Leftist Hatred For Modi Cannot Stay Hidden

There are two leftist written biographies of Modi out there. The first one is Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay (referred to as L1 in the rest of the post) and the other is Kingshuk Nag (L2). L1 is described as Based in Delhi for most of his professional career, he is known for his biting analysis on contemporary Indian politics with specialization on 'Hindu politics' in India. L2 is the editor of the Hyderabad edition of TOI (a tabloid pretending to be a newspaper in my humble opinion). Since they have not been able to bring Modi down, they are trying something subtle just like green snakes in the grass. They are claiming to have written fair and balanced biographies but their disdain comes through loud and clear. In my opinion, L1 should focus on political luminaries from his home state and leave the wretched Hindu nationalists alone. He can sing paeans to Communist stalwarts and Mamata Bannerjee but alas, as he also knows, no one will buy it. Ditto for L2 who is even less of a journalist than L1. Both of them have written these books to make money and besmirch a tall leader by innuendos knowing full well that Modi will not step outside to dispute any of their claims. If he does, then they get even more publicity and they win again.

I have not read either books and do not plan to but true to their nature, these two cannot keep their unsanitary traps and have been giving interviews all over the place. L2 has said the following:

It can be safely predicted that the last of this matter has not been heard. The ghosts of Gujarat 2002 are likely to haunt Narendra Modi till his last days.

L1 on the other hand has made some whoppers here:

He has pre-fixed views on the issue of religious minorities and believes that minorities need to adhere with the beliefs and value systems of the majority community.

Of course he will change the face of India. My only problem is that the new face will not be to my liking.

On an impertinent note, I will say Modi likes people agreeing with him and dislikes if they do not.
Modi fears losing power and the spectre of defeat and political isolation makes him nervous. But he is a hard fighter and does not give up in moments of adversity.

Modi devolves specific tasks to different people. Barring him, no one has a complete knowledge and vision of what he is doing.

In a sentence -- the belief in his abilities, the confidence he exudes and the power he exhibits. People like a strong-willed and decisive political leader like they once plugged for Indira Gandhi.

Now most of Modi’s criticisms can be applied to any politician. Any man who claims that he is qualified to lead a country has to have a streak of megalomania. People with self doubts have no room at the top. Criticizing him for ambition is akin to criticizing a movie star for narcissistic tendencies. In order to make this a “balanced book”, he has had to compliment him. While he has been effusive in his criticism, clearly L1 has had to get creative with words when it came to grudgingly accept anything positive.. Instead of calling Modi honest, this man says the following:

I did not find evidence of Modi amassing personal wealth.

All this from a guy who claims that his book does not come with any ideological baggage. The hypocrisy is staggering. But should we expect anything but puerility from hacks of this kind? NO. So why am I upset? It is the claim the Mukhopadhyay makes when he says:

There is also a consensus in the view that the events of 2002 benefited Modi politically and he became what he is today because of the fallout of the Godhra carnage.

I have said earlier and will repeat: If it had not been for Godhra, Modi would have been history because the BJP in all likelihood would have lost the polls in 200 when they were due.

In one fell swoop this rotten human being has managed to insult a swath of Indian population. This man is no better than Shakeel Ahmad who claimed that the bombing in Bangluru will help the BJP (insinuating that there exist a chance that the BJP themselves blew up that bomb). Modi has won three terms because of his performance and no other reason. If Hindutva were the only reason for winning elections, Advani would be the PM and Katiyar the Home Minister. Insulting the sage voters of Gujarat (as opposed to the voters of UP and West Bengal who repeatedly vote against their own interests because of decades of brain washing) L2 is insinuating the worst. I would like to tell this jerk that Godhra is a baggage that Modi has been carrying around. It is not a trophy.

In fact if it were not for Godhra we would be only be talking of Modi’s performance. If it were not for Godhra, secularism would still be a western term, used to separate church and state rather than becoming an invective to be used for Hindus by the leftists. If it were not for Godhra, the entire left wing of the Indian polity and journalism will not a stick to wave around. Modi did not benefit from Godhra. The entire left wing of India benefitted from Godhra. If it were not for Godhra, this entire anti Modi cottage industry would not exist. Without Godhra, Modi would still be here talking of development but people like Mukhopadhyay and Teesta Setalvad would have to slither under their rocks.

I am surprised that Modi let this jerk near him. In fact L2 is equally surprised. He says the following:

The fact that despite having written so critically of him in the past, he allowed me to write the biography, gave access to himself, agreed with the manuscript not being shown before publication and made no effort to prevent it despite knowing that several parts of it would be critical of him.

This is what you get for trusting a leftist around you. I dare this guy to write a similar biography of Mamata Bannerjee or any of the commies and then promote it in West Bengal.

As I have said before, this is going to get uglier and uglier because these guys are not going to let up. What Modi, BJP and the voters need to do is to tune these guys out and let them blab. We have a bigger mission i.e. to see Modi as PM and enable him to take India into her rightful place. Of course Mukhopadhyay won’t like that vision because then he and his ilk become irrelevant.

The articles about the two biographies can be read at:
http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-modi-is-considered-either-a-mass-murderer-or-a-messiah/20130412.htm
http://www.firstpost.com/living/the-ghosts-of-gujarat-2002-will-haunt-modi-till-his-last-days-706296.html