{"id":3831,"date":"2014-05-06T23:18:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T17:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=3831"},"modified":"2014-05-08T12:27:13","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T06:57:13","slug":"my-worry-is-that-modi-cant-control-the-bjp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2014\/politics\/my-worry-is-that-modi-cant-control-the-bjp.html\/","title":{"rendered":"My Worry is that Modi Can’t Control the BJP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people worry about\u00a0whether or not Modi will try and become the next dictator. They feel that the very characteristics that make him attractive to so many and that present a contrast with the weak Manmohan Singh are a cause for concern. But my worry is something different – something diametrically opposite. I feel that the danger of Modi is not that he’ll be too strong, but that he’ll be too weak. I’m worried that he won’t have enough control over the hardcore hindutva types that run amok in his party.<\/p>\n

I will make the assumption that Modi is a smart guy. What does a smart politician want? To become the PM. It’s the highest goal they can aspire to. What do you aspire to\u00a0once you\u00a0become<\/em> the PM? To get re-elected of course! How does that happen? By getting people to like you. And you can’t get people to like you if you behave like a dick. You can’t throttle freedoms, make inflammatory speeches and all that without the people of India throwing you out in the next elections. Which is why Modi has smartly chosen the development plank throughout his campaign. He’s carefully avoided all mention of Ayodhya and hindutva etc.<\/p>\n

Smart people are good for the country. I don’t care if he doesn’t really believe in unity\/development\u00a0or he’s just acting. Makes no difference from a practical perspective. As citizens of India, we don’t have to worry about smart people. We need to worry about the crazies. The loonies. The fanatics. As far as the BJP goes, these are the enthusiastic “ram rajya” types. People who want to elevate Hinduism to a national religion. People whose hatred for Muslims runs deep enough to throw electoral considerations out of the window. And from what I’ve seen so far, the BJP has them by the jugful.<\/p>\n

As citizens of India, we don\u2019t have to worry about smart people. We need to worry about the crazies. The loonies. The fanatics.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just recently for example, both Togadia<\/a> and Giriraj<\/a> made stupid comments that highlight their outdated and insane way of thinking. So much so that Modi had to censure them<\/a> for derailing the development agenda. I believe Modi in that there’s no need for him to resort to this idiotic strategy in order to win. He’s discovered that the development card trumps all others. But it’s obvious that many people in the BJP and the VHP don’t think\u00a0like this. And that’s because they’re stupid. The question is – how much control does Modi have over the stupid elements in his party?<\/p>\n

I think all of us have been so caught up in whether or not Modi himself is going to wreck India that we’ve overlooked the real danger – that Modi will become another Manmohan Singh. I’m worried that Modi will be a guy desperately trying to run his party in a way that makes sense, only to have his agenda completely pushed aside by\u00a0loonies and foaming at the mouth hindutva types. Already they’re making statements anticipating the BJP in power and what they’ll do once they have the freedom to act without restraint.<\/p>\n

What will Modi do then? Will he stand powerless and helpless? For the sake of the country, I hope that he’s able to keep a firm grip on his party and bend it to his will. Or else we’re all screwed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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