If caste is about experience, PM Modi has never spoken about discrimination he faced on account of his birth | The Indian Express

If caste is about experience, PM Modi has never spoken about discrimination he faced on account of his birth | The Indian Express

Written by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd |Updated: May 8, 2019 7:13:48 am

The writer is director, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad

If caste is about experience, PM Modi has never spoken about discrimination he faced on account of his birth

A section of the OBCs who were outside the fold of the BJP, voted for the party in 2014. But within a short time, the forces that matter in the RSS/BJP started opposing OBC reservation. The PM did not object even once to their negation of OBC reservation.

During Modi’s tenure there were no policy initiatives to uplift the OBCs. (PTI)

There is a saying in English: “Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear almost any ‘how’.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to occupy the highest position without answering any why and how. But the citizens have a right to pose whys and hows to him since he is the prime minister.