Wednesday, August 8
Crabs in a Barrel
Secular observers of the state of Gujarat had largely given up hope of the BJP being unseated by the next election, or anytime in the near future. But in recent weeks, the base of the looming political idol that is Narendra Modi has sunk by several inches - an indication 
that it may be growing too heavy to be borne by the shfting sands of local politics.
A multi-pronged attack, from within the Sangh Parivar suggests - now that Vajpayee, Advani and Shekhawat are over the hill - that second-tier leaders have fixed scythes in their chariot-wheels anticipating the rath-race to the top.
Now they aim to cut Modi’s feet out from underneath him.
Continued at Pass the Roti...
that it may be growing too heavy to be borne by the shfting sands of local politics.A multi-pronged attack, from within the Sangh Parivar suggests - now that Vajpayee, Advani and Shekhawat are over the hill - that second-tier leaders have fixed scythes in their chariot-wheels anticipating the rath-race to the top.
Now they aim to cut Modi’s feet out from underneath him.
Continued at Pass the Roti...
