Public sentiment is overwhelmingly negative towards Rahul Gandhi's comments, perceived as a significant breach of political decorum. Many express disappointment in Gandhi's leadership and advocate for respectful political discourse. There is a strong loyalty toward PM Modi, alongside criticism of Congress and calls for accountability. While some criticize the BJP’s past derogatory remarks, the prevailing views stress the need for civil dialogue and highlight a broader frustration with toxic political practices.

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The entire aura around Modi is a media created public image management masterpiece. You do realize that most of policies of country are created by bureaucrats. Modi and Amit Shah don't sit and decide where to build next port or bridge. Modi did the stupidest thing of demonetization. Tughlaq was declared mad king for such stupidities. There is a reason the guy has never given a press conference.

The corruption has been there, but again the media manages it in such a way that people don't notice it (Anil Ambani defence company for Rafale cost offset, electoral bonds, PM cares funds !!)

For once people should stop flattering themselves by thinking they are playing PM-maker and just vote for the best candidate in your constituency. Let the overall picture take care of itself.

ECI just reported that since March 1, they have seized nearly 100 crore everyday, while we struggle to get small funds for local maintenance. Our cities and town are crumbling. Start voting for local improvement rather than inflating your ego by pretending to understand how fate of nation is on edge.

8b10b

There is no pre-2016 / post-2016 Modi. It's all preplanned.  What you're seeing now is his real self (and the RSS' real self), now that his invincibility is assured. 

If you look at the many religious babas that our country is infested with, they progress along the same lines. When they start off, they hype up their image with a mixture of real and imaginary charitable deeds, miracles etc. and make sure word about them spreads in all manner possible. Once the congregation size achieves a certain critical mass and the brand name gets established, that's when the rapes and other shenanigans start, but by that time they're too big and too famous and too powerful for anyone to touch them.

[deleted]

Its just like saying if not Putin then who?

earthling011

If not Modi, it should be a well-tamed Modi. How do we do that? How we knock some sense into him? How do we show him power lies with people? By hoping BJP doesn't get a majority. Or barely manages to. So vote smartly. Think win-win. Talk to your peers according. We dont have to rid the nation off Modi. We just need to temper things a bit. Let hope flicker.


Cheers

prirater

I'm glad you have come to your senses but when will you realise you were brainwashed before 2016?

phorics

BC itna lamba toh UPSC me nahi likhta koi. Bhai ne Reddit pe pel diya

asli_Bulla

Brainwashed people trying to infect more people , modern zombie apocalypse.

Creepy-Rough5480

Not-N-Extrovert

"Well, [ULFA disbands itself after peace agreement, to hand over arms](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/ulfa-disbands-itself-after-peace-agreement-to-hand-over-arms/articleshow/107092221.cms?from=mdr)"

  
ULFA had been brought to its knees since 2009 when Sheikh Haseena arrested and handed over the most of the central leadership to India. This argreement with the Arabinda Rajkhowa faction, which was tamed for more than a decade back, is nothing more than a well-timed exercise of headlines management. The Paresh Barua faction which is still active even if not effective will not be affected by the agreement you are referring to.



"pre-2014 weekly terror attacks. No city, no state was spared or safe."  

While there has been significant improvement in national security, major improvement had begun since 2009 which Modi govt continued 

[List of Terrorist Killed in India | South Asian Terrorism Portal (satp.org)](https://www.satp.org/datasheet-terrorist-attack/major-incidents/india)

Moskitopal

I think anyone would be a better choice than this illiterate narcissist. ANYONE.

Proof-Masterpiece945

So, here’s my take. He’s like an uncle or patriarch who wants to control your life. Tells you what to wear (no hijab in college), what to watch (media control), what to eat (something about meat), scold anybody who talks back to him (ED on speed dial) or says anything bad about him (Forging media) because his ego can’t take it. He’ll brainwash you to think he’s doing it for your good and the good of the family Bharat and all. Without him you’ll be on the road. And will disown you and make you live in a toxic household and gaslight you.

This is India today. There are years of moving backwards. We should be more educated and open to ideas to move forward. That cannot happen. 

We have fought very hard to move towards a better life away from these impositions. Education, freedom, work. Choice to marry.

I would rather have a little less of something else for my freedom of choice. So yes. Anyone else.

Medical-Concept-2190

Anyone but not him basically. He's a mass murderer of gujarat riots. He's a straight liar. Doesn't give unscripted press interviews anymore after karan thapar's one-on-one. His currency improvement and corruption reduction claims turned out to be false. Fucked up the Indian economy with Demonetization. Now spreading islamophobia and using religion to garner votes.


Whatever the fuxk he did for the development, it's all a scam. The data statistics were manipulated. False unemployment stats. False farmer stats, etc. Bought the whole media and no one covers the oppositions. What other reasons do you want ?

Stop sugarcoating it with the before 2016 stuff, I don't want to dive too deep here but just know that this person was banned by the US and countless other countries before becoming the PM.

theApurvaGaurav

If not Modi - you can pick anybody from 100 crore people he/she will do fine

joy74

Has Modi given any evidence of better leadership than Congress?

All of this happened under him
- Lowest growth in any prime ministerial term since 1991
- Record inflation
- Record Unemployment. (He stopped government agencies from publishing the data that used to come out regularly. This is more concerning than Unemployment)
- Gifted Indian land to China (and hid and is still hiding the news from you and I)
- Burnt Manipur for own party's gain
- India's biggest scam ever in Electoral bonds

Despite this shitshow people seem to think he is a "strong leader" and such. Unbelievable!

Now go on and see this
- Lodged cases against honest Election commissioner Ashok Lavasa's 6 family members to make him resign 
- Made an esteemed national institution like SBI lie in Supreme court about electoral bonds
- Lodges cases against journalists to shut them up. India's rank on press freedom is its lowest ever.
- Transfers those government officers who release bad news under RTI
- Has stopped several reports by national agencies (such as unemployment report) that allows citizens to judge current state of affairs
- Jailed political opponents during elections
- Takes back cases against corrupt people when they join BJP using police , ED, CBI as a tool
- Governers appointed by him stop laws passed by state assemblies by sitting on them for years

The above clearly shows that he is eroding your basic rights and using instruments of state power for how own gains.

Congress even at its worst never suppressed bad news. Anna Hazare, 2G remained news for so many years. Unemployment information used to come out and opposition got enough ammunition for weeks. All of that has stopped now. 

So the bottom line is - if Modi is no different to Congress and if he is eroding your basic rights at an unprecedented rate - You should prefer voting for a frog 🐸 over voting for Modi. 1+1=2.

Unless you are one of those who thinks he is amazing because he built the Ram temple and announces 10 new schemes a day!

brylcreemedeel

#If not Hitler then who? 🤦🏻‍♂️

shini_gami09

STOP CRIBBING!

ANYBODY BUT HIM! ANYBODY!

VOTE FOR THE INDIA CANDIDATE. you will see that change you want to see,..stop creating falsehood arguments of who else .....who else can bugger up this country so bad nobody but modi.

ExpressResolution435

Frankly if congress moved on from RaGa-Sonia they would have been in power but…it doesn’t seem like it will be happening anytime soon with Priyanka waiting in line

Wooden-Program-7927

A hypothetical situation: Imagine a patient comes to the doctor diagnosed by Cancer. And the patient asks the doctor to heal him. The doctor asks him “If not Cancer, what other disease you want” 

First let’s address the cancer, then we can go for the other small diseases

Electrical_Buy9568

agar chai waala can become PM then anyone can, stupid question.

Saheb. 👌🏽🎶
https://youtu.be/r_x0KVSOEhc?si=9Lm_hU3UooUFo9bg

LeekOne1501

PerformanceNo5216

Glennjj

just read the title.

Answer- Literally anyyyone else.

even BJP senior politician S. Swamy agrees with this.

cdxsingh

Remember the 2G scam? It was critical to get the congress out. The 2G scam went nowhere, but BJP won elections.

arnott

Modi is 'reverse' gear, any other person is at the least a 'neutral' gear if not drive mode.

kingclubs

We should throw away the tumor, not replace them.

k4rthikN

trashy961

The poop I took in the morning, which admittedly wasn't the best given am a bit constipated, is a better PM than Modi!

Weekly terror attacks before 2014 ? Seriously??

Contribution_Connect

Good question. I’m a Christian mallu. Personally I don’t agree with the fact that he’s a dictator and he certainly is incorruptible. But I guess that’s because he wants to be projected as a revolutionary figure like Lee of Singapore and FDR of the US, not out of some inherent absolute unselfishness. History will be kind to him for what he’s achieved. What I’m concerned is what is going to come after him. The BJP shouldn’t be allowed to have absolute control of all the institutions of this country, considering there are loud mouths who say all kinds of crap about minorities. Rahul Gandhi cannot run this country- the congress is just a family run enterprise and their primary objective is to keep power. So goes with all the family run political parties. Im also fucking done with their freebie schemes which is going to make us end up like Sri Lanka or Pakistan- begging the IMF a few years later. I personally liked Kerala Congress candidates, which is why I voted for them before. This time after allying with the communists, I don’t know what to do. I like the current central govt cabinet, but I’m shit scared of the BJP. And congress workers need to boot out the gandhis. I’ll probably be chilling at home watching Netflix this election. Pointless voting.

OP’s heart is in the right place, but he is also disillusioned to think there was any other side to Modi. This was always going to be his final form. 

Pre 2016 modi was a well cultivated image build-up that fooled several people who were also tired of the UPA era and UPA itself had lost hope due to massive anti incumbency which was helped by the IAC movement. However, I, personally am not in the least surprised by the obvious turn of events that has taken place. 

Please remember that this is the same man that berated a minority Muslim opposition leader when he called him for help crying for help during the pogroms of 2002. Modi is and always was, irredeemable.

kunalsahay

Someone with formal university education, courage to face press anywhere and with basic English language skills.

It is not too much to ask for.. Even bjp should find someone with some basic class.

startuphameed

The only power that we have as people is to vote. Regardless of who is in power if they stay in power for too long it’s bad for the general populace since politicians will feel like they can get away with anything.

eewap

I think we are personally fucked from all 4 sides. I don't think any political leader is fit to be PM candidate.

swarnim38

broke-n-notfunny

Unfair_Category2145

Modi has always been the same and will always be the same. 2002, 2014, 2019 &amp; 2024.

Eyeofthestorm2251

&gt;If not Modi then who?

It's like asking, if not a mass-murderer, a rioter, then who? 

The answer is: anybody else.

SkepticNewbie

How much of the change in Modi can be attributed to the people of this country, it seems to me the former version really tried but soon understood he had to become the very thing he swore to destroy, just with a different enough narrative so people would favor him, the latter version of Modi.

stormbreaka55

I dont want to be an asshole, but you sound naive bro.

OnidaKYGel

Oh mai ban jata huu, Kam se Kam isse acche se to sambal luga

PixelBLOCK_

Your mistake is thinking that Modi pre-2016 was some sort of idol. Remember, he SAT through the Gujarat riots, and did absolutely nothing. In fact, he prosecuted people and whistleblowers who spoke out against it.

lannistersstark

It’s not particularly complex. Literally the entire opposition is standing together to make your decision easy. Just vote INDIA. We all know that it will be better than what we have now. The decision is very easy to make.

R-R-M

Imma steal the Polarization and Pulverization quote.

xx__ALTAIR__xx

You can't go on saying " ok, no modi then who". If everyone in the country went with that one attitude, they get 100% of the seats in the parliament( anything over 2/3rds majority) and it turns deadly for the constitution. This is the reason behind the narrative of "ab ke baar 400 paar". 2026, there have been rumours of wanting to change the seat allocation for the lok sabha to give more seats to places like UP because of population while reducing seats for the States with lower population like a Kerala or a TN. **Edit
This would lead to them not even needing representatives from the southern states which are the highest contributors to the nation's GDP per capita. 

It's not just that part. Every government requires a strong opposition to question their motives. For example. If there was no opposition raising a racket over the electoral bonds, they would have happily continued sending ED raids and collecting their "Chanda". 

Personal thought, don't look at the bigger picture, vote on the merit of each individual candidate in your constituency

vlskh

The level of fear Modi has for unscripted interviews, what do you think he will do if he loses? Will he be able to give interviews, now that he's not in power anymore?

Or, now that he has already purchased the media, he'll continue coming on those wierd channels, talking shit about opposition?

It'll be too funny in either case. Coz no matter what, one day he'll lose. Unless he actually becomes a dicktator.

Psychological-Art131

I'm myself support the centre-right.... but yes, the economic and polarising stance of BJP is concerning. I'd love to vote Congress only if they didn't have that hereditary stuff. I would have loved to have Pranab Mukherjee type leaders as PM. But Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi is too much. 

Also considering things like yesterday, like the assault on Ram Navami makes it concerning. I'm from Murshidabad, Bengal and there are frequent riot like situations here and the police and local leaders do nothing. We love Adhir Chowdhury here and this year too we hope he'll win, but in recent times after rise of TMC and all, it's not that safe anymore as it used to be. Hence more and more people are moving towards BJP everyday. 

So basically our choice is Bad vs Bad.

Beneficial_Bluejay_3

I think Modi is fine if he could just stop listening to the rss bs

Creative-Paper1007

Won't comment on anything related to religion. 

But we can all collectively agree that he's failed us in economic parameters. Anyone who thinks otherwise should first go and take ECON101.

Mafia_Guru

If he(you know who) wins this election reddit will be banned

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Stats show that the lesser you are literate the more you are inclined to vote for congress and its allies.

Pappu party for a reason.

BeatenwithTits

India is the only "dictatorship" where this can happen

ViolentSoothsayer

They have based their propaganda as anti-bihar anti-hindi in every southern state. Look who they are begging for votes now.

IntelligentHoney6929

This shows that Congress has run out of ideas to criticize BJP. A good opposition would question gov. policies and development goals and support them if they benefit citizens over vote bank politics. But abusing ? And the people who says BJP abuses too, I haven't seen any BJP spokesperson to use MC,BC as counter.

td_purgatory0

can't expect anything more from these lowlifes

Abhi_1610

sankalp_pateriya

I don’t understand that they are fighting against government or an individual?
Shame on this party

abhayv69

New India of RaGa. Anyone who disagrees with him is abused and possibly even prosecuted

Aristofans

mech_money

That is why they lose. They aren't humble and will sell you, your entire family, to make some money. 

They are basically goons. We have seen how Up was and Bihar was under their rule.

kunal1217

Prasant kishor ho hi bana do. Inn sab se chaplusi se kuch nai hoga.  

Vulgar behaviour. Freebie public

Easy-Past2953

The_spacewatcher_7

Imagine this happening all over India if they win 

Image they abuse you because you held them accountable

phoenixvc

Such shameful behavior. Only BJP is supposed to abuse Rahul's mother. Its so wrong the other way around.

desijatt13

PM Modi ek taraf Trump ko face kar rhe, Uppar se Yeh Bhopdiwale Fongress

Prestigious_Diet9503

NoWord7399

liyakadav

Adventurous_Plum6928

PM abuse video footage aapko social media pe sanjha karni chahiye kya?

Legitimate-Ride5034

Criticism se ga*d phatt jati hai bjp ki, koi nayi baat nhi hai

largeapple001

They are in a hangover of power. They know they will get away by doing anything.

prof_devilsadvocate3

# RSS and BJP, a collective of the Rapists, for the Rapists, by the Rapists

Mirror-On-The-Wall

https://x.com/MANJULtoons/status/1929023509302489582 People are often found asking why opposition spokespersons participate in TV debates? The question that should actually be asked is why do these channels, which claim to have gold standard journalism, invite indecent people like Prem Shukla? BJP used to call itself a party with a difference. People like Modi and Prem Shukla prove from time to time through their language that this party is different from others. No responsible political party tolerates such language. But here Shukla ji's promotion is certain.

frizene26

So, will he get same treatment as samay Raina?

PopImmediate9412

Arrest that criminal, and charge him with criminal defamation. Play this video omin the court of 1hat fucking meritdhari parasite, surya kant, and ask him to get his sit to investors the hidden meaning behind these abuses.

charavaka

A prostitute is far more worthy of respect than any of these wankers. She is a businesswoman and honors her contract while politicians take their customers for a ride never fulfilling their promises.

homosapienmorons

So much respect for women, from the party that puts Manusmriti to shame.

dogisgodspeltright

Vegetable_Land7566

This has always been the RSS-BJP language. They are forever projecting.

berlincomedy

Bro qualifies as the perfect bjp candidate, that one that sexually abuses women in parties and on street roads. What a piece of crap

Lyner005

zainraven

Usne comment nhi kiya jisko ham milke downvote karte h?

AshrafAkinToDeath

Iss baar Bharat ke logo ne in BJP ke jaahilo ka safaya nahi kiya toh lanat hai humpe 🤦🏻

anonymous_cutie_nerd

Stop treating any humans a God. In Hinduism, people are made to treat Brahman a devta, a God. These people has written whatever they wished to write ✍️ into their texts. Caste based priesthood doesn't allow any checks and balances related to participations of each section of the society. 
Brahmin has the habit of abusing every caste from time immemorial. They could term any woman witch etc.

sa8ypr

this discussion are so useless 

i think seeing it is a total brain rot!

whatbuzz

There was a time when we used to make fun of Pak news Channels for giving us such contents now the quality of Indian media has gone even lower than them.. its embarrassing

salaciacarrotrye

https://preview.redd.it/2w5zxl2gbc4f1.png?width=1080&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=352d08b77ca592c11c9c5b83969bee1d3f9d656d

Reasonable_Egg_6603

Who are these debates for? What kind of audience enjoys watching these bullshit debates

Bhai bandh krfo Aajtak ko. It’s a national embarrassment that this channel is allowed to exist.

YashBaheti

A controversy has erupted in Bihar following derogatory comments made about Prime Minister Modi’s mother during a rally led by Rahul Gandhi.

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