Blaming Hindu Nationalism for the rise of Mr. Modi in India is despicable

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.