MODIvated India!

Since the time I got my senses & started using my limited mental faculties, I have been hearing about the famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech made by our first PM from the parapets of Red Fort on the midnight of 14^th/15^th August 1947. Mostly, I have heard about the speech from the media who do not forget to air it every 15^th August, 26^th January and 14^th November. Of course, he was blessed with the Gift of the Gab.

But only gift of gab doesn’t always work…it is the substance in the person and his/her ideas/vision, which make people sit up and take notice of the person. India has seen its share of leaders ever since and many will remain immortal for us.

In the last decade, India has seen a transition. The biggest change was noticed in the behaviour of the Indian public. It had become aware and concerned to the political class of India. May be it was because we saw Governments of two extreme ideologies and Indian public has become smart enough to make the difference in terms of the ‘deliverables’.

While the last decade has created a sense of pride and despondency both, it also would be known for the emergence of one man who has time and again been ‘COVERED’ by media. I am referring to Narendra Modi. When I say covered, media covered Modi MOSTLY in the context of 2002 Gujrat riots. It tried to create a demon out of a man (thanks to its neutral interviews of known Modi bashers like Teesta Sheetalvad but amazingly it never interviewed people who questioned Ms. Seethalvad).

Did the media succeed? I guess not, because had it been so then media would have forgotten him after a while but they simply could not. Every discussion on democracy continues to be linked to Gujarat and Modi. What made the matters worse for the mainstream media was the relentless unequivocal unsolicited support of Indians from across the country for the man. This is not a sheer illusion. It can be verified on social network sites like Twitter, FB etc. May be this was also one reason which made the UPA government embark upon its ambitious initiative to quell democracy by banning these sites. It did not succeed!

Modi is a rare politician. Rare, not because of his devotion to serve india or not rare because of the kind of support he gets BUT he is rare BECAUSE despite media not highlighting his achievements in the state, the country still knows all about it. Isn’t it rare to be a politician,  not supported by mainstream media, to enjoy support from across the country?

Here social media came to his rescue and being the techsavvy that he is, he utilized the benefits with open arms and who benefited the most?-our country and we the people. This is simply because we too could start DREAMING of a strong nation under a strong leader.

Nation wants a road map. It wants successful case studies which can be replicated across. In such a background, Mr. Modi “faced The Nation” on 31^st August, 2012. Popular as Modi Hangout, it created a wave of excitement amongst people. The man was there himself ready to take on questions of people and answer them.

Which other politican has done so? In fact the current PM, if I can say so, literally shied away from the call of Mr. Advani to participate in a public debate on the eve of 2009 election! But then Modi is head strong and different.

Of course, during the Hang Out, the questions varied from secularism to Manesar and then back to Gujrat and Modi answered them ( the writer attended the session little late only to hear his comments on Gujrat but good old twitter came to his rescue with live tweets of people during the session). Now many people will raise the question that Modi used the platform as a election propaganda. So be it, what’s wrong in it?

Isn’t Congress going all over the place with their promise to Gujarat electorate and media covering it too? But the same media conveniently forgot to mention Modi’s highlights. This is wrong and unethical to people!

While world wide from US congressional Committee to Japan has woken up to the sheer persona and VISION of this man, but back home , many like Nitish Kumar, other ‘secular’ politicians , think tanks and media,  do not think so. They have not been able to move on from 2002 (not because of any humane thoughts but rather address their own objectives).  In such a situation, such hangouts are required!

In view of rampant corruption & loot of tax payers’ money as evidenced in last 8 years, India needs motivation! it needs a new “Tryst With Destiny” and may be the road map will emerge from Gujrat. May be it is time to rephrase the word Motivation with MODIvation, at least million in India think so!