Moditva, Rethinking and Implication

The Post-Mortem has been done. The dust has settled, the verdict is out. Narendrabhai Modi has been re-elected for the second time as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. I would like to congratulate him for the result, and I do wish him luck. But, there are doubts still remaining, and I will try and highlight them as concisely as I can.

The first conclusion is that Development supercedes everything now. For the Capitalist world, power politics when oriented with development can yield rich results. The predominant theme of Modi's election campaign was development. The amount of progress Gujarat has made in the years of his administration was the peg on which he won.

The second conclusion is that Living in the Past will not benefit societal development. The riots of 2002 are being put on the back-burner, and any activist or media group which tried to revive the topic were branded as biased or simply a medium for propoganda. The English language Media was a particular target this time, being called Anti-Modi by several sections of the population and also by several analysts and politicians.

The third conclusion is that the Gujarat election might result in the growing divide among Indian society. The rich, urban english speaking populace are against Narendra Modi, but are often accused of not recognizing the trends occuring within the Indian mainland. The coast is out of touch with the mainland, and so when someone in the Mainland promises development, it will be embraced by people who are not urbanized.

The fourth and final conclusion could be that Religion and Terrorism creates a kind of Xenophobia by which people see no other alternative. Religious ambition, coupled with a strong drive to wipe out terrorism is what symbolizes Narendra Modi. All these above factorsworked for him, and now it is time that some rethinking be done.

In all my previous posts, i had argued that Narendra Modi was India's modern day Hitler or Nero. The events resembling Godhra 2002 was equivalent to the Nazi Kristallnacht of 1938. However, after this election victory, I have to wonder whether all these arguements have a bearing in today's time.

The rationale that can be concluded as a result of Narendra Modi's victory is that Power Politics puts Human lives and thoughts at a Premium. The very nature of Power Politics is such that it makes one go back to that expression, "There is no place for emotion in Politics". The Activists and some Media outlets have argued for Narendra Modi to apologize to the victims of the Gujarat riots. Is that claim rational or is it asking too much?

Democracy calls for cheques and balances so that power is not misused. But, does democracy take into account the factor of Power Politics? Democracy is compromised once power politics is dished out. At that time, you can only find ways to avoid its trap or be vigilant and active to the changes that take place. The fact is that Fundamental rights of each and every citizen is a Utopia, because all individuals do not think on the same level.

Narendra Modi's victory is now being discussed for the implications at the National level. That will be commented on later. What I can conclude is that Narendra Modi is the man to head Gujarat for the next five years. History is now thrown out of the window, and the minority that have suffered under his tenure will have to be vigilant. The trend now will be why worry about the Microcosm. There are other larger and important issues to worry about. Human life is there today, and not there the other day.