Tag: Rahul Gandhi
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Gandhi’s have had it if they are Cyphers in May
Why does a media owned by industrialists and controlled by the ruling party, heap such generous attention on the Gandhis? Because they are no threat. Anything of a Leftist hue, with the…
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By not moving out of the way, the Gandhis perpetuate Modi rule
By not moving out of the way, the Nehru-Gandhi family is holding up political movement, a churning, shuffling by which the regional parties will have a stake in an accommodative central unit…
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Can Zawahiri add to communal cauldron already full?
There is an expression in Hindi, “Soney pey suhaga”, suhaga being the powder which makes gold shine. In a volatile social situation, where communal polarization is an electoral requirement until key state…
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The Gandhis must vacate for an Opposition to take shape
The greatest security for the Gandhis, one which will keep them on their perch, is that there is no life left in the rump to ask questions. Those who could have asked…
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India’s election discourse disappoints: Confessions of a Voter
For once, the illusion that the present elections were more about people than power has proved to be exactly that – an illusion, courtesy the election discourse! When candidates reek of non-accountability…
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Moral undertones in Mandate 2014 – Time for some ‘moral’ politics?
The evident dichotomy between ‘politics’ and ‘morality’ is what makes politics a despicable object. Morality is not supposed to be a part of politics – because politics is a far cry from…