It is appalling that the Sena choose to assert itself with Narendra Modi
by talking of exercising the nuclear option against Pakistan.
The comments, on the eve of the swearing of the Modi ministry, not only
are inopportune but also shows up the shallowness of the Sena leadership on
weighty matters affecting the nation. The Sena either has no knowledge of the
cataclysmic consequences of the nuclear option, and the ability of Pakistan to
survive a first strike and launch a devastating counter strike, or they lack
the caliber to grasp such issues. Additionally, by talking like ruffians
engaged in a street power game, they have shown themselves up as unable to
provide leadership to the nation.
The very fact that the Sena, an important ally to the BJP and a key Hindutva
party, was willing to think of an option that would send billions of living
beings into oblivion, is even more worrying. Sena watchers may not be surprised
at the statement but the callousness with which it was uttered makes it
frightening to think the kind of leadership India is going to get.
Makes it all the more imperative for Narendra Modi to run a tight ship,
and if need be, to press the eject button on allies like the Sena. The way the
Sena has been carping about getting more cabinet berths shows it is more
interested in power and pelf rather than good governance. Modi has made a good
start by resisting those pressures. He should now slowly tighten the screws on
the Sena and bring it in line -- he can do that; the Indian people have gifted
him a majority for strengthening the nation.
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