The fear of eternal life.

"A lower court in India sentenced opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday (yesterday) to two years in jail on charges of defamation for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves having the surname Modi." Reuters. Very timely. The next general election must be held before 16 June 2024. wikipedia. Of course, Mr Modi has been targeting, not just Rahul, but his mother Sonia Gandhi as well for many years. abp live. In 2009, Sujata Anandan wrote in the Hindustan Times that she heard "Narendra Modi uttering the foulest of abuses for Sonia Gandhi. The more mentionable of these was his description of Sonia as a 'Jersey Cow' and Rahul Gandhi as her 'hybrid' bachhada (calf)." How civilised is that? Mr Modi's party the BJP has been disrupting the present session of the parliament, "demanding an apology from (Rahul) Gandhi for his recent remarks on democracy being under threat in India". TIE. For the BJP "democracy is reduced to merely the electoral process. Once that is mastered, then democracy is about 'doing good for the people' with the elected leadership deciding what is good for the people. In other words, a 'man-of-action' elected with a sizeable majority, built up as a larger-than-life figure, must be allowed to do his job without let or hindrance," wrote Bharat Bhushan. "With the folding of the Indian state into the persona of Modi as someone akin to a Chakravarty (King), questioning the state of Indian democracy is seen as lese-majeste, an offense against his dignity being an offense against the State itself." "But why did it take two full months for Narendra Modi to react in his storm-trooping Modi way to throttle public discussion at the highest legitimate forum of the land, the parliament?" asked Jawhar Sircar. Because, "Modi and finance minister Nirmala Sitharman required a workable parliament to present their last full budget and hold, at least, minimal discussion." Now, "Modi must ensure his Teflon lasts and the narrative just has to be steered away from the Modi-Adani nexus. An excellent deflector was found in a statement made somewhere far away, and the Goebbelsian gang claims that it hurts the nation's image." The Congress reminded us of the many times Modi has insulted the nation and the citizens of India on trips abroad. In South Korea he said, "There was a time when Indians would say, 'I wonder what we did in our previous life to be punished with a life in India now. Is this a country? Is this a government? Are these a people? Let's leave'." The Wire. "Over 16 lakh (1.6 million) Indians renounced their Indian citizenship since 2011 including 2,25,620 last year, the highest during the period, while the lowest of 80,256 was in 2020, according to government data." ET. Just last year, after 8 years of Modi's reign, "A 32-year-old man from Gandhinagar district (in Gujarat) fell to his death...while trying to scale the 'Trump Wall' at the US-Mexico border." ET. "Yadav and his family were among 40 people, mainly from north Gujarat, who were supposed to cross from Tijuana in Mexico to San Diego in US." Yadav had his son in his arms, who fortunately escaped with minor injuries. Another Gujarati family of four froze to death in February 2022 trying to cross on foot from Canada into the US. NBC. Why are people dying to escape from Modi's home state of Gujarat when Modi declared "Amrit Kaal" in 2021. BS. 'Amrit' is the 'nectar for eternal life' and 'kaal' is 'age'. Who wants eternal life in a fascist country? Terrifying.