Over the last 2 months, most of the west dailies
have targeted Hindu Nationalism for the sudden ascent of Mr. Modi in India.
They have outrageously portrayed all Hindus as rabble militants, murderers,
slayers who go about killing people of different religion on a daily basis. I
know there are certain parts of our history which are reprehensible and sinful.
There can be no possible justification for what happened in 1984 in Delhi or 2002 in Gujarat.
I was not even born when 1984 happened and was only 10 when 2002 transpired but
still when I look back at our country’s history today, I stand apologetic and
guilty for what eventuated or played out in those yesteryears in our so called
world’s largest democracy. This all marks in me a yearning desire of rewriting
the history if I could ever.
But, keeping that emotion aside, blaming and targeting Hindus and their
nationalism for the rise of the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Mr. Modi, is
atrocious and egregious. If majority of the Hindus are backing Mr. Modi, it’s
not because he is a Hindu nationalist or personifier of Hindu nationalism. It’s
because of the lack of better alternatives at the centre for the corrupt,
rotten, debauched incumbent congress government.
Congress has transcended all barriers when it comes to mis-governance. Indian
economy under congress govt. has been in complete doldrums with growth numbers
plummeting to the rock bottom without any hope of when and how would it revive.
Unemployment and inflation numbers have been at all time high during congress
regime along with the ever increasing fiscal and current account deficit. The
condition has been so poor at the economic front that many rating agencies
around the world have turned India’s
outlook negative. The shinning growth story has been turned into a farce and
mockery. Another five years to them, and we would find our-self next to Africa.
In these gloomy times, Mr. Modi has come out and presented himself as a
harbinger of hope and revival. Setting aside the 2002 riots, he has done fairly
well in almost all departments, atleast better than congress. No riots have
taken place in Gujarat since 2002 which should be considered as a success of
Mr. Modi’s tenure as Gujarat had quite a
history of riots. Moreover, the lack of national level political alternatives in
the country has tilted the battle in favour of Mr. Modi. So, blaming Hindus for
Mr. Modi’s sudden upsurge is absolutely wrong. If Hindu nationalism had been so
much active in the country, no Muslim, Sikh, Christian would have ever become
the President, Prime Minister in the country. But, that’s not the case. We have
learned to set aside our religion divergence to live like equals, i.e Indians. In
the last 66 years, we Indians have tried hard to outstrip the barriers created
by religion, caste. Let’s not fall back into it. Blaming Hindus is not a
solution. Let the voters in this country decide the Next PM.
