PrafullaKumar Mohanty
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Modi -Trump bonhomie was in display at
the largest stadium in the world Motera
in Ahmadabad, as the grandest spectacle of friendship between the oldest and
most powerful democracy in the world and the most populous democracy, India for
the world to see. Donald Trump the temperamental and transactional President of
America was not short of vocabulary to praise his friend Narendra Modi and Modi in turn was not
short of adjectives to elevate Trump to
a divinity. The 22 kms road from the Airport to the stadium was lined up
thickly by Indian admirers with flags and festoons chanting Namaste to the
variety of Indian rhythms of song and dance. The 125 thousand audience in the
stadium and the billions of T.V viewers
were enchanted by inspiring words by the two world leaders. Trump spoke all that India wanted to hear and Modi
struck the right notes of reciprocation. America, said Trump, is the most loyal
and faithful friend of India which was music to Indian ears, poison to
Pakistani's and astounding to the ears of the rest of the world. The politics
,business and strategic partnership apart the six hugs of the two world leaders
fused several batteries in the world especially those of Pakistan and China.
The message was clear: India and America will change the destiny of the world
and move towards universal peace , harmony and prosperity with open arms. Both
will fight Islamic terror. Both will build time defying bridges of human good
will. Milania Trump was dressed in all white and a red sash symbolising as it
were the purity of human vitality. The maddening cheers of the crowd sent waves
of joy in the air to echo in heaven.
Yes, it was a spectacle. But the
sincerity and love behind the effort to make the spectacle unique were also
genuine.Trump, therefore, flew to Agra, another
tribute to love, grace, beauty and harmony from Motera to wallow in
man's eternal celebration of love. Trump was so charmed that the next day at
hotel Maurya , he refused to fall into
the trap of hostile journalists when they raised India's protest against the Citizenship
Amendment Act and the Kashmir imbroglio. Trump proved a trusted friend, a
mature politician and also a true human
being.
But behind the spectacle, the
story, the five agreements and the
win win deal and festivities the fire of
hate was simmering in India. The Saheen bag protest against CAA, NRC ( as yet not
finalised) and the hundred odd mini Saheen bags elsewhere in India, a strategic
experiment to create disharmony seized upon this great opportunity to cast an
evil shadow on the grand spectacle. All
the districts of North -East Delhi erupted in
hate for India's basic principle of unity in diversity. For the past 70
odd days the Rastaroko protests
holding the Constitution and the Indian Tricolour were a stage for hate
speeches communally charged and hostile to all Indian values. Apparently Saheen bag is a spontaneous
protest, leaderless and peaceful. But to get highlighted by International Press
while Trump was in India, the protesters became religious fanatics and indulged
in pelting stones, firing bullets and also in arson and looting, thereby making
Delhi's glory gory. The pro CAA protesters of other communities added to the
gore and fire of shame. Delhi and India lost 43 citizens. The police force
couldn't anticipate the sinister designs of the Anti and Pro CAA groups and lost their credibility. For 48 hours the
smoke of fire of mutual hate which was more religious than legal or
constitutional, cast its malign shadow on India's triumphant moment of glory.
Trumps and company flew back on
the Air Force One, the special Presidential plane: Delhi burned in hellish sulphur
of religious hate. No one in India savours the spectacle of the trump visit
everyone in worrisome glance looks at the future. The hiatus that has been
created may take decades to fill up. The wounds will fester and the healing process
will take a long time. But who gained what? The conspiracy to defame Modi and
Shah may have succeeded but poor fellows do not perhaps understand the
citizenship for which these people were feuding is now totally worthless. What
is the meaning of citizenship where the citizens themselves blacken the country
of their 'birth' with clouds of bellowing smoke? The spectacle has no meaning for these people for they prefer the
Shadow to draw their knives against one another. It now needs a Gandhi to heal
the wounds in the country that Gandhi freed with Love, truth and non-violence.
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