Modi Will Do Anything for Power, But Nothing for the People

 

Modi Will Do Anything for Power, But Nothing for the People

Hindi Version: https://rakeshinsightfulgaze.blogspot.com/2025/09/blog-post_10.html

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When Punjab was drowning in devastating floods, India’s central government had an opportunity to demonstrate leadership. Instead, it staged a publicity stunt. Relief trucks were decorated with BJP logos, stamped with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s face, and rolled out just before he visited the state. By then, local citizens, diaspora Punjabis, and interfaith communities had already organized aid. The BJP-branded trucks were turned back as a symbolic rejection of propaganda over genuine service.

This moment matters because it encapsulates what India’s democracy has become: a system where service is replaced with spectacle, governance with intimidation, and elections with manipulation.

While Punjab fought to recover, Modi’s attention was elsewhere: ensuring his Vice Presidential candidate secured votes in Parliament. Reports suggest members were pressured through threats of government investigations. Disaster relief became a backdrop to political theater, and democracy, once again, was a casualty.

The pattern is now undeniable. The crimes of Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and the Election Commission of India (ECI) are not hidden. They are documented. A recent report in The Hindu revealed how the Garuda app was used to systematically delete opposition voters from electoral rolls. The Karnataka CID has been investigating, but at every step, it has been stonewalled. Access to crucial electronic records has been denied. Evidence has been buried. This is not governance. It is organized voter fraud, protected by systemic corruption.

Meanwhile, Punjab’s civil society demonstrated what democracy should look like. Food trucks organized by Muslim groups were welcomed with gratitude. Young men and women from every faith cleaned villages, cleared mud, and rebuilt homes. In the face of disaster, solidarity triumphed over sectarianism.

But India is battling a deeper disaster: the corruption of its political culture. For centuries, religious authority figures have dictated what ordinary people should believe. Bollywood amplified it, elevating actors to divine status. Politicians learned to harness it. In Andhra Pradesh, N. T. Rama Rao parlayed religious movie roles into political dominance. This phenomenon is national, not regional. The RSS and BJP have mastered it, exploiting faith to consolidate power.

The most dangerous form of corruption in India is not financial but psychological. When leaders convince people they are godlike, they weaken critical thought and strengthen authoritarian control. For eleven years, Modi has perfected this strategy blending religion, fear, and corruption into a cocktail that sustains power while hollowing out democracy.

Rahul Gandhi, drawing from Gandhian traditions, has tried to counter this with truth, nonviolence, and public mobilization. But the challenge is immense. Voter fraud and suppression are not isolated irregularities; they are structural crimes. Unless Indians recognize their magnitude and find the courage to resist, India will continue its slide toward authoritarianism.

Why should the world care? Because India is the world’s largest democracy. If its institutions can be bent to serve one party, it sets a precedent for every authoritarian regime seeking digital shortcuts to power. The implications extend into the global economy. In an era defined by digital identities and electronic transactions, the tools used to steal elections can also be weaponized to control financial systems and silence dissent.

India’s true strength has never been in authoritarian populism. It lies in its original culture: inquiry, logic, and service, as articulated in the Vedas. Temples should be centers of community welfare, not profit machines for political middlemen. Unless religion is disentangled from corruption, India’s democracy will remain at risk.

History, both real and mythological, offers perspective. In the story of Ram, even a divine hero required the help of an army to defeat Ravana. Today, India’s citizens must form their own coalition not of myth but of solidarity to reclaim democracy, resist corruption, and restore justice.

The crimes of Modi, Shah, and the ECI are not weakening one election. They are weakening the very foundation of Indian democracy. The world cannot afford to ignore this. India’s democratic collapse would not stop at its borders.


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