No humility. No sympathy or compassion either.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (yesterday) addressed G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting in Kolkata virtually, stating that India has a strict policy of zero tolerance against corruption." NDTV. But, only against the opposition. "The renewed hullaballoo about corruption - which as you know happens only among those in the political opposition; the clever ones who switch to the ruling party are at once washed clean with an unfailing saffron detergent - is, crucially, sought to be peddled with the stamp and seal of the Dear Leader," wrote Badri Raina. "One reason that the BJP won a landslide in 2014 was because it promised to eradicate corruption and create an India based on clean governance. After nine years of BJP rule, there should have been no corruption in India," wrote Vir Sanghvi. "Even if that is a sincere intention, upon assuming office, the winner will quickly realize  that it is best to focus  on critics of the government and opposition political parties, since going after one's own allies for corruption will erode one's political base. Hence, an unintended consequence of the original plan is to plant seeds of cronyism. Even while targeting corruption, protecting friends and doling out favors to allies strengthens the leaders hold on power, and the country slides towards authoritarianism. In the end, corruption, too, could end up rising rather than falling," wrote Prof Kaushik Basu. An exact description of India under BJP in 3 sentences. "Humility does not come naturally to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi," wrote Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. "Pragmatism bordering on unprincipled pursuit of power is clearly the party's mantra now." So, Modi has not uttered a word on Manipur for over two months even as, "Deadly violence has plunged Manipur, a scenic Indian state bordering Myanmar, into turmoil for more than two months." BBC. "The violence has left more than 130 people dead, nearly 60,000 have become refugees in their own land." Eventually, Modi was forced to answer a no-confidence motion in Parliament. "However, in his speech that lasted 2 hours 20 minutes, Modi spoke about the violence hit-state for barely ten minutes in which he said his government was working towards peace." The Wire. Instead, "Modi devoted the entire duration to recall the alleged wrongdoings of the Congress governments of the past" until "The opposition eventually walked out of the House in protest after Modi hadn't touched upon the Manipur issue nearly two hours into his speech." The Wire. Not just humility, Modi doesn't do sympathy or compassion either. Just as he has no sympathy for the people of Manipur he uttered not one word of sympathy for the thousands of migrant laborers forced to walk hundreds of kilometers with little children (TOI) when he imposed one of the strictest lockdowns in the world on 24 May 2020 with just 4 hours notice. NYT. And no help. Modi is beyond the point of no return. He cannot lose the next election in 2024. Will he impose martial law if he is losing? Will our generals obey? India is facing its greatest danger since Independence. Not from China or Pakistan, but from inside.