Snoopgate: Congress Vocal and Modi Silent. Why?

Couple of pinko websites have dug up some information on the use of Gujarat state government machinery being used for civilian surveillance. A desperate Congress all set to lose three, maybe four out of five state elections has latched on to this “scandal”. With Rahul Gandhi drawing anorexic crowds and getting booed, his darbaris are desperate to divert the attention of voters elsewhere. Unfortunately for them, the friend and attack dog Tarun Tejpal got caught raping his daughter best friend. Unable to come to his defence directly, the Congress mandarins are trying their damndest to see if they can make this so called snoopgate amount to something. They are screaming at their loudest while Bhai Narendra Modi and the BJP have stayed silent on the matter.

I wondered about the reasons. It is obvious why Congress is screaming bloody murder, trying to make a mountain out of a molehill. As a law abiding citizen, if true, it bothers me that state government machinery was used for personal purposes. We will leave that for later investigations. However, I live in the real world and not in some teenaged Utopian India. I see government vehicles being used by Class 1 officers and the entire neta class for their personal use. Sarkari peons are more servants of the brown sahibs than aam janta. Government owned bungalows are used as vacation homes by the privileged and the very same are used to barter favors (four of them were given by Congress to Mayawati for favors). The same Congress uses our top notch commandos as their private guards. So if Modi has to be investigated for use of sarkari outfits then so do millions of Class 1 officers and every neta in New Delhi. Think about it. When industrialists allow Sonia Gandhi to go abroad in their private planes, what do they get in return from Congress? Has that ever been investigated?

Forgetting the use of sarkari machinery for private use, let us focus on the snooping issue. Isn’t it true that the then Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s office was bugged by the Congress themselves? These guys were snooping on their own man. How many of their enemies were snooped on? One cannot even imagine and now he same Congress has the chutzpah to raise their finger at Modi/Shah? Seeing how they are trying to help Tejpal, any attempt to accuse Congress of hypocrisy is a waste of breath. Snoopgate in today’s corrupt India is like a parking violation in Nazi Germany.

But why are Modi and BJP silent on the matter? I do not know but I can guess by the way Modi is campaigning. So far the man has run his campaign in the American style. Aggressive, targeted, interactive, informative and entertaining, his rallies have captured the imagination of voters. He has a message and to deviate from that would mean hitting a speed bump in the middle of a car race. I think that the BJP will address the issue after the last vote is cast in Delhi elections and the results either become obvious or are declared. That will the wise move and I think that is the plan. Four losses destroy Congress. I predict an internal revolt in the party directed against the family. If god forbid, Congress manages to wrest Chhattisgarh out of BJP’s hand then the Congress spinmeisters will claim victory. That will give Congress some breathing room. Even so, the snoopgate fight will be best fought then. You see, it will get ugly and the BJP will have to get down to Congress’ level. After the elections, they can fight and win. But do so right now will be playing in Congress’ hands and it will take away from Modi’s brilliant campaign narrative. I think this is why the BJP is postponing the fight. Right now it is important that the BJP focus on winning and energizing their vote base and attracting the undecided voters for 2014 elections. Everything else is baseline noise.

Is Tarun Tejpal Pressurizing Congress?

It is surely is fun watching the downfall of maybe the biggest hypocrite in Indian media. Of course with so many of them around, to be the biggest hypocrite has to be an honor for Tarun Tejpal who now stands accused of carrying out a different kind of “sting operation” on his daughter’s best friend. Even the pimp on the street is shaking his head in disgust.

The way the whole thing went down in Goa clearly indicates that this is not the first time Tejpal has raped someone. The sheer brazenness of his attack on this star struck newbie is indicative of the way men in power in India think. This creep is clearly connected well with people in Congress as well as establishment in India. He thought he was going to get away like has so far.

What he did not figure was with Congress facing certain defeat in four states and not faring in their showdown with the political tsunami known as Narendra Damodardas Modi. How could Sibal, Tiwari, Digvijay could come out to openly defend someone who had his finger in some innocent girl’s vagina? His support in the Indian media who look upon this sleazebag as a moral crusader for the leftist cause is slowly evaporating. I refuse to believe that the women in media have not heard about this worm’s proclivities so far. I guess so far they turned a blind eye to his rapes / sexual conquests. Now with irrefutable proofs including his own confession, they have to face up to the truth: Their hero is a lowest of the low. Some on the media have accepted while others like Shoma Chaudhary and Vinod Mehta (Editor of the nudie magazine Debonair – another paragon of virtue) are still fighting on this guy’s behalf.

Now another sarkari babu who seems to be more crooked than a corkscrew has accused Narendra Modi of improper behavior. This indicted babu Pradeep Sharma is trying to bolster the so called snooping case with falsehoods (alleging illicit relations between Modi and the girl in question) since the whole snooping case has so far been a non starter. The timing of this Sharma’s accusation is curious. If there was any impropriety on Modi’s part why has this man stayed quiet so far? Clearly this man is another Sanjiv Bhatt who credibility is equal to that of a street drug dealer.

Another question to ask is why has Sharma who is under a whole lot of legal trouble (Land grab cases are easy to prove or disprove so if they are pending still they must be valid) has decided to go on attack when Congress and their attack dog is in trouble? Another bothersome thing is the complete silence of Congress mandarins on this rape issue especially when it is hard for some of these to stay quiet. Is it possible that Tarun Tejpal who is a voyeur and a pervert is privy to secrets of Congress personnel and is in a position to threaten them? If that is the case, the Congress is going to do the best to either directly help Tejpal by obstructing the investigation (Is Shoma Chaudhary working at their behest? After all loyalty to one’s boss only goes so far and goes a lot less in case of a criminal case) or by diverting attention (by attempting to besmirch the hero of the opposition – Narendra Modi).

This Pradeep Sharma should be held accountable for loose talk and made to come forward with this so called proof. By his loose and criminally irresponsible talk, he has bringing shame to the names of a prominent national leader and an innocent girl (are innocent girls pawns in the hands of Congress and their goons?). Meanwhile the Congress whose founding father was Jawaharlal “I love Edwina Mountbatten” Nehru should be careful in casting aspersions on the character of anyone. They should remember that their guy has been going around the world sowing his wild oats. Would they want the skeletons in his closet to tumble out?

The story of accusations made by Sharma can be read at: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-snooping-controversy-suspended-ias-officer-pradeep-sharma-seeks-cbi-probe-against-narendra-modi-1923769

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Modi Benefits Congress In The Long Term

Congress was a mess in the second half of 1990s. Party was in a disarray with no capable leaders on the horizon. Party faithful went after the Congressi magic bullet – The Gandhi Family. The party workers were galvanized and united behind the family. The voters’ curiosity was piqued. And why not? A white skinned widow with a good looking son and a daughter were a surefire crowd pullers. Come 2004, the BJP launched their ill-fated India shining campaign and lost to Congress. Sonia turned down the PM post in what is widely deemed as a gesture of sacrifice. We all really know why she did that. Gandhi family myth was born and it was protected by severe ferocity by the inner circle (Oscar Fernandez, Ahmad Patel, Janardhan Dwivedi, Ambika Soni, Digvijay Singh et. al.) and people who questioned the validity or authority or capability were put down ruthlessly by various means. A rot set in and we saw a decade long reign of plunder.

After 2009, with scams stumbling out of closet, state elections had to be won. Congress was forced to field Rahul Gandhi. They lost every election. Scams, rising prices, falling rupee, deteriorating law and order, Chinese incursions and a slew of other issues started to leach the sheen of the family. Non Congress people found themselves vindicated in their beliefs about the family. Congress workers were still not asking why the emperor had no clothes.

With four important state elections leading up to the 2014 general elections on the cards, Congress inner circle was forced to put Rahul Gandhi out. After all, they had sold him and his mother to their workers as panacea for all ills- Congress’ and the nation’s. With every public appearance, Rahul was exposed. On the flip side, Congress’ bête noire Narendra Modi seems to be going from strength to strength. Now it seems that local leaders in Delhi elections do not want Rahul Gandhi to appear in their rallies anymore. I have a feeling that if the Congress loses the four important state elections, a revolt will break out in Congress. We may not see it because the inner circle will do their best to contain it. But we will see signs of it.

So who is going to be the next savior of Congress? Who is going to rid the party of crooks and bring up capable leaders? A staunch BJP supporter, I realize the importance of a capable and a good opposition. Every successful democracy has two major parties. It is important that Congress remain a viable nation alternative albeit not in its current avatar. I have the perfect person in mind, a man who is going to show Congress the mirror. In fact he is doing so even now. I am speaking of Bhai Narendra Modi. How can Narendra Modi save Congress? Am I drunk or mad? I will try to explain how Modi is good for Congress in the long run.

Modi’s success in Gujarat and national stage is a lesson for all upcoming politicians. Integrity, performance, realpolitik, organizational capability, oratory to inspire the Indian public etc. are hallmarks of the man. Despite of a tsunami of negativity against him, he is still here winning hearts and minds and capturing our imagination. To do that, he had to overcome his opponents in the BJP as well. These opponents were Delhi insiders, used to the status quo. We have had sixty years of that. Voters are hungry for real change. They want a leader who is going to turn Delhi upside down and bring the netas and babus in line. Modi clearly is the man. Voters know that which is why they are flocking to see him and not because he is white or good looking. Now smart people in Congress (they are there but are afraid of the inner circle or have temporarily joined them) have to realize that the Indian voter is seeing the light and maybe even maturing. They will not fall for the same old scare tactics and vote for Congress. In short, to survive, the Congress has to bring changes in their party and not just cosmetic ones. Like the BJP, they also need to look all over India for capable leaders instead of just one family. Once they do that and admittedly it won’t happen overnight, they will be a party on surer grounds with a hierarchy of leaders, each capable of leading a state or the nation. In short, they have to reinstall inner party democracy. They will then be able to boast of their own Narendra Modi or Shivraj Chauhan or Raman Singh.

Congress has lost its way. With their current leadership in charge they will never find the way back. Therefore losing to the BJP / Narendra Modi, will force them to re-evaluate their policies and evolve. Maybe in five or ten years, they will have a group of leaders their founders could be proud of. All that will only be possible if they lose to the BJP. Heavens forbid, if they do not, then status quo with the Gandhis will be maintained and the party will remain mired in the swamp of incompetence and corruption. This is why I say that Narendra Modi will be good for Congress in the long term. The country deserves Modi and the BJP. But the country also needs and changed and an improved Congress to provide an effective opposition. That will be good for our country and democracy.

http://www.niticentral.com/2013/11/02/iron-diwali-of-india-153969.html

Modi Brings Out Best In BJP, Worst In Others

Judging by the way even the hypocrites on the left are grudgingly acknowledging Modi’s political prowess, we can see that his strategy is working. While showcasing his now well known accomplishments, he has gone on an offensive, highlighting the non-governance and extreme corruption of the others. He is making a case for himself by giving the opposition a taste of their own medicine.

Modi could not make a case for himself so far as the most accomplished, capable and honest leader in the country because he did not have the support of his own party. Selfish and corrupt in the BJP were (still are) afraid of his ascent. Clever political machinations took care of that and now after seeing Modi’s performances and strategy for 2014, even his biggest detractors have joined him. With his party by his side, there is clearly no stopping Modi. His quick wit, intellect (notwithstanding the comments by that Stephens educated elitist jerk Shashi Tharoor), oratory, warmth and ability to empathize with the poor (being poor himself unlike most of the Congressmen) is there for all to see. He has energized the voters and more importantly, the soporific BJP worker. It has been a long time since we have seen this kind of energy in the BJP camp. Everyone wants to work and more importantly do the right thing (as we saw in Delhi where Vijay Goel was pushed out in favor of an honest and capable performer). He really is bringing out the best in the BJP.

It is also clear from his approach, that Modi is no pushover like Manmohan Singh. He is a street fighter and a survivor and he knows how to win. This is why he is relentless in his approach. He is just the kind of man to take India to the next level. The voters are beginning to get a glimpse into the man and their reaction is unsettling Modi’s political and ideological enemies. Judging by their reactions, Modi is bringing out the worst in his enemies.

The reaction to Modi’s campaign is a mixed bag of the expected and the surprising. Reaction by Mulayam, Mayawati, Mamata, Sharad Pawar and the commies is not surprising and falls under the category of the expected. They all know that they cannot match Modi in accomplishments or oratory. Since they do not control the national security outfits, they cannot go after him on a personal basis either (like Congress is wont to). So they all are running towards the last refuge of the Indian political scoundrel – secularism (the popular Indian version i.e.). They know it is not going to work but their choices are limited.

The reaction of Nitish Kumar who until sometime ago was the elite’s favorite Non Congress, non Modi option. Of course it is now clear that Nitish read too much into the utterances of self proclaimed intellectuals of the left like Ramchandra Guha who called Kumar India’s answer to Obama. We all know what Kumar has done to be where he is today. What we did not know was the extreme personal hatred this man has for Modi? If Modi had been killed in those explosions, Kumar would have been culpable (if our judiciary were to be fair). Kumar has gone from an extremely strong position in his state to a government which can fall any day now. In reaction to Modi’s success so far, Nitish has essentially committed political hara-kiri.

I have always held that if you take out the Gandhi family and they poodles from Congress, we will have a real alternative to the BJP on a national level. The party has capable people who remain muzzled lest the Shehzada loses some of his so called sheen. However, these people must see that the Congress is an extremely confused lot with no ideology, capability and integrity and what is worse is that the entire voter base knows that. Repeated failures in state elections so far and projected failures in the forthcoming elections should have made it abundantly clear that the usefulness of the Gandhi family (which was to mobilize the Congress worker) has been exhausted and has been that way for the better part of the last decade. An experienced politician would not react to someone like Modi in the way Congressmen have been. Petty name calling, taking out their anger on the press (who by the way are the biggest reason why the Congress and the Gandhi family have been able to run such a successful con on the nation for the last decade) and trying to muzzle them, stopping opinion polls (now that they have turned against Congress), using state’s security apparatus in its relentless hunt for something to pin on Modi or Amit Shah is not the way to win the voters back. The way Rahul Gandhi goes around speaking makes you wonder if anyone has written his speech or some genius thought that it was better if the Shehzada spoke extemporaneously. And then you have these so called educated people like Jayram Ramesh and Shashi Tharoor and their statements. Rational statements rather that petulant angry outbursts are expected from an IIT / Carnegie Mellon / MIT (being an ex IITian, I know of these places and the kind of student Ramesh must be) graduate like Ramesh. Right now he sounds like he wants to please Madam by shouting the loudest and meanest.

Shashi Tharoor has attacked Modi’s lack of formal education. I am not surprised. He is a St. Stephen’s graduate which is school famous for churning out leftist bhoora sahibs rather than true blue contributors to the Indian GDP. Formal education and actual ability have little to do with each other. Surely Tharoor has heard of Bill Gates. A Gujarati businessperson once told me that we do not get MBA degrees. We get people with MBA degrees to work for us. KarsanBhai Patel who runs Nirma is worth over a billion dollars has the same education as Modi and a lot less than Tharoor. Yet when it comes to contributing to India’s GDP, Tharoor is a nobody who marries rich for money. Manmohan Singh has a degree which he can be proud of but what has that degree resulted in? Judging by the economic mess that the country is in, Ivy League schools and Oxford need to recant their degrees from Manmohan, Chidambaran and Montek Singh.

Congress’ reaction to Modi tells me that they have no answer for the man. Modi is playing a game that Congress is trying to understand. Read the following quote by the Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu who wrote the Art of War, and you will realize that whether or not Modi knows about him, he clearly is the master of the art of political war. Instead of trying to pick holes in Modi’s knowledge of history (even their Modi has been proven correct), Congress would be well advised to formulate a strategy otherwise in their love and support for the Gandhi family, and they will lose something much more than the next general election – their identity.

“If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.”