Sonia Gandhi and her Congress became speechless to hear the speech of Modi and Cho Ramswamy in Kamraj hall. Thuglak Editor Cho Ramaswamy surmised it all when he invited Modi to the stage at Kamraj hall with the words, “I welcome the merchant of death to – corruption, official apathy, terrorism, darkness and despair.” The cheers reached a roaring crescendo. Kamraj vs Gandhi Dynasty
Modi met AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa over lunch at her Poes Garden residence at the time of his Chennai trip. He prepared ground for the BJP’s alliance with Jayalalitha for the next general election 2009.
After that on Jan 20 Narendra Modi launched the Maharashtra BJP’s campaign for the 2009 assembly polls. For this purpose he jumped at historic Shivaji Park to position himself on the nation’s centre-stage. After the historical victory of Gujarat Modi demonstrated that he had well outgrown Gujarat by launching a political attack against the Congress and the UPA government.
In his speech at Shivaji Park, he gave broad hints of BJP’s agenda for the next general election 2009: (1) Development and good governance (2) Security of the nation and the people
What is the meaning of development in Gujarat? Sharad Pawar answered to Shekhar Gupta. What is the meaning of ‘Merchant of death’? Cho Ramaswamy has explained in Kamraj hall.
Gujarat becomes the laboratory of above winning formulas
This is the heart winning way which he showed at the time of his election as a leader for which width of his chest would become wide. Due to this he comes automatically in the centre stage of the party and politics of the nation. He throws arrows of nationalism means Hinduism on the top leadership of Congress and forces them to stand on wrong foot. Rahul vs Modi: Little Man (Film)
“My opponents have failed to read the Gujarat verdict. I don’t mind my opponents criticizing me. I would protect their right to criticize me. But I will not tolerate criticism of Gujarat people. My victory is being now blamed on Gujarat voters. This will not be accepted,” he warned at ‘Shivaji Park.
Modi’s development work Hindutva and ability to block terrorism returns third time Chief Ministership to him. He is not asking a space in the centre leadership of BJP. Gandhis hide tears, Modi dropped tears, why?
“For almost five decades, the country had an established political ideology created by some vested interests. This ideology held that good governance is bad politics, that it can’t win elections. Another view was that development cannot fetch votes. I decided to challenge this established ideology. The Gujarat verdict demonstrates that good governance is also good politics, that performance, not populist promises, wins you elections. This is a message to all governments in the country,” Modi said in his speech at Shivaji Park..
< thechhattisgarh.com > reported on Jan 16: Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has smothered the state's 15 cities with saffron flags and banners on the eve of the launch a scheme to provide rice at Rs.3 a kg to 3.4 million poor families,” After that former CM of Chhattisgarh Ajit Joi said that Congress would provide Rs 2/kg rice if it win. He did not explain why he could not provide the same in his Chief Ministerial period. .
Now Mayawati on Jan 19 at Raipur promised that he will give 3 care lands free to every poor. Why does she not give the same in Uttar Pradesh?
“Mr Deshmukh made lot many promises in Gujarat. But Gujarat did not give any chance to the Congress. What stops Mr Deshmukh from implementing at least some promises in Maharashtra?” Mr Modi asked, to a roaring applause from the huge crowd gathered at Shivaji Park of Mumbai to hear him.
Modi speaks in Shivaji Park of Mumbai on Jan 20, 2008 whatever Sharad pawar said on the record on Aug 14, 2006 to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express, on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk. Pawar at that time on the record admitted to a white lie to prevent communal violence and pointed to Modi’s state as an exemplar of reformist politics.
‘Walk the Talk’ of Political Astrologer
Modi speaks in Shivaji Park of Mumbai on Jan 20, 2008 whatever Sharad pawar said on the record on Aug 14, 2006 to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express, on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk. Pawar as like political astrologer predicted rightly about the Narendra Modiat that time and called Modi’s state as an exemplar of reformist politics.
The other thing that’s happening now is that the role of the chief minister, the role of the state government, is becoming very important in India. The party’s future depends on how well it’s doing in the states, that’s where it draws its strength from, isn’t it?
Exactly! You see, till a particular time after Mrs Gandhi, Indira Gandhi’s, days, the union government and union centre leadership was ultimately managing the show of the country. Today it is the union of states. And union of states will ultimately decide the future of this country. I am watching this type of situation in neighbouring state
• In Gujarat?
Yes. I saw that the government is trying its level best to aggressively concentrate on development. Take the case of Narmada, the whole country’s media was writing like this...
• ...Except The Indian Express...
...Yes, I have to accept that (laughs). And all NGOs and everybody was abusing the Gujarat government. But if you go to Ahmedabad, anywhere in Gujarat, people are extremely happy. They say, here is a leader who fought for us and who ultimately succeeded.
• Because he’s running a good government. Which is tough to admit...
(Laughs). People of Saurashtra want water. Today for agriculture every villager wants water and the chief minister is fighting for this. Ultimately he got support from Congress also, from the state. I don’t know whether he got support from outside Congress, but our party supported. People like this.
• He’s willing to take tough political decisions in the interest of development?
Whosoever is willing to take tough political decisions in the interest of development, the interest of state, and his own people, might face some initial reaction but ultimately people accept this.
The above was the prediction of Sharad Pawar in Aug 2006 which has turns now in truth Gujarat and the same is going to happened everywhere in coming assembly elections and “General Election of 2009. Wave is going to be turn in the saffron storm.
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