In the movie The Avengers (2012, Marvel Studios) , Tony Stark (Ironman) and Steve Rogers (Captain America) are trying to figure out what the bad guy (Loki) is up to, when Tony Stark says
"He had to conquer his greed, but he knows he has to take us out to win, right? That's what he wants. He wants to beat us, he wants to be seen doing it. He wants an audience. Yeah. That's just previews, this is...this is opening night. And Loki, he's a full-tail diva. He wants flowers, he wants parades, he wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered!"
Now for all the Indians who have been following the country's politics since May, the Loki character might seem very familiar. Yes, I am referring to our Prime Minister Modi (Its almost scary how the names look similar).
When Modi was to be sworn-in as Prime minister, he made sure he had a lot of audience, he made sure there were parades and flowers! The event was attended by the premiers of all the SAARC countries (including India's "enemy" Pakistan), film stars and a whole bunch of big names from the Indian elite. The lucky 4000 were guarded by an unlucky 10,000 strong security force! No one until Modi had had such a spectacular ceremony. His victory resounded around the world thanks to this megalomaniac venture.
If anyone , like me thought the extravagance would end there, they were wrong. Out came the preposterous idea of building a mammoth structure! (For more on that read my previous post on the statue )
And it did not stop there. The assembly elections were held in Haryana and Maharashtra and the BJP, which happens to be Modi's party won in both the elections. And guess what? The swearing in ceremony was a spectacle again!! The Maharahtra Chief Minister will be accepting his role in Wankhade stadium!! Yes the place where India won cricket matches! I bet with the influence of Modi over the US running high, the next US President will take oath during the half-time of Super Bowl!
Thank to our media friends, the whole country knows how big a spectacle was when Modi went to the US. Madison square Garden had a packed audience and the ceremony was complete with Bollywood numbers. It was such a spectacle that Rupert Murdoch should have asked Modi to come every year, and he could turn this into a pay-per-view event, complete with commercial breaks to show how Modi has "developed" Gujarat! Instead of "Make in India" he could generate revenues even it the US (Even if the revenues are generated for Murdoch its ok, Modi's development model depends on feeding the rich)
One question has to be asked. Where did all the money come from for these spectacles? Did the party pay? Or did the rich men sponsor it? At least the swearing in ceremony is paid from the people's taxes right? Why isn't anybody protesting? May be that's how things go in a developed country!
At a time when money is being thrown for these lavish stage shows, Arun Jaitely the Finance Minister put the Government on an austerity drive! That is some fine politics, spend the people's money but show them that you are working to cut the spending. Bravo! The opposite decisions of the Government makes me fell Mohammad Bin-tugalaq is back in power!
Coming back to the Loki analogy, what Ironman said about Loki fits perfectly to Modi- "he's a full-tail diva. He wants flowers, he wants parades, he wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered!"
PS: I have compared Modi to Loki and Mohammad Bin-Tugalaq. Any comments/discussions I shall be in Cell-21, Mysore Jail.
"He had to conquer his greed, but he knows he has to take us out to win, right? That's what he wants. He wants to beat us, he wants to be seen doing it. He wants an audience. Yeah. That's just previews, this is...this is opening night. And Loki, he's a full-tail diva. He wants flowers, he wants parades, he wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered!"
Now for all the Indians who have been following the country's politics since May, the Loki character might seem very familiar. Yes, I am referring to our Prime Minister Modi (Its almost scary how the names look similar).
When Modi was to be sworn-in as Prime minister, he made sure he had a lot of audience, he made sure there were parades and flowers! The event was attended by the premiers of all the SAARC countries (including India's "enemy" Pakistan), film stars and a whole bunch of big names from the Indian elite. The lucky 4000 were guarded by an unlucky 10,000 strong security force! No one until Modi had had such a spectacular ceremony. His victory resounded around the world thanks to this megalomaniac venture.
If anyone , like me thought the extravagance would end there, they were wrong. Out came the preposterous idea of building a mammoth structure! (For more on that read my previous post on the statue )
And it did not stop there. The assembly elections were held in Haryana and Maharashtra and the BJP, which happens to be Modi's party won in both the elections. And guess what? The swearing in ceremony was a spectacle again!! The Maharahtra Chief Minister will be accepting his role in Wankhade stadium!! Yes the place where India won cricket matches! I bet with the influence of Modi over the US running high, the next US President will take oath during the half-time of Super Bowl!
Thank to our media friends, the whole country knows how big a spectacle was when Modi went to the US. Madison square Garden had a packed audience and the ceremony was complete with Bollywood numbers. It was such a spectacle that Rupert Murdoch should have asked Modi to come every year, and he could turn this into a pay-per-view event, complete with commercial breaks to show how Modi has "developed" Gujarat! Instead of "Make in India" he could generate revenues even it the US (Even if the revenues are generated for Murdoch its ok, Modi's development model depends on feeding the rich)
One question has to be asked. Where did all the money come from for these spectacles? Did the party pay? Or did the rich men sponsor it? At least the swearing in ceremony is paid from the people's taxes right? Why isn't anybody protesting? May be that's how things go in a developed country!
At a time when money is being thrown for these lavish stage shows, Arun Jaitely the Finance Minister put the Government on an austerity drive! That is some fine politics, spend the people's money but show them that you are working to cut the spending. Bravo! The opposite decisions of the Government makes me fell Mohammad Bin-tugalaq is back in power!
Coming back to the Loki analogy, what Ironman said about Loki fits perfectly to Modi- "he's a full-tail diva. He wants flowers, he wants parades, he wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered!"
PS: I have compared Modi to Loki and Mohammad Bin-Tugalaq. Any comments/discussions I shall be in Cell-21, Mysore Jail.
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