jairamesh Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 Rahul is a Gandhi by name. It is a great name, though unconnected to the Mahatma. It was acquired by way of an insignificant quirk of fate after RahulÃÔ grandmother married a man bearing that name. It was then passed on to subsequent generations. The Gandhi who lent his family name to Rahul did nothing worthy that we may fondly cherish. But unknowingly, he awarded mammoth brand capital to the family and to the political party it controls. http://www.niticentral.com/2013/01/rahul-vs-modi-comparing-the-incomparables.html The nation has to make the choice choosing a leader who will lead the people on the path of prosperity. As a nation, we must make the right choice by upholding our highly cherished democratic norms. It is time to prove to the world that we are not merely a monarchy in disguise, that we are not a land of feudal lords and we are not a nation that hangs on the branches of a banyan tree planted by a dynastic grandfather. We need to progress in a competitive world, protect ourselves from our enemies, refocus the power of our youth, build bridges for a prosperous tomorrow and erase incompetence, complacency, corruption and internal conflicts. We live in trying times and we need to seriously weigh our choices. At a time like this, while making the right choice, we need to capitalise on the experience, efficiency and effectiveness of a leader who has proven his worth. The choice that we make for the nation is the choice that we make for the future of our children as well. While people are frustrated with the indecision in the Congress a party fraught with senility and sycophancy and are getting excited about the prospects of Narendra Modi leading our nation, Congress has already started positioning Rahul Gandhi as a future Prime Minister. What a choice! Rahul is a Gandhi by name. It is a great name, though unconnected to the Mahatma. It was acquired by way of an insignificant quirk of fate after RahulŽÃŽÔ grandmother married a man bearing that name. It was then passed on to subsequent generations. The Gandhi who lent his family name to Rahul did nothing worthy that we may fondly cherish. But unknowingly, he awarded mammoth brand capital to the family and to the political party it controls. But whatŽÃŽÔ in a name? In this case, a lot. The name bears powerful recall value and may mesmerise and confuse the younger generation. It is this name that keeps the Congress on a tight leash, a party that does not have the idealism or vision to lead the country and even promotes those facing serious corruption charges. The name has such allure that it can make an ordinary Indo-Italian man a crown prince and heir-apparent to an extraordinary fortune. It has such formidable historical value that it turned an Italian woman into a regent and the Indian National Congress into a regency. It is a name that shamed democratic norms and legitimised a monarchy by sugar-coating it with democratic verbiage. Modi is not a Gandhi by name. But he comes from the same soil that bore the Mahatma. He too is unconnected to the great one by way of lineage. He has not, through a fortunate quirk of fate, been endowed with the halo of power. He did not grow up with grand delusions of power through a childhood spent on a political landscape where regents would wait on him. Modi has worked his way up by serving the people for decades, delivering goods that matter in their everyday lives and by binding the fates of the six crore people of Gujarat to a vision for a better tomorrow. He believed in a vision delivering power to the people so they may earn their meals, quench their thirst, raise their children, live in honour and build a healthy, happy and hopeful society. WhatŽÃŽÔ in his name? Nothing. It is his deeds that have made him who he is. Under Modi, peace has reigned in Gujarat with a record zero communal riots in a decade when other parts of country faced recurring violence. AP, UP, Bihar and Maharastra have seen repeated instances of communal disharmony. Modi does not pursue an appeasement policy as he has always aimed for everyoneŽÃŽÔ development. UKŽÃŽÔ most influential Muslim MP, Lord Adam Patel, who is the founder of Council of Indian Muslims , a UK-based organisation that was formed to campaign against Gujarat riots, met Modi on January 24, 2013 to show solidarity. Adam, who played a pivotal role in organising protests during ModiŽÃŽÔ visit to London in 2003, has now reconciled to the fact that Modi is a friend of all communities. In the recently concluded Assembly Election of Gujarat, 11 per cent Muslims voted in favour of BJP, implying a significant change in thinking and proving a common belief wrong that Muslims do not favour Modi. Time magazine has hailed the message of brand Gujarat and it now looks like the model that should cover the entire republic of India. Against such tall accomplishments, we have Rahul Gandhi a person of no vision, experience, accomplishments, public acceptance or even relevance to our society. If Rahul Gandhi is the choice before us against the prospect of Narendra Modi, it plainly is a choice between inexperience and experience. It is a choice between someone who has never held an office and one who has led a State for over a decade and established a model of exemplary development. It will be a choice between upholding monarchy and voting for democracy. And if Rahul Gandhi is the choice we make, it will be the fateful choice of a pitiable nation.
1983-2011 Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 no one connects lalit to narendra so why would someone connect rahul to mahatma
Clarke Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I hope the opposition has learned from 2004. Please talk issues and governance, not names & origins.
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