If what Mr Patel writes is true, ascendancy of Modi in BJP through democratic means should be a welcome change.
NEW YORK: This is with reference to Aakar Patel’s article “The opening up of the BJP” (June 30). If what Mr Patel writes is true, ascendancy of Narendra Modi in the BJP through democratic means should be a welcome change in the dynamics of major political parties in India and should be emulated in the neighbouring countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, where dynastic leadership of political parties has been the norm for ages.
Mr Modi evokes negative emotions among the Muslims of the subcontinent because of his past record. As a Pakistani, I believe that regardless of that phenomenon, I would rather see a leader in India whose hands are not tainted with corruption and who has a proven record of vibrant economic growth, stability and progress as Mr Modi seems to have established in Gujrat. I strongly believe that this is much better than seeing the same old faces getting elected on the platform of secularism and by playing the communal card but failing to deliver on the economic and social front, besides being involved in corruption up to their eyeballs.
The world has moved on, and so should we in the Indian subcontinent. Our people, whether they be in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, or Nepal, deserve a better standard of living, education, health facilities, modern infrastructure and happiness. And, we should choose our leaders on the basis of their capability to deliver these.
Sohrab Karboy
Published in The Express Tribune, July 2nd, 2013.
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