro-Modi debate and are watching with amusement from the sidelines.
P.S. As for me, I can’t fathom when and why I got dragged into this black hole of a ping pong match.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru