Tavleen Singh, a leading Columnist associated with The Indian Express. Find all Columns from Tavleen Singh here.
Fifth Column | Modi’s first mistake: PM’s image has taken a beating in Maharashtra mess
It is unfortunate for the Prime Minister that the stain of ignominy has spread beyond the borders of Maharashtra and ‘the people’ are beginning to ask if Modi is the great moral leader they thought he was or whether they misjudged him completely.
No political party or leader has come out of the Maharashtra mess looking good. But, nobody has come out looking as damaged as the BJP. It chose to perch on a pedestal as a shining star of morality and ideological righteousness. And, now looks just like any other grubby old political party. Its behaviour in the Maharashtra ‘tamasha’ was disgraceful and puzzling. What possessed it to try and grab power in such an underhand and squalid fashion? Personally, I have found it hardest to understand the role the Prime Minister played. He has spent five years using his monologues on Mann Ki Baat to project himself as a highly moral leader, so should he have risked everything by being party to the machinations that took place under the cover of darkness? Equally puzzling is why, as someone who sees himself as a crusader against corruption in public life, he chose to ally with a leader who has serious corruption charges against him. And, one whose limited credibility as a political leader in Maharashtra is derived entirely from the reflected power of his uncle.
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