Re:Very Good Analysis: Modi versus Modi
Performance creates enemies.
That is one of the central lessons of Modi's experiment. It is a lesson which we have to understand and accept. And then figure out a way around this paradox.
When you deliver power to all, and ensure that every one pays bills, or else ...., then that is good governance. But then it generates enemies.
There are millions, rich and poor, who would rather steal power than actually pay for it.
Similarly, when you go for anti-corruption drives, then it is good governance, but it hurts the interests of politicians, bureaucrats, and big-bizness. You end up generating enemies.,
When you insist that power meant for farmers is used by farmers only, and those who use this for other purposes are sent to jail, then this is good governance, but you generate enemies.
When you insist that Ganga should be clean, then you create enemies in the bizness class, who dump their wastes, wantonly in Ganga.
When you insist that we should have wide hi-speed roads in India, then you run into problems with farmers whose lands get acquired in the process.
An all-round wonderful performance in realm of governance generates enemies in all walks of life.So what is the way out? Surely, it will be idiotic to argue that do not shoot for performance.
But then, it is suicidal to generate a broad-band spectrum of enemies.
This dilemma exists not because of the acts of an individual. Rather, it exists because of the system which India hangs on to. It is a systemic issue.
And all the people of India have a stake in sustaining such a flawed system.
Nachiketa(deleted)
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