[Reader-list] my view on cellular silent day on 30/01/09 by Ranjan Kamath

[bipin]

Dear Taha,

Sorry for the late reply.

First of all, such gimmick created by party workers or chamchas. Of course I personally hate such chamchagiris. Please note that Modi has to fight against malicious propaganda made against him by Domestic and International English media, NGO's (NGO activities are totally biased and they act with the guidance of their source of funds only) and all pseudo-secularist parties. While, in the case of CM of MP, there is no such factor to fight. He just has to put his work honestly.

 

So naturally, Modi has to put some extra effort to win and put the fact before public about this malicious propaganda by tolerating such gimmick to be more popular.



thanks

Bipin

 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Taha Mehmood 
  To: bipin 
  Cc: sarai-list 
  Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 5:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [Reader-list] my view on cellular silent day on 30/01/09 by Ranjan Kamath


  Dear Bipin, 

  You are absolutely right that, ' Modi mask, chhapan ki chhati is one type of publicity gimmick and nothing to do with Hindutva', I think it has got to do a lot with Modittva. In this regard can one not argue that by projecting himself as over and above the ideology of a political party or foregrounding himself over any other issue such as development or governance, Modi in this regard managed to occupy more space where nothing else matters. 

  I paste for your benefit an excerpt from an article written by Swapan Dasgupta in Tehelka on various campaign strategies used by Arun Jaitely who was also the BJP prabhari for Gujarat-

  Jaitley faced another problem in Gujarat. A section of the RSS and Modi's detractors within the party were wary of any campaign which focussed on the iconic chief minister. Jaitley overruled these objections brusquely and insisted that the entire campaign be centred on Modi. His logic was simple: "Modi's personal popularity was greater than that of the BJP". In his view, in a Congress versus BJP fight, both sides were equal; in a Congress versus Modi fight, the winner was pre-determined.

  http://www.tehelka.com/story_main39.asp?filename=Ne070608master_ceremonies.asp


  If Modi was as efficient as an administrator as he claimed he was, then where was the need for any gimickry or iconoclasm? Did voters not elect the quiet MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan again and did the incumbent CM, not invite Mr. Modi during election time with a request to stay away from MP?  Why was there  no gimickry, no iconoclasm, no mass murder, no rapes.  no need for any paranoia, or any chappan ki chatti during MP elections? The election was fought and won on development issues was it not?

  If Modi is such an iconic figure then where was the need for FCI or the National Health Survey and other agencis to suggest that more than three crore gujaraties are suffering from malnutrition, anemia or low body mass index? 

  Regards 

  Taha