In one of the most stupid electoral analysis of BJP’s stronghold in Gujrat, author summed BJP’s successes in Gujrat as ‘in 1995 they won on Ram Temple aftermath, in 2002 they won by killing Muslims and now, they will probably win because of Sonia Gandhi’s statement that generated communal fervor’ I mean, we ain’t talking about, Bihar – the corrupt state in India, or Orissa – the most backward state in India or not U.P. – most casteist or communal state in India but about Gujrat – the most industrialized state with one of highest literacy rate and state with best infrastructure in India. This may sound funny but it ain’t so. More ever, this analysis wasn’t published by mock journalists like Barkha Dutta or Rajdeep Sardesai or by leftist TV channel like NDTV but in Indian Express, supposedly premier name in Indian political journalism. And, if you read other electoral analysis in any newspaper, similar theme is hard to miss. By making such dumb analysis they effectively labeled Gujratis as dumb, communal and Hindu Talibani. And, electoral victories of BJP are surmised merely on the basis of communal Hindu frenzy generated by RSS and Co.
Just in case if reader hasn’t read the newspaper lately (and it’s quite possible considering the news quality in Indian media) then BJP won handsomely in Gujrat. They won seats in Rural as well as Urban areas. They won votes among literate as well as illiterate people. They won across the caste lines and all this, with the campaign plank of development and slogans of ‘Vaibhav-shali Gujrat’. (Prosperous Gujrat) The election was fare and peaceful by best standard practices. No vote booth grabing, no liquor distribution in poor areas and no forceful vote stamping by party hooligans, which usually happens in U.P, Bihar and yes, our beloved West Bengal.
Then the obvious question that arises is that why Indian media is so resolutely against Mr. Modi or for that matter, against BJP? Having bias towards other political parties is one thing but in order to prove non-existing reality, generating false reports is all together different. Because, in that case there is certain agenda that Media lab wants to impose on people. I don’t want to go into conspiracy theories here but it boggles my mind to see India media so far removed from the reality, so much immersed into self-gratification and sensationalism and worst, being judgmental in publishing news.
The reality is that Mr. Modi was bound to win the election from the day one. He is non-corrupt as well as progressive. His schemes for primary education as well as woman’s education are worth laudable. His zeal to build infrastructure is stupendous and his ability to fight pinko-leftist and psudo- human right activist are legendry. But I guess, these are the precise reasons Media hates him. But as I said earlier, it’s ok if he is not a darling of Media but that doesn’t mean they will paint him as a villain.
I think Mr. Modi doesn’t play by the rules, usually written and ‘enforced’ by Nehruvian Media. He don’t’ talk bull shit. He doesn’t harp on caste politics. More ever, he doesn’t worry about minority appeasement. I mean, not doing minority appeasement is usually equated as treason by ‘secular’ media. (It’s a different matter that in recently published government survey about Muslim community, Muslims in Gujrat are better off than most of the other part of the country.) He is tough on terrorist. He doesn’t mind killing terrorists in fake encounters. And, in a country where expressing Hinduism is a taboo, he is unabashedly, Hindu.
It is pity that the reality that Media is trying to portray is in fact, work of their imagination. This is how they would love to see in reality but sadly it ain’t so. But in this game of ‘communalism’ that media loves to play, the ultimate looser is a common man. Because, he (not in gender way) doesn’t want anyone else to decide what is good and what is bad for him but merely needs information, pure information, and unbiased, non-partisan information from the media. Isn’t that what media is supposed to do anyway?
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