I
CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED
(NARENDRA MODI)
It was first Japan; then it was China; finally, it was the United States of America. It did not matter whether Modi went or Modi received. Bu, he conquered the hearts. Japan saw the Logic in befriending India and enhancing its Business and cultural ties. China saw the logic the same way, so much so that the Chinese president told his army very promptly to withdraw from LOC positions and not to unnecessarily antagonize India and its Army. Ties with India are more important. And, he is right. Then went Narendra Modi to the USA. And, surely he conquered the hearts of people there too.
It
is only the Pakistan Army and its Political establishment who are not realizing
that ties with India are far more important than borderline skirmishes and
faked innocence.
India
wants peace but not at Gun point. Not when terror is on. Peace should not be a
ruse to perpetrate terror, in the name of non-state actors or state actors. It
should not a be ruse to build huge underground tunnels to export terrorists
into India. It should not be a ruse to do beheading of Indian soldiers. It
should not be a ruse to shell civilian population across the border. What on
earth is peace, when these things are on?
But,
Modi Government should deal with Internal terrorism also, effectively. Whether
we find terrorist outfits in West Bengal or Tamilnadu or Kashmir, it should not
matter. The Political colour of the state should not matter. Every terror act
or suspected terror activity must be dealt with by the Central Government –
because, such activities are never confined to a single state. They could sweep
through many states or may even be international in nature. All States must
co-operate with the Centre in rooting out terror. India needs peace from
external terrorists and also internal terrorists.
Right
now, Modi is in Maharashtra. Will he conquer the people’s hearts there too? I
wish he does. Maharashtra surely needs leaders with more national outlook and
less regional chauvinism.
How
else do you explain the statement that a train route which will run from Mumbai
to Ahmadabad is a boon only to Gujarat? Is the starting point, Mumbai a part of
Gujarat?
Three
cities are identified to become Smart Cities. These are Allahabad, Ajmer and
Visakhapatnam. How can anyone identify them as boon to Gujarat? When Modi
was CM of Gujarat, he was of course talking of chey karod Gujaratis. Now, as PM
of India, he always talks of 125 karod Indians. Every move he makes and every
measure he brings in are for the benefit of all regions of India.
Modi
is Indian all the way now. I wish, Maharashtra votes for Modi. Maharashtrians
must come out and be leaders in all spheres all over the world. That is the
legacy of Chatrapati Shivaji. Shivaji is a national Hero, not merely a Maratha hero
as some leaders would like Maharashtra to believe.
55 years back, when I was in
school in a small town in AP, in our Telugu text books, and not merely in History
books, we have read a lot about Shivaji and what Shivaji said on the death of
Tanaji (Gad ala, pan simh gelaa). We did not understand the Marathi words then.
But, we all understood the context and saluted Shivaji as a National Hero. I
don’t understand why some leaders want to reduce National Heroes like Shivaji
into small, regional heroes.
Likewise,
today, Narendra Modi is no more a Gujarati. He is Indian. Nothing less. I am
sure he too will be a national Hero to be proud of. Let no one call him a mere
Gujarati.
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