Citizens can be annoyingly impatient and demanding. The thing is, when you promised ‘achhe din’, people believed you. Radical plans were announced to get India get back on its feet. Your way with words charmed everyone — we fell for the slogans and wah-wahed. ‘Make in India’ was catchy and inspiring. World leaders started to acknowledge us, and that felt fantastic. YoWhile these heady shows of diplomacy were in full flow, it appears you forgot all about India. There you were rushing from one foreign capital to the next, walking the red carpet like Aishwarya Rai at Cannes, and changing as many outfits too! Your vanity crossed all limits with that tasteless monogrammed suit that some say cost your party the Delhi election. Uske baad, it has been downhill all the way…

Image and perception make or break leaders. The early expectations have been replaced by dejection and disappointment. No matter how efficiently you responded during the Nepal crisis, no matter how aggressively you set the foreign policy agenda, the home truths have been different. People need jobs. They had hoped your economic policies would create them. People want spiralling prices to be checked. That hasn’t happened either. If anything, collective morale has been sliding rapidly and the cost of living has never been higher.

You went racing to visit our neighbours — a good move. You invited khaas mehmaan to India, starting with Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif. Then came the biggie: Barack Obama. He rejigged his insane schedule and singled you out — not once, not twice, but thrice. This was a gigantic international signal. Everyone was maha impressed.

Narendrabhai, it’s time to wake up and smell the masala chai. Your one year in office is over. So is our patience. The trait you most need to check is your conceit. Foreign trips aren’t a fancy-dress parade. We understand all this sho-sha is new for you. It’s cute to see your childlike excitement on being mobbed by desi fans in South Korea. You’ve mastered the royal wave from the doors of your Air India aircraft. But India needs more than selfindulgent photo-ops of their PM jetting around the globe in sorbetcoloured designer gear.

It’s time you got down to business. Bharat is as un-swachh as it’s always been. Crimes against women haven’t been curbed. Foul-mouthed Sadhvis and Maharajs still spout hatred. Our armed forces are waiting for sensible budget outlays to provide modern basics to their men and women. And the Kashmir issue is where it has always been — stuck in a rut. Despite these overwhelming odds, Indians are a buoyant lot. In fact, we are pretty amazing when it comes to survival. Which is why we were deeply hurt by your insensitive comment during your recent trip to Shanghai and Seoul. Sorry to say, Modiji, but you should never have made that remark about people feeling ashamed to be born in India.

confuzzled dude wrote:

Citizens can be annoyingly impatient and demanding. The thing is, when you promised ‘achhe din’, people believed you. Radical plans were announced to get India get back on its feet. Your way with words charmed everyone — we fell for the slogans and wah-wahed. ‘Make in India’ was catchy and inspiring. World leaders started to acknowledge us, and that felt fantastic. YoWhile these heady shows of diplomacy were in full flow, it appears you forgot all about India. There you were rushing from one foreign capital to the next, walking the red carpet like Aishwarya Rai at Cannes, and changing as many outfits too! Your vanity crossed all limits with that tasteless monogrammed suit that some say cost your party the Delhi election. Uske baad, it has been downhill all the way…

Image and perception make or break leaders. The early expectations have been replaced by dejection and disappointment. No matter how efficiently you responded during the Nepal crisis, no matter how aggressively you set the foreign policy agenda, the home truths have been different. People need jobs. They had hoped your economic policies would create them. People want spiralling prices to be checked. That hasn’t happened either. If anything, collective morale has been sliding rapidly and the cost of living has never been higher.

You went racing to visit our neighbours — a good move. You invited khaas mehmaan to India, starting with Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif. Then came the biggie: Barack Obama. He rejigged his insane schedule and singled you out — not once, not twice, but thrice. This was a gigantic international signal. Everyone was maha impressed.

Narendrabhai, it’s time to wake up and smell the masala chai. Your one year in office is over. So is our patience. The trait you most need to check is your conceit. Foreign trips aren’t a fancy-dress parade. We understand all this sho-sha is new for you. It’s cute to see your childlike excitement on being mobbed by desi fans in South Korea. You’ve mastered the royal wave from the doors of your Air India aircraft. But India needs more than selfindulgent photo-ops of their PM jetting around the globe in sorbetcoloured designer gear.

It’s time you got down to business. Bharat is as un-swachh as it’s always been. Crimes against women haven’t been curbed. Foul-mouthed Sadhvis and Maharajs still spout hatred. Our armed forces are waiting for sensible budget outlays to provide modern basics to their men and women. And the Kashmir issue is where it has always been — stuck in a rut. Despite these overwhelming odds, Indians are a buoyant lot. In fact, we are pretty amazing when it comes to survival. Which is why we were deeply hurt by your insensitive comment during your recent trip to Shanghai and Seoul. Sorry to say, Modiji, but you should never have made that remark about people feeling ashamed to be born in India.

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/politically-incorrect/mr-pm-time-to-wake-up-and-smell-the-masala-chai/?utm_source=TOInewHP_TILwidget&utm_medium=ABtest&utm_campaign=TOInewHP

rawemotions wrote:

confuzzled dude wrote:

Citizens can be annoyingly impatient and demanding. The thing is, when you promised ‘achhe din’, people believed you. Radical plans were announced to get India get back on its feet. Your way with words charmed everyone — we fell for the slogans and wah-wahed. ‘Make in India’ was catchy and inspiring. World leaders started to acknowledge us, and that felt fantastic. YoWhile these heady shows of diplomacy were in full flow, it appears you forgot all about India. There you were rushing from one foreign capital to the next, walking the red carpet like Aishwarya Rai at Cannes, and changing as many outfits too! Your vanity crossed all limits with that tasteless monogrammed suit that some say cost your party the Delhi election. Uske baad, it has been downhill all the way…

Image and perception make or break leaders. The early expectations have been replaced by dejection and disappointment. No matter how efficiently you responded during the Nepal crisis, no matter how aggressively you set the foreign policy agenda, the home truths have been different. People need jobs. They had hoped your economic policies would create them. People want spiralling prices to be checked. That hasn’t happened either. If anything, collective morale has been sliding rapidly and the cost of living has never been higher.

You went racing to visit our neighbours — a good move. You invited khaas mehmaan to India, starting with Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif. Then came the biggie: Barack Obama. He rejigged his insane schedule and singled you out — not once, not twice, but thrice. This was a gigantic international signal. Everyone was maha impressed.

Narendrabhai, it’s time to wake up and smell the masala chai. Your one year in office is over. So is our patience. The trait you most need to check is your conceit. Foreign trips aren’t a fancy-dress parade. We understand all this sho-sha is new for you. It’s cute to see your childlike excitement on being mobbed by desi fans in South Korea. You’ve mastered the royal wave from the doors of your Air India aircraft. But India needs more than selfindulgent photo-ops of their PM jetting around the globe in sorbetcoloured designer gear.

It’s time you got down to business. Bharat is as un-swachh as it’s always been. Crimes against women haven’t been curbed. Foul-mouthed Sadhvis and Maharajs still spout hatred. Our armed forces are waiting for sensible budget outlays to provide modern basics to their men and women. And the Kashmir issue is where it has always been — stuck in a rut. Despite these overwhelming odds, Indians are a buoyant lot. In fact, we are pretty amazing when it comes to survival. Which is why we were deeply hurt by your insensitive comment during your recent trip to Shanghai and Seoul. Sorry to say, Modiji, but you should never have made that remark about people feeling ashamed to be born in India.

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/politically-incorrect/mr-pm-time-to-wake-up-and-smell-the-masala-chai/?utm_source=TOInewHP_TILwidget&utm_medium=ABtest&utm_campaign=TOInewHP

All this was there even  before. I did not see the same author questioning the Congress on their incompetence to deal with the same despite 10 years of (mis) rule or 50 years of abysmal rule before that. Anyway, majority of Indians are happy that the communal, incompetent, Anti-Hindu, Pro-Political Islamist/Jihadist, self-serving Congress is out of power.

pravalika nanda wrote:
i don't know why people got issues with modi. he got the dynasty out for a bit (which seemed like an impossible feat) and we finally have an indian face for india. as long as modi doesn't make any fair and lovely ads, i don't have a problem with him.