All out war in Maharashtra

BJP-SENA alliance collapses, NCP-Congress tie-up also breaks. It’s official. 25 years-old BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is over. “With a heavy heart, we have broken away from alliance,” says BJP. Parleys between both parties on seat sharing were on for long time but it did not work out. BJP says Sena was too greedy. BJP says sena had its eyes on chief minister’s chair and they did not care about smaller parties. 

It appears that relation between both the parties soured beyond redemption. This might affect the outcome in Maharashtra. This will throw some big surprises as well as opportunities in the pre and post poll scenario. 

If one ponders over the reasons for collapse of alliance, merely failure of seat sharing doesn’t look like the one big reason. To understand this, one ought to go little deeper. Let’s try to decipher some reasons which are apparent.

One, Shiv Sena won 18 seats but got just one ministerial berth at the Centre. This made Sena cadre little uneasy.

Two, Sena had made its view public when Modi’s name was not shortlisted for the post of Prime Minister. Samna made it preferences clear in its September 9, 2012 edition of Samna paper that they prefer Sushma over Modi. Uddhav, too, repeated this many times. Modi didn’t like this.

Third, after Gopinath Munde’s death Uddhav was trying to dominate the proceedings in Maharashtra, which BJP top brass did not like.

Fourth, Modi doesn’t like to be dictated when he has got such a great majority in the Lok Sabha polls. Rather he would like to dominate relationship.

In the dramatic turnaround, NCP has also decided to break away from Congress. NCP knows that congress was riddled with innumerable scams. Holding their hands and contest elections would not help them in polls.  Congress can hope against hope to do well in elections, but there is no reason to believe this. All four parties will go to polls alone. It’s all out war out there.

Modi,Muslim, Myth And Indian Media

Prime Minister with CNN's Fareed Zakaria

Modi has spoken the truth. Finally. But why he took years to tell the world about what he thinks about Indian Muslim? 

The image of Modi declining to wear Muslim skull cap appears on TV time and again, whenever there is mention of Muslim-vs-Modi debate. 

The big question is, does this image exist, or it has been crafted over the years by the media, who abhors every step Narendra Modi takes.

See precisely what Modi said in an interview with the CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. Modi in answer to CNN’s question, whether Indian Muslim’s will follow Al Queda’s appeal? Or will they join Queda forces against their own country?

Modi here makes strong statement by saying, “every Indian Muslim lives for India and they will die for India. Indian Muslim’s loyalty to the country can’t be questioned? This is one statement which I think answers all misgivings about what Modi thinks Muslims."

We all know Modi doesn’t believe in traditional definition of secularism, what Congress and other secular parties have been following.

Since the days of Gujarat pogrom, Modi has been hated by lot of people. Even his historic victory in LS-2014 was termed as the “end result of hate politics.” This is when SC absolved him all cases related to Gujarat riots.

On social media, his every move is being seen with pinch of hatred. Modi, on the other hand, has proved his detractors wrong. He silenced his opponents by doing what was never expected off him.

Let Modi do what he has spoken. Let Modi prove what he has said. That’s all about real politik.       

Sitting with Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza sitting with the Prime Minister. Long before she met Namo, they chatted on twitter. PM invited her to his office. 

In fact, I take you a week back when Modi congratulated her after winning US mix doubles. Top players meet the PM after winning major tournaments.
People would ask, what is so great about it. 

But I feel there is much more to it than what actually appears. If one remembers correctly, Sania Mirza was object of scorn after she was made brand ambassador of newly carved Telangana state. Those who were opposing this move vociferously were also from BJP and other right wing organisations.Do u think, Modi failed them after meeting Sania Mirza, who is married to a Pakistani cricketer. Modi didn’t criticise his them but he gave very subtle message that what they were doing was not fair. And this will not go on. This will not go a long way. I found Modi's action was a repeat of what Atal Behari Vajpayee used to do on regular intervals by sending stern and subtle messages time and again.

For ruling India, which is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious country, one needs to understand the very fabric of India. Modi has a long way to go. Understanding India's Ganga-jamuni tahzeeb is always a tough business.

Why can't Modi-Rajnath live together?

Well, the time is up for Rajnath Singh one may say. Thakur face of BJP, home minister Rajnath Singh spoke about conspiracy theory that was being hatched to malign him. Bad words were spread about him not by opposition leaders but by party colleagues. This is what Rajnath said in his recent outburst.

What has been written and spoken about in last few days about internecine feud is only reflection of what ails the government setup.

Grapevine is that like Atal, Advani and MMJ trio,will we see Rajnath next going into oblivion. Well, off course not. Not so soon.

Rajnath has no love lost with the PM though this was the best pair which brought BJP to power. This camaraderie seems to be breaking. This relationship seems to have lost its sheen. 

BJP and RSS have taken this seriously as why Rajnath had to break his vow of silence. Was it sudden or premeditated outburst?

Rajnath, who is thakur face of BJP, knows for sure that PM Modi is on a roller coaster. He is in complete control of RSS, BJP and the government. Modi has silenced his opponents, now this is the time to turn to an imaginary enemy, who could be trouble maker for the future.

People are this question in the corridors of power, who could be the imaginary enemy? Any point for guessing?

Rajnath Singh is number two in the government, and, to say the least, attempts are afoot to corner him. That says a lot about the growing tussle within the government.

But this is how system runs. Modi might have become powerful but system doesn’t allow him to become absolutely powerful. There is always an internal resistance under which leader has to perform.

India saw Atal behari Vajpayee and LK Advani working in tandem for almost five decades. Modi and Rajnath can take leaf out the book, which both of them tacitly followed for the longest possible time.