The majority of people in this country, still believe that PM Modi has been a strong democratic leader. However, if enough people believe in what is false, that doesn't make it the truth. But wait, Narendra Modi is a strong leader, my friends would say, well not exactly. Though he may be democratically elected as an MP and then the Prime Minister, his behavior after his victory in the subsequent years has been anything but.
To understand modi's behavior we need to know what affected his character. The RSS has been the greatest influence on the prime minister, however there is one more thing more precisely an incident. The Gujarat riots of 2002 has been the most controversial phase of Mr. Modi's life. The riots which took place roughly after 5 months of him becoming the chief minister, has been the one blot on his administrative career. Whether you may believe or not that he didn't do enough to save the minorities, we can all agree the English media was not kind to him. And rightfully so, I mean those who protect Mr. modi must realize, that he was the executive of that state, and whatever happens its his responsibility. This led to him becoming hostile towards media, and I believe it first have came from a misplaced sense of protecting himself.
The argument against that may be that, he can be combative with the press without totally ignoring them. Many would say that he doesn't ignore the press, he gives interview to different media outlets. Well, I strongly question the merit of the questions asked by those journalists in their interviews. He hasn't given an interview to NDTV, now hold on let may say it. I know that NDTV has been anti-BJP and anti-Modi. But that's the point, confronting your opposition on key issues is the mark of a strong leader. Whatever you may think of the left wing media, you may agree that we need a press which is skeptical of the government. That is the beauty of democracy. The evasive nature of the prime minister towards media is the real sign of his insecurities. The fear that they would ask the question which will be critical of him or his policies, still cripples him.
