One of my closest friends asked a provoking question pertaining to the election of India. He asked whether there is a difference between Bush getting elected in the USA and Modi becoming the PM of India. I found this question very interesting, and thought to write few sentences about it in response to my friend. There are big differences between Bush being the President of the USA and Modi being the PM of India. Bush never ordered the killings of innocent people by putting them on fire in confined train compartments. Bush never justified any such action by saying that he did not feel pity for Muslim lives while he would feel pity for the death of a dog, whereas Modi did!!! Bush never declared a particular religious group his enemy, although his actions favored stereotyping and discrimination against Muslims in particular. Bush did never revolt against his constitution while Modi did this by denying secularism as a pillar of the Indian constitution. Modi uttered warning against Bangladeshi illegal (or legal) immigrants whom he would send/push back to Bangladesh, whereas Bush prompted immigration reforms. Now, these are all not to say Bush was a great person. I never liked him, and in the US context, there was no reason to support him who attacked Iraq for no reason. However, what I am emphasizing here is that the minority in the USA did not feel threatened the way they would in India under Modis rule. One last thing. The Bangladeshi minority folks would be at stake under this regime in India. Whatever would happen there against Muslims, the toll for that would have to be paid by the minority of Bangladesh. Bangladesh would be in more trouble during this rule as history suggests. These are all mere truths. I am scared of that. For India, I think the march for democracy would be halted for a bit, and the democratic ideals would be a far cry shortly. India marched a long way to achieve democratic ideals, and now there is a possibility to deviate from secularism in the social and political spheres of the country. As I see the way how the secularist forced are turned down and severely refused by people, I am afraid which direction the largest democracy is following now. I do not see the point why many of my Bangladeshi friends and relatives are happy at this point. I am just waiting to see what they get in the future.
Posted on: Sun, 18 May 2014 17:56:26 +0000
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