Everyone watched Narendra Modi’s latest video.
Some saw a Prime Minister.
Some saw a politician.
I saw a grandfather.
And that image refused to leave my mind.
The youngest child comes home angry.
“The tap is leaking.”
“The switch is old.”
“The internet is slow.”
“The road is broken.”
Complaint after complaint.
Then frustration becomes abuse.
Not just against the grandfather.
Not just against the father.
Even against ancestors.
The father loses his temper.
The mother gets hurt.
But the grandfather smiles.
Not because he is weak.
Because he is wise.
He knows something the child does not.
He knows where those words came from.
He knows who taught the child those words.
He knows the child was not born speaking that language.
So he calls the child closer.
“It’s okay, beta.”
“I forgive you.”
“But listen carefully.”
“There was a time when we did not even have a tap.”
“There was a time when electricity disappeared for days.”
“There was a time when roads never reached many villages.”
“There was a time when getting a telephone meant waiting for years.”
“You complain because someone built enough for you to complain about.”
“You never saw that struggle.”
“We did.”
“So I forgive you.”
“That does not mean we have no problems left to solve.”
“But I cannot solve them alone.”
“I need you to contribute too.”
“It’s okay.”
“Learn from the mistake.”
When I watched Modi forgive people who abused him...
And even abused his mother...
This was the feeling I got.
I do not agree with every policy of this government.
There are decisions I have criticised.
And there are decisions I will continue to question.
That is democracy.
Question policies.
Question performance.
Question the government.
But when politics replaces arguments with abuse...
It stops being democracy.
It becomes emotional theatre.
And this is where I believe the opposition made a serious political mistake.
By defending behaviour that many Indians found distasteful...
It did not weaken Modi.
It humanised him.
Every insult made him appear calmer.
Every abuse made his supporters more determined.
Every attack made many neutral voters pause.
Politics is fought with ideas.
But elections are won through psychology.
Most Indians can tolerate political disagreement.
Many cannot tolerate disrespect.
Especially when it reaches someone’s mother.
That is why I believe this episode will not reduce Modi’s support.
It will increase it.
Not because he is perfect.
But because many voters will feel that a line was crossed.
The day the opposition learns to defeat a leader with better ideas...
Instead of uglier words...
It may finally start winning.
Until then...
Every abuse may become another vote.
@GC_Revolution India ranks lowest in Medical work? Try getting medical care in US.
If India ranks low in education, its not due to reservation.. without reservation it would be even lower.
Participation of the uneducated is the most important thing in Educating masses. Reservation helps.