The Talk
The country was passing through an unprecedented political crisis and although elections are nearing the expectation is that it will throw up ambiguous results leading to the establishment of a minority government. With that being the expectation, political parties had become active in making alliances and identifying friends and foes. All this had brought public focus on politics like never before. In this scenario, a certain gentleman called Narendra Damodardas Modi has catapulted centre stage. Though there was opposition to him from his own party and outside, this man had to be watched for Elections2014. With his tremendous zeal Modi is now the darling of a significant section of the middle class even as he continues to be a hate figure for an equally significant section. Whether you love him or hate him , there is no way Modi can be ignored. The talk focused on Modi as a person , his policies and the political situation in which we are operating. It also dwell ed on whether Elections 2014 would turn out to be one where one votes for Modi or against him.
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