It is not the slog-over moment
yet but the Narendra Modi Vs Rahul Gandhi war of words has reached to the
heightened interpretations. Nothing else moves on airwaves when these two are
talking, irrespective of what they are talking. One is talking so less yet gets
repetitive. Other is talking so much that he gets repetitive. Yet, the
‘enticed(?) many’ find so many points and pointers in their talks to come with
their analyses in stretched and over-stretched dimensions.
After Rahul Gandhi’s Beehive
Speech at the CII annual general meeting, the flow of wisdom was plentiful and
its affluence is still abundant with Narendra Modi fuelling the fire by his
speeches – four longish ones in two days – on April 8 in Delhi and on April 9
in Kolkata. These four, duly attended and tended to by the media and the
political pundits, are in addition to the fringe speeches (given here and there
after Rahul Gandhi’s April 4 speech, but given ‘due’ ‘Modi-attention’).
Media have already made it a
Narendra Modi Vs Rahul Gandhi battle in the next Lok Sabha election. Okay,
there are elements of verity in this display based on the political
developments and the subsequent political perceptions. But it is about the
drive to become an overdrive; to get hyperdriven.
Rahul Vs Modi and a hyper-charged
media! Rahul realizes it. Modi realizes it. Rahul knows better about his
strategy, that most of us don’t know or have not been able to perceive, but
Modi, it seems, is in favour of an all out war, training his expertise on and
directing his guns over the UPA, the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi wherever
and whenever possible. His intensity of verbal duel increases significantly in
the aftermath(!) of any address by any of the top three UPA figures, Sonia
Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh.
This time also, it is all the
same brass-tacks ‘enticing(?) many’ to perceive, analyse and come with their
versions or simply put forward what is being said in order to feel
participative in the process.
Let’s see how the words of wisdom
are flowing:
Let’s see some of the interesting
news and views trending over the Indian media platforms on the latest Rahul Vs
Modi episode:
1970s US
cable also referred to Indira Gandhi's Congress as beehive
NDTV, April 09, 2013
Congress turns tables on Narendra Modi, after Rahul
Gandhi fiasco
Indian Express, April 9, 2013
After beehive, the honeytrap: Modi woos businesswomen
Times of India,
April 9, 2013
Nitish pours honey on BJP beehive barb
Calcutta
Telegraph, April 9, 2013
Spare me of 'beehive' but honey is useful: Nitish Kumar
Times of India,
April 9, 2013
Gods reside in this nation, not bees: Uma Bharati
Times of India,
April 9, 2013
Power watch: Rahul Gandhi's the conservative, and Narendra
Modi the rebel?
Economic Times, April 9, 2013
Narendra Modi tells India's power women why he should
be man of the house
Economic Times, April 9, 2013
‘We aren’t matas, we’re hey girls!’
Hindustan Times, April 9,
2013
Rahul Gandhi lazy, mediocre; Modi arrogant, dictatorial:
Ramachandra Guha
TNN, April 8, 2013
Feku@FICCI vs Pappu@CIIModi, Gandhi speeches trend on
Twitter
Business Standard, April 8, 2013
On Twitter anti-Modi #Feku beats #ModiStormsFicci
Firstpost, April 8, 2013
Modi No Feminist in Speech to 'Ladies'
Wall Street Journal (blog), April 8, 2013
'Kalavati' Vs 'Jassu Behen': How Narendra Modi mocked
Rahul Gandhi
IBNLive.com, April 8, 2013
Modi at FICCI: Odes to Jasuben, Induben but where are the
women ...
Daily Bhaskar, April 8, 2013
Jasuben and her pizza get big endorsement from Narendra
Modi
NDTV, April 8, 2013
'Where will honey come from if there is no beehive?' asks
Nitish Kumar
NDTV, April 8, 2013
Narendra Modi speech focuses on 'Mother India' to
displace Rahul Gandhi's beehive
NDTV, April 8, 2013
Narendra Modi will prove 'yamraj' for Congress in 2014
elections: BJP
Daily News & Analysis, April 6, 2013
Mother India not a beehive: Narendra Modi
Hindustan Times, April 6,
2013
Would be harsh on Rahul Gandhi to compare him with
Narendra Modi, says smiling Yashwant Sinha
NDTV, April 4, 2013