The Narendra Modi thread

[dial_100]

:hysterical: man this is hilarious' date=' showed this to others in my family, they are laughing too.[/quote'] On a serious note, 4 generations of this guy had ruled India, 50-60 years. If he and his forefathers had not given the blatant lies to India and indians, (Garibi hatao) state of that woman and millions of poor indians would have been much better. Anyways, this is real inclusive growth. :yay: kuchh gobar mere ghar ke saamne bhi pada hai

[saneindian]

Tweet of the day

@maheshmurthy: As tanks roll past & jets fly past @PMOIndia's heart fills with pride thinking "Har ek pe Soniaji ko commission mila!"

:hysterical:

[randomGuy]

On a serious note, 4 generations of this guy had ruled India, 50-60 years. If he and his forefathers had not given the blatant lies to India and indians, (Garibi hatao) state of that woman and millions of poor indians would have been much better. Anyways, this is real inclusive growth. :yay: kuchh gobar mere ghar ke saamne bhi pada hai

Absolutely, there should be close to zero percent dire poverty in India in this age of technology. Its really a joke how this Government particularly is working.

[Mariyam]

Absolutely, there should be close to zero percent dire poverty in India in this age of technology. Its really a joke how this Government particularly is working.

How can you co-relate technology with poverty? If anything, conventional logic tells us that more the technology, more the automation= less jobs. And in a country with a huge labour surplus it means a lot of unemployment.

[randomGuy]

How can you co-relate technology with poverty? If anything, conventional logic tells us that more the technology, more the automation= less jobs. And in a country with a huge labour surplus it means a lot of unemployment.

This scheme alone will bring down dire poverty to near zero percent imo. Such a scheme is only possible in this age of technology. Extreme poverty is quite a simple problem to solve imo in a country like India in this day n age. automation= less jobs is very correct, but not an applicable thing to mention when talking about extreme poverty.

[surajmal]

. . . By choosing to directly challenge the PM on what should have been his day, Modi has established the following: First, he is the outsider challenging Delhi’s misrule. In doing so, he is challenging not only the Congress and its cabal of supporters in Delhi’s establishment, but also the unelectable coterie in the BJP’s own Delhi headquarters. Second, when you want change, you tend to look outside – not inside. You look inside an organisation for leadership changes when you want continuity. By posing as the outsider to Delhi’s power elite, Modi is saying if you want change, you have to choose me. He may well have read at least the urban mood right, though that will only be established through an election. Third, he has clearly abandoned the old style of submission, humility and compromise – a style that usually leads nowhere. The traditional Indian way of avoiding responsibility is to pretend you don’t want power, pretend excess humility, and then set such low standards for yourself that no one can accuse you of underperformance. This is what humble Manmohan has done. It is another matter that he failed to surpass even the low standards he set for his government in terms of probity and performance, but that is another story. Modi has done the opposite. If today there is much sniping over his Gujarat model, it is because he has offered himself for scrutiny. Not everything he claims is obviously true, but everyone knows that he is for real. His performance can be measured. He is not trying to avoid responsibility for his failures – even for 2002. By not apologising, he is actually taking responsibility for it. He could have gotten away so easily by being submissive and humble, but he didn’t do that. The Congress got away with 1984 by a fake apology. But justice to Sikhs remains far away. The question to ask is: is India in a mood to want straightforwardness or false humility and hypocrisy? My bet is young India is tired of excuses, and wants to see confidence in its leaders, however flawed in character. Modi mirrors this more than anyone else in the country right now. Large sections of the urban middle class, at least, wants to abandon excess humility. They don’t want to judge him only on the basis of 2002. Fourth, it is clear that Modi wants to run a US-style presidential campaign – at least in areas where it works for him – and that he wants to be the issue. Every attack on him by the Congress thus strengthens him – something a foolish Congress party and other regional parties have failed to realise. The first thing a leader craves is recognition of his power and this is precisely what the Congress has done. Attacking someone means to fear him. 2014 is an election about Modi. Modi has managed to make himself the issue – and this can’t do him much harm. Every time he is attacked, he merely has to point out that all they do is attack him when he is talking about real issues. This is the exact line Indira Gandhi used against her detractors. Nothing can stop Modi now – at least till the people deliver their verdict in 2014.

http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-is-the-message-decoding-the-man-after-his-bhuj-i-day-speech-1035275.html

[Crookbond]

Coming Soon: Narendra Modi dancing at a theater near you http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130814/jsp/nation/story_17230478.jsp

Ahmedabad, Aug. 13: You may have the chance to see Narendra Modi crooning and cavorting this winter, which is when Hollywood producer Mitesh Patel hopes to release his “commercial biopic” on the Gujarat chief minister. Whether the real-life Modi will be hopping about in delight after watching it is anyone’s guess. Patel, probably in deference to the maxim that it takes two to tango, is bent on showing the BJP leader’s childhood marriage. Modi hardly ever cohabited with his wife and never mentions her or his marriage in public. The lady, a schoolteacher at her hometown Vadnagar, keeps a low profile. “Modi has given his nod to the film but there are many things in it that he is not OK with. :phehehe: We are talking to him to convince him,” says Patel, 36, who runs Applied Art Productions in Hollywood and has produced the award-winning Delhi Safari and the soon-to-be-released Kamasutra 3D. The expat, who left for the US in 1997, is a self-confessed fan of the chief minister but claims to have no connection with the Overseas Friends of the BJP. Asked to what extent the 2002 pogrom features in the script, he dodges the question but says he would show the “criticism” Modi has faced and the “debate” over his personality and actions. The film, to be made in Hindi, will have “all the commercial masala” to keep the box office salivating. “There will be songs and dances. Yes, you will see a young Modi singing and dancing,” Patel beams. :hysterical: Would he go ahead even if Modi, a former Sangh pracharak, refuses to approve these scenes or the depiction of his marriage? Patel indicates he will and drops a hint about filmmakers’ “bag of tricks” and “dream sequences”. Budget is not a constraint for him but time is. Shooting starts next month and Patel wants to complete the yet unnamed film by December 13. He would not reveal who will play Modi and who his wife. “I had been working on the concept for two years. With Modi set to become a prime ministerial candidate, this is the perfect time,” says the Vadodara-born Patel, who did a master’s in applied arts from the town’s MS University. Earlier in 2008, Gujarat No Nath, a film directed by Ajitsinh Jhala, had portrayed an ideal chief minister with an uncanny resemblance to Modi. It was given tax exemption but bombed. :giggle: A film critic had at the time ruled that “the real-life Modi is a more fascinating character than the one in the film.” It is this “fascinating” story that Patel hopes to tell. “It will be an inspiring film about a living legend — a chaiwala’s son who became chief minister and who, many believe, may became Prime Minister. He is the most popular politician and yet lives like a pauper without a family.” Patel has produced some 14 films, the latest being Finding Joy which released in June. The others include Forbidden Girl and Anything for You. He is confident about his latest project and is targeting a “global” audience. “Indians living abroad, especially in America, are very fond of Modi,” Patel says. He certainly is one of them.

[Clarke]

Coming Soon: Narendra Modi dancing at a theater near you

That just brought this song to my head [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEDxaNIHiuA]Hasta Hua Yeh Pyaara Chahera Tera - Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar - 2001.flv - YouTube[/ame]

[The Outsider]

Advani takes a jibe at Modi over I-day speech http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/advani-takes-a-jibe-at-modi-over-iday-speech/article5025717.ece

In an apparent jibe at Narendra Modi, who lashed out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from Bhuj, senior BJP leader L.K.Advani on Thursday said that on a day like Independence Day leaders should not be critical of others. “I heard the Prime Minister today...Today on Independence Day, without criticising anybody, we all should realise that India has unlimited potential for the future,” he said. Mr. Advani was speaking at his residence here after hoisting the national flag, moments after the Gujarat Chief Minister spoke at the Independence Day function in Bhuj, where he hit out at the Prime Minister. Mr. Advani, BJP Parliamentary Party chief, struck an optimistic note about the future. “India has unlimited potential for the future. This past decade which- as the Prime Minister said today- will get over in 2014. He has enumerated the achievements and the shortcomings of this decade. We should now be concerned about making the decade starting from 2014 an unprecedented one in India’s history. We should give it the best performance we can,” Mr. Advani said. Talking about a book on black money, which he was currently reading, Mr. Advani said, “The theme of the book is that though capitalism is good, if ethics and morality are set aside and people indulge in corruption, then it gives capitalism a bad name.” Insisting that one should do such work that nobody can point fingers at them, Mr. Advani said the country should work towards making the 21st Century, a century of India where the world accepts that there can be no comparison with this nation.

[adi B]

BTW' date=' the posters who feel so strongly about a journalist questioning a British MP on their duplicity and are trying to identify the issue as internal versus external, how do they feel about a CM challenging the PM on the Independence Day address?[/quote'] there was no need to do that,ek din to bichare (mms) ko bolne do :winky: but seriously modi should have refrained from the "compare the speeches" remark,he has all the right to deliver a speech as a CM on 15th august but this challenge remark does not appear well amongst the public :headshake:..

[adi B]

Its not a surprise' date=' even if it would have been Rahul Vs Jaitley you wouldn't have watched them, I already told you that you do not like anyone whoever is popular. Anyways watch it now, Modi ne paint utar di hai government ki. After Indira and Vajpayee you would not have heard any person who speaks so well in public rally[/quote'] to be fair to outy,he did mention modi`s a good orator.

[Number]

I am a Congress hater, but I think Modi's timing was wrong on attacking the PM. Although the Robot deserves every bit of it.

[Sachin=GOD]

with every passing day I am getting more and more convinced that Modi is not the right person to lead the BJP or this country. What India needs desperately is to somehow bridge the communal divide but Modi's elevation has only made that gap wider.

[Clarke]

with every passing day I am getting more and more convinced that Modi is not the right person to lead the BJP or this country. What India needs desperately is to somehow bridge the communal divide but Modi's elevation has only made that gap wider.

I fail to understand how you call yourself a BJP supporter. It is simply not the party of choice if secularism is the most important criterion.

[saneindian]

with every passing day I am getting more and more convinced that Modi is not the right person to lead the BJP or this country. What India needs desperately is to somehow bridge the communal divide but Modi's elevation has only made that gap wider.

Kaho dil se, Advaniji phir se :cantstop:

[FischerTal]

I fail to understand how you call yourself a BJP supporter. It is simply not the party of choice if secularism is the most important criterion.

+1 even vajpayee wasn't some model of secularism. He was an important part of the ram janmabhoomi movement

[Sachin=GOD]

I fail to understand how you call yourself a BJP supporter. It is simply not the party of choice if secularism is the most important criterion.

in these last few years the communal situation has become far more dangerous so IMO India just cannot afford a leader like Modi right now. As for supporting BJP - there can be various other reasons for supporting a party apart from the communal/secular agenda.

[ravishingravi]

in these last few years the communal situation has become far more dangerous so IMO India just cannot afford a leader like Modi right now. As for supporting BJP - there can be various other reasons for supporting a party apart from the communal/secular agenda.

How ? In fact, I live in India and I would say, economic growth has reduced the communal tensions across the board. Btw, a leader overtly projecting himself as secular will not remove communal tensions. The only way out is economic development. I would suggest you to go to Gujarat and witness the things yourselves. Your views might get reinforced or they will change. But it is better than living in a bubble in another continent. Visit even the shelter camps and rehabilitation centers. Ofcourse Vajpayee would have been ideal but we don't have that luxury. My interest is in my future. My future is in India, in all likelihood. I don't even want to be in a position to consider the possibility of moving abroad. I see growth and development in one state and level of governance I have not witnessed in any state. I want that for my state and rest of the country if possible. Now, unless something concrete is brought up against Modi in court of law, I don't think I am willing to give up on this possibility. India will crash and burn with 5 more years of UPA.

[Khalpat]

Most of the people in India like Mukhauta rather than real face. That is why they will prefer Vajpayee over Modi or Chidambram / MMS over Rahul. Well if we want BJP to rule let Modi the real face of RSS / BJP be the PM and if Congress then let someone from Gandhi family be the PM. I simply do not understand the logic that how can a person who supports Modi in every platform can be an ideal candidate for PM just because he is not aggressive in his speech. Kutch to akal lagao doston, Whatever Vajpayee would have said during 2002, he never removed Modi a three month old CM from Gujarat and that is a truth which everyone ignores. All have come from same school of thought. So , either you support BJP or you support Congress stop this BS argument that would have support Xyz party if ABC was the PM candidate.

[diga]

India Today ‏@IndiaToday 12m RJD chief Lalu Prasad's brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav meets Gujarat CM @NarendraModi in Ahmedabad.

Cant believe Laloo will tie up with BJP