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It is significant that the Hindutva camp’s perilous gambit aimed at polarising votes in favour of the BJP came about after a series of electoral reverses and alarming field reports from Uttar Pradesh.
The late chief of defence staff undermined the Army’s ethos and traditions by opening the door to right-wing social media, Hindu rituals and cult worship of the leader.
The late chief of defence staff undermined the Army’s ethos and traditions by opening the door to right-wing social media, Hindu rituals and cult worship of the leader.
At an event to mark Constitution Day recently, Modi described family-run parties as the "biggest threat" to democracy. But that does not absolve the BJP.
Cult leaders do not simply govern through force — by threatening backsliders with punishment. Instead, they gain power through cultivated uncertainty.