Narendra Modi is dealing with an exceptional crisis. No PM has had to face a situation that has impacted every part of India and every aspect of life. If a family member is seriously ill we get shaken. Here, his 130 crore people are at risk.
Some are saying lock down should have been earlier. Some are saying Army should have been called. Some are saying intelligence failure while some say you appease. Everyone has retrospective opinions but none has to bear the responsibility of 130 crore people. Only he has to.
If the lock down doesn't succeed then he gets targeted. If it does, still he gets targeted because the economy is hit. If he hadn't called for a lock down, then he would have been hounded for not looking after his people's interests even if he had kept the economy going. He is always at the receiving end.
You call for a nation of 130 crores to stop work. For the poor to risk going without food. The rich cry that their earnings have stopped and their lifestyles thwarted. Middle class says, "You're not doing enough to help us financially". Again, primarily criticism.
A 70-year old man bearing the weight of 130 crore people and their expectations many times over without flinching, without digressing, without leveling accusations at others and without giving excuses. Yes, it is his responsibility, but he too is human........the pressure.
Despite all that he does with single-minded concentration for the nation, something that is unparalleled in our history, he never once asks for praise. One after the other he's dealing with India's core issues and then, to add problems comes the Corona virus. Even the world leaders look to him for leadership to tide over this vexed issue.
These are my very personal thoughts. He's in an unenviable position and yet, doing remarkably well! I must express my sentiments and show the world as to where I stand.
I thank @narendramodi for his alertness, his humility and his pragmatism! At this critical stage, I stand by my country and my Prime Minister.
Note. Adapted from a note from the net.
Tailpiece.
Got up at 6, the chores and was ready on time. Pitter patter rain from early morning till lunch time was the weather pattern for the day. Thankfully, it brought down the temperatures!
Some are saying lock down should have been earlier. Some are saying Army should have been called. Some are saying intelligence failure while some say you appease. Everyone has retrospective opinions but none has to bear the responsibility of 130 crore people. Only he has to.
If the lock down doesn't succeed then he gets targeted. If it does, still he gets targeted because the economy is hit. If he hadn't called for a lock down, then he would have been hounded for not looking after his people's interests even if he had kept the economy going. He is always at the receiving end.
You call for a nation of 130 crores to stop work. For the poor to risk going without food. The rich cry that their earnings have stopped and their lifestyles thwarted. Middle class says, "You're not doing enough to help us financially". Again, primarily criticism.
A 70-year old man bearing the weight of 130 crore people and their expectations many times over without flinching, without digressing, without leveling accusations at others and without giving excuses. Yes, it is his responsibility, but he too is human........the pressure.
Despite all that he does with single-minded concentration for the nation, something that is unparalleled in our history, he never once asks for praise. One after the other he's dealing with India's core issues and then, to add problems comes the Corona virus. Even the world leaders look to him for leadership to tide over this vexed issue.
These are my very personal thoughts. He's in an unenviable position and yet, doing remarkably well! I must express my sentiments and show the world as to where I stand.
I thank @narendramodi for his alertness, his humility and his pragmatism! At this critical stage, I stand by my country and my Prime Minister.
Note. Adapted from a note from the net.
Tailpiece.
Got up at 6, the chores and was ready on time. Pitter patter rain from early morning till lunch time was the weather pattern for the day. Thankfully, it brought down the temperatures!
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