As Narendra Modi desperately tries to change his image, he's now got new BJP President, Nitin Gadkari batting for him. Gadkari reveals his breathtaking naivete by comparing Modi with Mahatma Gandhi. Here's how sociologist Shiv Vishvanathan pooh poohs Modi's pretensions in the Indian Express. Gandhi was concerned with the truth. He used his body as a site for experimentation in diet, protest and new ways of thinking. There was a stark simplicity to Gandhi’s idea of fasting and truth. … [Read more...]






