One Modi. One Didi. And a whole lot of masala.
Over the last two years, the RSS and BJP have made many attempts to demonise Mamata Banerjee as 'pro-Muslim' and themselves as 'emancipators' of upper-caste Bengalis. The result? So far, no good.
Mallya’s desperation to stay in the UK is matched by the Indian government’s zeal to get him back. Who will win?
Bengal will be a major battlefield in 2019 and the Modi vs Didi clash so far shows the gloves are off and the fight will only get nastier. Alongside, the rhetoric will grow more pious.
|
RIGHT Foot Forward | 5-minute read
But now, there's no going back for Modi. It has to be a fight to finish. Fasten your 'kursi ki peti' ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
The 'caged parrot' has sung in favour and against politicians over several years now. But, as it seems to target Mamata Banerjee, Didi has turned the tables and is using this to her advantage.
|
Aage Se Right | 5-minute read
The very fact that Mamata is back to dharna politics shows how much of a threat the BJP is to the TMC now.
Challenging Modi directly, the West Bengal chief minister has made national leaders such as Rahul Gandhi and his political debutant sister Priyanka Gandhi a sideshow.
That Indian federalism has received a body blow is not new. Don't miss the gender angle as well.
The latest case indicates virtual anarchy – CBI officials doing what suits them while the government has been “over-governing” the agency.