Modi Hasn't Made India Proud, He's Made It Vulnerable
Modi Hasn't Made India Proud, He's
Made It Vulnerable
Many people get upset when I
question their support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, especially when I back
it up with hard data. But blind loyalty doesn’t change the facts: Modi is not
just a corrupt leader; he’s intellectually compromised and politically
dangerous.
Under his leadership, India has
lost ground economically, diplomatically, and morally. He is the only Prime
Minister in recent memory who has been publicly cornered by China, the United
States, and even Russia. Yet his defenders ignore these failings and deflect
with old grievances about Indira Gandhi and the Emergency. That’s not an
argument, it’s misdirection.
Yes, Indira Gandhi’s Emergency
(1975–77) was authoritarian, and yes, it had serious flaws. But let’s be
honest: she ended it voluntarily. She lifted the Emergency, called for
elections, and accepted her defeat in 1977. Despite the heavy-handedness, that period
also brought efficiency. Prices fell. Hoarding stopped. Bribes were
unnecessary. Public services worked. Ragging disappeared from colleges. There
was fear, yes, but also order. And unlike Modi, Gandhi didn’t try to rig
elections or dismantle democracy permanently.
Modi is a different story. His
obsession with control has come at a massive cost. During his tenure, India’s
national debt has quadrupled. Infrastructure projects are poorly planned and
politically driven, favoring his home state of Gujarat where development
conveniently benefits his corporate allies. Gujarat has become a center for not
just chemical and pharmaceutical industries, but also illegal drug production
and trafficking.
One example says it all: Punjab’s
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann revealed that coal mined in Jharkhand and owned by
Punjab had to be rerouted through Adani’s port in Gujarat before reaching its
destination. That’s not efficiency it’s rent-seeking, disguised as federal
coordination. It’s about funneling wealth to Gujarat-based industrialists, not
serving national interests.
Then there’s the BJP’s attack on
financial transparency. The Electoral Bonds scheme legalized anonymous
donations to political parties, gutting public accountability. The PM CARES
Fund, allegedly set up to support public welfare during crises, remains
unaudited and opaque. Instead of being used to uplift the poor, these funds
have been used to buy influence, control media, and tilt elections.
And who are Modi’s loudest
defenders? Mostly those from privileged castes and classes the very people
who’ve historically opposed affirmative action and resisted justice for the
marginalized. They benefit from the current structure. For them, any challenge
to Modi feels like a threat to their inherited power.
This is why I say the mindset of
slavery still thrives in India not to foreign rulers, but to caste, class, and
religion-based control. Generations of conditioning have convinced the poor
that if they rise above their station, God will punish them. In truth, it’s not
God keeping them down it’s a corrupt system.
And this mindset doesn’t just
affect the oppressed; it also corrupts those who finally taste power but don’t
know how to use it for the people they came from. Leaders like Nitish Kumar and
Chandrababu Naidu, both from historically marginalized communities, had a
chance to make a real stand. But instead of using their leverage to demand
justice or structural change, they surrendered to the same elite system that
once excluded them. They were bought out politically and economically by Modi
and his corporate allies. Because they had never truly experienced power on
their own terms at a national level, they defaulted to serving the dominant
forces, helping Modi stay in power instead of challenging the rot.
Ironically, while Rahul Gandhi
also comes from privilege, his family’s record includes landmark policies that
have lifted millions out of poverty. That’s why the BJP spends so much time
attacking them because they represent a different vision of India. One that
redistributes power instead of hoarding it.
And here’s something else no one
wants to talk about: If tomorrow, all those who are not part of Sanatan
Dharma Dalits, Bahujans, Adivasis, and others decide they no longer want to
be called Hindus and declare a new religion, it would immediately change the
demographic balance of this country. The so-called Sanatan believers might
suddenly find themselves in the minority. That’s how fragile their dominance
actually is. The daily injustices, the caste violence, the cultural erasure, these
are the very things pushing people away from what’s falsely labeled “Hinduism.”
Because Hinduism, as it’s marketed today, isn’t really a religion. It’s just a
political cover for Sanatan Dharma, a hierarchical system built on
exclusion and control.
So no, Modi hasn’t made India
proud. He’s made India a cautionary tale. A country where democracy is being
hollowed out from within. Where criminal allies are protected, elections are
gamed, and policies are written to enrich the few.
If you want to know the truth
about Kashmir and other issues the government won’t touch, I recommend watching
journalist Ajay
Prakash’s podcast
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