Your only point through and thorough is Vajpayee ji's criticism about Modi. You rest your entire case on that alone and I cannot take it seriously when you rest your own judgement on another man's. Sorry but that's how it is. Plus it may be that I am unable to see what it conveys OR, you are just reading too much into this and getting riled about nothing. He said one neednt be a CM to understand the sadness of lives lost, even as trivial as that of a puppy on road. But being a human being is enough to understand that. That is the crux/takeaway of that point. You are ignoring the main point and concentrating on the rest.
Another man? That's your answer? Seriously? Did you forget that the
"another man" we are talking about was the PM of India at the very time the riots took place, of the very party that Modi belongs to. You think the PM of India had less information on what was happening
(since he made his point then, not now) than you do?
And the original reuters interviewee Shruti Gottipati herself tweeted that Modi's remarks were poorly contextualized by the media. (No kidding !)
That's a display of poor political skills then by Mr.Modi.
The point is people who have their reservations about modi will see offensive about anything he says. That is how it works.
And vice versa. While I may have reservations about Modi, I do not believe that I'm completely immune to being persuaded to see another point of view if there was a case, I'm not sure others defending Modi here could always say the same.
And in India, anybody can get offended by anything and this is Modi we are talking about.
As I said, feeding the fire displays bad handling.
Just because he didnt say what you wanted him to say doesnt make it rubbish. Regarding Modi, it is not possible to pacify all people at all times. That is who he is. He made his intentions clear when speaking with those directly affected by the riots and his actions after that reflect that. That should be more than enough for anybody who is actually concerned about the riots.
It is not about him saying what I want to here, it is simply about speaking unadulterated rubbish. That analogy was inappropriate & meaningless. Modi wasn't being asked as an impartial observer, he was being asked what he though as being the main principal in control of the state machinery during the indent.
No he doesnt owe any damn responsibility. His responsibility is to do everything he can subject to his own judgement as CM and availability of resources. That is what is expected of any CM. Why should he saddle himself with the guilt of something that he knows he is not responsible for ? Why do you people want to take him on a guilt-trip for a crime that you cant prove that he is responsible for ? He says he feels sad. Thats the most anyone can feel for something they are not responsible for.
That is your opinion, not one I share. Modi was responsible as the CM oof the state & while I almost never bother myself with charges of collusion
(simple because they cannot be proven), there is simply no getting away from the fact that there was a complete failure & breakdown of the system. The nonsense of doing everything that could be done was not bought by the then PM, nor is it bought by one of Modi principal supporters within the BJP, the Goa CM Manohar Parrikar. It was he who said that the deaths were quiet clearly a failure & it was he who used the same excuse that you pointed out & modi supposedly said in some interview, of being inexperienced. One can't have it both ways; trot out excuses of inexperience when convenient & yet blatantly refuse at other points to even agree to any failure. If there was no failure, how does the inexperience matter? Sorry, not buying it.
Plus I'll say frankly man - I'm tired of this ****. People looking for 110% perfection in one man when the rest of the goods are in much worse shape. If you are not convinced by him so be it. Not everybody can be convinced everytime especially when its about subjective things that cant be proved one way or other. If you arent convinced dont vote for him. Go for some who has convinced you with all good faith. Thats the most I can say.
You needn't have to say that. That I already know & I will do whatever it is I want during the voting process. Doesn't stop me from debating points out here. If you feel so strongly, maybe you should take a break.
Yes..they dont matter in BJP's electoral strategy. It might be news for you..but not for me. No matter what Modi does - majority among the two minorities wont vote for him. Whoever votes is just a bonus vote. That is a reality we have to live with in a polity where the word secularism has so strongly come to mean appeasement of minorities. What matters is if his development strategy includes them. Electoral strategy and development strategy are two different things. There is no reason to believe that his' doesn't include them. And this is the second instance where you project the opinions of others onto Modi and that is why I said its non-sequitor. It is Modi's personal idealogy that matters at the end of the day. Not some of his random fans'.
What is Modi "personal" strategy? Mandir? Cow slaughter? Corruption being acceptable if done by his guy?(
refer support to Yeddy & now the attempts to woo him back to the BJP) What? Dismissing the concern over one of India's worse riots as saying that one would feel bad if a puppy was run over? No need to project the opinion of supporters
(though those are good indicators)Unlike you, I know exactly what Modi concentrated on during his recent campaign in Karnataka & no it wasn't on development. I'm not very gullible with political speak and I'm not a great believer in a
"messiah". There are no white knights around and they certainly don't go by the name of Modi either. Electoral strategy is important. If a politician defines himself as exclusive, then that very perception is damaging. Not only to the politician but nationally if that person were to rise to a greater position.
How he runs the coalition if he comes to power is for the future to decide. Passing predictions about that is useless. And being authoritative is not about coalitions perse, but how much acceptability and respect you command among the coalition.
Passing predictions isn't useless. After all Modi supporters are predicting nationally based in supposed experiences in a state. You have your opinion, it would not be too hard to figure out that I disagree.