zumbadumbadumdum t1_iv4vc4a wrote on November 5, 2022 at 9:21 AM

Reply to comment by Friendofthegarden in Toxic smog turns India's capital "into a gas chamber" by cyberpunk6066

Calling Modi India's equivalent of Trump is pretty stupid.. Trump comes nowhere close to Modi's popularity. Both are right wing but both come from very different backgrounds and both have very different government policies. Trump was an aberration in US politics. Modi has defined 2 decades(2014-2029) for india.

Modi is more in line with India's Shinzo Abe(except for the nepotism). Both have links with ideological right wing groups. Both stabilised the previous coalition kinda governments. And both focus on infra, international relations, social safety nets etc.

Friendofthegarden t1_iv5eczt wrote on November 5, 2022 at 1:13 PM

Does modi run on a cult of personality, hate democracy and can't take blame?

zumbadumbadumdum t1_iv5fee6 wrote on November 5, 2022 at 1:22 PM

Cult of personality?to a certain section yes.. but he runs on specific issues(Gujarat model in 2014, Pakistan in 2019, CAA in Bengal).. and consolidating OBC,SC voters in most states. A more apt cult of personality example in indian context would be balasaheb Thackeray..

Who said he hates democracy? BJP is an election juggernaut.. those guys fight elections even where there's zero chances of BJP winning.

Can't take blame?? As opposed to which honest politician? Convincing voters how something isn't their fault is what politicians do..