Deepawali Musings
Another Election...A different Result....so many things changed in the last 18 months and yet so many remained exactly the same! Amid the din of the fireworks and the razzle dazzle of the "secular" victory in Bihar and before that in Delhi the soul of a nation was sold. The sound bites that came out during the campaign from all parties (including the government) and the narrative that continues afterwards are shameful to say the least. More so now because the elite and literary "creamy" layer has joined hands with the regionally threatened politician for the sake of self preservation. Ask these self professed guardians of freedom - "What do you want?" and they will struggle to pin down an accurate answer. But ask them "What don't you want?" and the answer unerringly will be "Modi". The 2014 Voter Mandate, Economic Development, Social Mobility and National Interest has nothing to do with the agenda of these pseudo secular warri...