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Letter Published in The National UAE on 23Jan 19 It is up to the Indian people whether Modi stays or goes

I write in reference to the giant joint rally on Saturday by anti-Modi parties in Kolkata, India: the meeting in Kolkata between a cohort of parties to eliminate the present government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a big development in Indian politics.

On the one hand, I applaud their spirit and joint desire to eradicate the present administration but on the other, will all the parties nominate one person for prime minister if they are elected to power?

Opportunism and blame are the only currencies in modern politics. In my view, the BJP might not have fulfilled its full commitment but it has made some improvements and made a good name for India on the world stage.

Five years is a too short to judge the BJP. The opposition Congress was in power for decades and their achievements were hardly extraordinary.

Ultimately the Indian people will need to decide whether to eliminate or retain the present administration. The power is not with the opposition coalition but with the people.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru