"What if NaMo pulls it off?" by Shobhaa De "When a theatre actor presents a one-man show, it is assumed he is either blindingly brilliant or depressingly delusional. It’s always the audience that has the last word. Right now, Mr Modi is that actor, and India, his stage. It’s advantage Modi. Sure, he’s talking big — that’s his prerogative. But it’s those bechara Congresswallas routinely falling for the bait and hitting back in posh English, who should instantly back off! Mr Modi provokes them — and they obediently react (or rather, overreact). He describes himself in grandiose terms and everybody rushes to pull him down. This is plain silly. History has thrown up worse bigots, megalomaniacs, show offs and braggarts. History has also discarded them with ease. NaMo is on a roll right now. Sooner or later he is going to miss a step, trip and shoot himself in the foot. The smart thing for his opponents to do, really, is to do nothing at all, and wait for NaMo to self-destruct. It’s entirely possible."
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 11:15:24 +0000
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