In 2014, the opposition made a very serious claim against Modi that he was a mass muπderer, with literal blood on his hands. People wanted him to be tried in international courts and get a life sentence.
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They said Muslims would literally perish in India and many even promised to leave India if Modi got elected. After the election, there was the drama of Award Whapsi where many artists gave back their government given medals.
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By 2019, the opposition perceptions had improved and their key accusation came down from genocide to murder to scam. They talked about the biggest scam on earth (people in glass houses throwing stones).
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After a very spirited Rahul Gandhi campaign of “Chowkidar Chor Hai” backfiring, Rahul Gandhi had to apologize in public for misinformation.
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From being literally called Hitler, Fascist, Mass Murderer to the biggest scammer to just being called a dictator. That is a big step up for the opposition.
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A very specific criminal accusation has turned into a very generic accusation [that can be used against any popular leader in any walk of life] is a big step. In fact, at this point we don’t even know if we should be offended by this remark,
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as a lot of India might not be averse to Modi having more powers and be a Rajan like persona. That means, Modi’s stature with every Indian has improved. In case of BJP followers it moved from 10 points to 30, while in opposition it has moved from 20 to 5.
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When your key accusation is someone acting dictatorial and had to use some feel-good words of the Preamble to make a point, you show that you don’t have a real issue to talk about.
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if antiModies actually believe that EVMs are hacked, EC & SC are fake and your votes are invalid, why even turn up to vote in the general elections? Especially for those of you in Tamil Nadu, Telangana or West Bengal, would it not make sense to watch a movie instead of voting?
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You would turn up to vote, because you believe that you can elect MPs from your own party and that democracy works. Just that you are too shy to accept that India not only continues to be a democracy, but growing in all spheres.
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