Reassurance that isn’t | The Indian Express

Reassurance that isn’t | The Indian Express

Written by Apoorvanand |Updated: May 30, 2019 5:16:58 am

The writer teaches Hindi at Delhi University.

Reassurance that isn’t

PM Modi has never backed his pious words about minorities with action. Much more than his followers, it’s the PM who needs to be watched.

Returning to the immediate context of the PM’s speech, it was only right that the rest of the editorial explained that the feeling of fear and persecution among minorities was not a product of their imagination. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist)

Commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s victory speech The Indian Expresswrote: “In his speech in Central Hall in Parliament on Saturday, the first after being elected leader of the BJP-led NDA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi struck a heartening note of magnanimity. Among other things, he said the new government would make efforts to earn the trust of minorities, and of those who disagree (with the BJP-NDA). He urged the newly elected MPs to puncture the ‘myth’ or illusion of fear among the country’s minorities… these are statements of inclusive intent.” (‘Weight of words,’ IE, May 27)