NaMo : Story of 'winning' billion hearts

A tea-vendor, chai-wallah, what could be the career prospects for a kid whose upbringing is in a very modest family - where money was earned through 'selling tea' in rail compartments. A kid who helped his father whenever he got free from school and then during the night, found some time to study. For such a kid, one thing's certain - he'd start 'valuing' life. It's easy for us 'middle-class' people to think and appreciate someone for the challenges that someone may had to face because of their poor family background but it's only and ONLY them that know how they overcame these challenges.

By now, you'd know that I'm talking about none other than the next Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Damodar Modi. Since he was named the prime ministerial candidate of BJP, I was very keen to know more about his family background, at that time I had no idea what family background he had come from and once I did come to know, I started highly respecting and admiring this man - not necessarily only as a politician, but as someone whose had a very 'self-independent' and 'hardworking' life. Nothing comes easy in life and nothing came easy for Narendra Modi.

He had to leave his house at a very young age to pursue his education and a career in politics and with the political structure in India, he had no other option but to start being part of Indian politics at a very young age. Few things that you may not know about Modi is ; he was great in debates in school, loved drama and was a very 'active' student. 

Modi's tenor as the CM of Gujarat was one that has led him to this great success. I will not tell you what I've heard 'in the news' but what's the reality on ground is. My father was recently in Gujarat and as they say, 'check the mood on the ground' and my father did. The autorickshaw driver which took my father from the airport to his office was like every other Indian - a enthusiast of Indian politics. He asked my father about the mood in New Delhi and my father asked him about the mood in Gujarat. Of course the mood in New Delhi was very positive and the autorickshaw driver said the same for the mood in Gujarat, he said that the development of Gujarat in the last 10 years has been massive and that's to be credited to Narendra Modi. He added on "Modi works for 16-17 hours a day and is a extremely dedicated worker."

If I had to pick 1 positive thing about Modi, it'd be his 'close to the roots' speeches. He knows the problems on the ground, he doesn't talk in 'air. When he speaks about development, he talks about it's shortcomings and he talks about how India can pursue towards the direction, where development will be 'gainful'. Be it establishing of industries to improvement in the education sector to the improvement in health sector, Modi knows what he's talking about.

Farming I believe is the 'heart' of India and in his rallies in Bihar and UP, Modi emphasized largely on the electricity issue, which is so essential for good 'farming'. If Modi can implement the same that he's implemented in Gujarat - in terms of massive development in power sector, the future of Bihar and UP - which is equally proportional to the future of India because these 2 'big' states are particularly the judgement criteria for the country's development. The development in these 2 states in the last 10-20 years has been nothing, not even 'par', it's been standstill and hence if Modi successfully acclaims success in these 2 states, it'd really be something commendable and astonishing.

Coming to yesterday, after the poll results started coming out - where was Modi! He was with his mother, taking her blessings, with kids around - if that's not simplicity, I don't get what is. He could have so easily started his celebration alone, come to New Delhi and gain the 'limelight' but NO, for him, he knew what was important and as he says in his speeches 'Bharat Maa ki Jai'.

His speech last night in Ahmedabad was very key as it was more of a farewell speech to the great state of Gujarat. 'Main kahin bhi hun, agar aap mein se koi pukare gaa, to main samajh jaaunga ki mere parivar ka koi mujhe pukar reha hai, aur main haajir ho jaaunga' - and the crowd chanted 'Modi Modi', such is the emotional connect of people with Modi and that's what I admire about this great man, it's his emotional connect with the people, he's loyal to them and they're loyal to him.

This country of ours doesn't require the 'rich class' to run it, we need someone who has come from 'our background', who understands our 'real problems' and has ;real solutions' to them, someone who has faced 'hunger' in his life, hunger for success, hunger for flourishing, hunger for improving, hunger for tolerating and hunger of stomach - only such a man could 'run' this country and I'm proud that Narendra Modi is one such man.

His worst of the critics have to admit that the way he's won 'people's hearts', this man has to be special and we must appreciate his 'specialty'.

Vande Mataram! Acche Din Aane Vaale Hain! :)