India Elections 2009 – Here come the Modi baiters

It is clear that the man the Congress spin meisters in the media fear the most on the campaign trail is Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

In what is a highly questionable opinion piece Ashok Desai, who this blogger used to respect for his intellectual acumen, has made a cheap attempt at Modi baiting. Being the managing editor at Telegraph this cheap attempt should come as no surprise for the Telegraph has become the Congress’ primary media vehicle for spin.

The piece titled “What made Narendra Modi what he is makes a bold tell-you-all claim, but is really shallow on facts and highly subjective in its opinions.

For someone who probably has never met or never spoken to Narendra Modi, Mr. Desai claims have to be taken with deep skepticism. His only source being a book Mr. Modi wrote on his experiences during Emergency.

It is a reflection of the lopsided morality practised by intellectuals like Ashok Desai that a Narendra Modi who has taken the hard path of contesting and winning democratic elections should be called an “autocrat”. One doesnt remember Mr. Ashok Desai expressing outrage over electile dysfunctional surrogates like Manmohan Singh getting “selected” to the office of Prime Minister.

Be that as it may, here is where Mr. Desai’s piece is really shallow and subjective.

Mr. Desai first claims that Mr. Modi’s prejudices were acquired during Emergency and then goes on to charge that his book on Emergency in Gujarat was bereft of any thought or reflection.

So how pray did Mr. Desai conclude that Mr. Modi’s prejudices were acquired during Emergency if as Mr. Desai claims Mr. Modi does not reflect any thoughts not even the stereotype prejudices of an RSS man ?

Mr. Desai exposes himself as being trapped in the same petty prejudices that he accuses Mr. Modi of when he tries to malign Mr. Modi for having made tasteless and vulgar remarks on Sonia Gandhi.

While Mr. Narendra Modi is known to be one not to hold back his punches, there is no record of him ever having made any vulgar remarks on Sonia Gandhi. But that doesnt stop Mr. Desai from his below the belt assault on Mr. Modi.

Mr. Desai’s lack of moral certitude becomes even more clear when one observes that while he is troubled by Mr. Modi’s visceral hatred against followers of Indira Gandhi for her having imposed Emergency and deprived the nation of Democratic freedom he has no compunctions in repeatedly calling Mr. Modi an autocrat despite his being a democratically elected leader.

Mr. Desai’s piece stands out less for its intellectual worth and more for its petty, shallow and subjective opinions making it rather ironic for Mr. Desai concludes his piece calling Mr. Modi’s “intellectual equipment” limited.  

In closing, the following question must be posed

If the Congress spin meisters in the media like Ashok Desai want to have a debate on “limited intellectual equipment” of  Narendra Modi

then

perhaps a public debate on “the electile dysfunctional political equipment” of the Congress’ candidate for Prime Minister is fair game ?

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