If I write something that sounds like criticism of the Congress Party, I am accused of ‘hatred’ for the Gandhi family. By this evening, I anticipate that it will be the Modi fan club that is going to be in belligerent mood. What an ordinary Sanghi can say cannot, and must not, be said by the Prime Minister because he is supposed to represent everyone. It is true that there are many more illiterate and desperately poor Muslim women in India, and this is because Islam has a peculiar allergy to women being educated. But for the moment, Modi appears to be throwing away his own lead in this election, by bringing up issues that matter only to the worst kind of Indian voters.

Source: Indian Express May 05, 2024 14:00 UTC