Rishi wrote: I had said the first distraction (I choose that word carefully —  distraction, not  danger) Modi will have to deal with will be the fact that the ideological empire of Nagpur will compulsively strike back. Not merely in terms of the embarrassing but frivolous glory of cow’s urine/ dung, desi ghee, Vedic research type of thing, but even substantive issues. The second, that it is one thing to have a mass leader win you power in a presidential-style election. But the personality cult it unleashes will be difficult to shake off. And sycophancy is not the monopoly of one political party or coalition. Both of these have confronted Modi in his very first week as prime minister and are testing both his statesmanship and patience. After winning such a clear, affirmative verdict, the last thing he needs is to fritter away his freshly earned political capital with needless and irrelevant controversy.



http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/national-interest-talk-less/


>> Modi 's followers should just shut up. Let him do his job. If he gets re-elected in 2019,  they can demand stuff like UCC and getting rid of Article 370 etc.

Kris wrote:

Rishi wrote: I had said the first distraction (I choose that word carefully —  distraction, not  danger) Modi will have to deal with will be the fact that the ideological empire of Nagpur will compulsively strike back. Not merely in terms of the embarrassing but frivolous glory of cow’s urine/ dung, desi ghee, Vedic research type of thing, but even substantive issues. The second, that it is one thing to have a mass leader win you power in a presidential-style election. But the personality cult it unleashes will be difficult to shake off. And sycophancy is not the monopoly of one political party or coalition. Both of these have confronted Modi in his very first week as prime minister and are testing both his statesmanship and patience. After winning such a clear, affirmative verdict, the last thing he needs is to fritter away his freshly earned political capital with needless and irrelevant controversy.


http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/national-interest-talk-less/


>> Modi 's followers should just shut up. Let him do his job. If he gets re-elected in 2019,  they can demand stuff like UCC and getting rid of Article 370 etc.

>>>I think they may have thrown it out there as a bone to those who voted Modi in with an expectation of a tougher stance on the Kashmir issue. For right now, he needs to concentrate on the economy and cannot get sidetracked. If and when this happens, he will have more leverage.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:But....the first real litmus test will be when the Paki terrorists strike. What and how he responds will define modi while silencing his critics and making his supporters happy.

Kris wrote:

>>>I think they may have thrown it out there as a bone to those who voted Modi in with an expectation of a tougher stance on the Kashmir issue. For right now, he needs to concentrate on the economy and cannot get sidetracked. If and when this happens, he will have more leverage.