He can read and write just fine, just no degrees in women's studies or a phd for writing a thesis on the brilliance of Marx.
Not an illiterate in the literal sense.
I actually don't know much about the guy in terms of educational qualifications etc but so what if he doesn't have a certificate ? He's not applying for a professorship, that job requires an entirely different skill set.
not just foreign media, he avoids all media like the plague. I'll tell you why too, because at least here in India, large sections of the biggest media houses are in bed with the congress, which has sustained and enriched these bastards for forever now.. but there's a new sheriff in town
they can't stand the guy, and the guy in question is well onto their game. Ignore them till irrelevance does them in !
Trump in the US is a very different personality and he seems to have decided, post his tremendous mandate, to take them head on and destroy them. He's been toying with the tabloid media for decades now, right since his days as a sleazy womanizer in the 80s and 90s lol
but Modi still manages to connect with his base frequently with his "man ki baat" radio show, his many rallies, and, to a lesser extent through his twitter. He's very non confrontational and more of a statesman than Mr Trump and his bombast.
They're both reaching their bases regularly, and dealing with a hostile media in their own very distinct ways.
Modi ignores, while Trump bitchslaps them right back, jumps in the gutter, and destroys them at their smear game.
The "cloud cover and streanh (strength)" gaffes are ok, because us, the voters gave him a pass easy on those.
He's our guy, we back him.. You lot across the fence better get used to it because he's not going anywhere.. Frau Merkel is at almost 15 years in highly advanced country of Germanistan.. We'll beat her by a wide margin easy.
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