Narendra Modi fast for Sadbhawna again exposes his character

Narendra Modi fast for Sadbhawna again exposes his character! 

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s great fasting stunt may have gone down well with some of his admirers, but then there is no Denying the fact that his move is seen as a deliberate move to appease the populace ahead of the elections in his state early next year. His three day fasting in the cool environs of a centrally air conditioned hall is a far cry from the fasts done in extreme hot and humid conditions by another apostle of peace from his state—Mahatma Gandhi. For if Modi had been so keen to fast for the larger cause of integration in Gujarat he should have chosen a Muslim majority area of Ahmadabad. For there is no denying the fact that the Muslims in his state are a terrified lot following the ‘state sponsored’ atrocities done against them.  The Gujarat government has done little precious little in restoring the confidence of the minority community. His Sadbhavana fast taken for fostering the unity, peace and integrity of the state ran into troubled waters on the second when a group of 25 riot victims were denied permission to meet him. All said and done he is responsible in allowing which group of people to meet and which deny permission to any group. It would have been a great gesture had he allowed the riot victims to meet him and express his solidarity with them. Another factor which goes against the Gujarat CM is the fact that he does not tolerate any sort of opposition to him. This is clearly borne from his actions taken against his own police official SP Patel who had dared to oppose him. The latter was punished with a demotion. His true colors were revealed when he refused to accept a Muslim cap offered to him by a Maulana. This single act shows how secular Narendra Modi really is. Let the people of this great country decide.

Syed Ruman Shamim Hashmi