If there is one person who has been the highest receiver of mud-slinging, it would undoubtedly be NaMo. Right from the start of his political career as a CM, to the recent MCD elections, he was targeted by various people on various issues. Vilification campaigns ran over him for years together. Truly, like he once said, he is the only one with a 56-inch chest who can take it all.
None of this is new information to any person living in India. However, there is one new thing that I learnt from him this time. There is an immature political opponent, who clearly dug his own grave by showing over obsession towards NaMo. Right from day 1, he has targeted NaMo personally and professionally. There were no limits to his madness.
There used to be a series of allegations day in and day out. They were so many that it is natural for anyone to hit back, otherwise, his popularity would decline. People would think that the opponent is correct and he may lose some chunk of his support base to the opponent. But I admire his political wisdom, his farsightedness to adopt a complex yet simple strategy right from day one - to keep quiet.
He kept quiet, he continued to work on his dream for the country, some show benefits already and some are a work in progress. The strategy had two benefits, one, it saved a lot of his time, energy and peace of mind. Second, he let his opponent dance so much that the opponent failed to realize that he was shooting bullets, but just forgot that the gun was pointing towards his own self. The final results are evident.
The biggest learning in all this for me is to know when to keep quiet. NaMo is not just a Prime Minister, he is an inspiration - to me.
None of this is new information to any person living in India. However, there is one new thing that I learnt from him this time. There is an immature political opponent, who clearly dug his own grave by showing over obsession towards NaMo. Right from day 1, he has targeted NaMo personally and professionally. There were no limits to his madness.
There used to be a series of allegations day in and day out. They were so many that it is natural for anyone to hit back, otherwise, his popularity would decline. People would think that the opponent is correct and he may lose some chunk of his support base to the opponent. But I admire his political wisdom, his farsightedness to adopt a complex yet simple strategy right from day one - to keep quiet.
He kept quiet, he continued to work on his dream for the country, some show benefits already and some are a work in progress. The strategy had two benefits, one, it saved a lot of his time, energy and peace of mind. Second, he let his opponent dance so much that the opponent failed to realize that he was shooting bullets, but just forgot that the gun was pointing towards his own self. The final results are evident.
The biggest learning in all this for me is to know when to keep quiet. NaMo is not just a Prime Minister, he is an inspiration - to me.
