Praful Bidwai pens a scathing assessment on rediff.com of the recent convulsions in the BJP’s Karnataka unit, which resulted in the political and administrative emasculation of RSS veteran Chief Minister Yeddyurappa at the hands of the nouveau riche Reddy brothers and their “mother,” Sushma Swaraj. … [Read more...]
Modi is Bad News for BJP and India
September 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
So feels Mukul Kesavan in Mint … [Read more...]
Nikamma Number One
September 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Khushwant Singh, in his inimitable style, provides a damning assessment of LK Advani in the Hindustan Times . He should have left the political scene in a blaze of glory, but now not many tears will be shed for him. And for good reasons. Did he ever regret the role he played in the demolition of the Babri Masjid? If he did, as he claims, why did he not tender an apology? Did he regret the anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat? If so, why did he protect Narendra Modi from being sacked as Prime … [Read more...]
What’s the world coming to?
August 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of the BJP's main flagbearers in the media, Swapan Dasgupta, suggests that "LK Advani Should Have Done a Sonia." Read here and ignore his unnecessary last line. … [Read more...]
Discordant Notes
August 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Reading this Hindustan Times op-ed by Sitaram Yechury about the BJP/RSS certainly reminds us that we and the Left continue to share a deep commitment to secularism. … [Read more...]
“Down the BJP’s Rabbit Hole”
August 26, 2009 By 1 Comment
Mint takes us "Down the BJP's Rabbit Hole" On Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Shourie said in the context of recent infighting in the party that BJP president Rajnath Singh is like "Alice in Blunderland". Shourie's comments may seem more like catchy media dribble than meaningful criticism, but he may be on to something. Lewis Carroll's absurdist tale Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an erratic, mind-bending narrative; the story's protagonist, Alice, struggles to grasp a … [Read more...]
