PM Modi's Egregious and Unhinged Lies Are a Sign of Desperation and Frustration
PM Modi's Egregious and Unhinged Lies Are a Sign of Desperation and Frustration
Opinion | "On 9 May, he lied about Rahul Gandhi halting his criticism of Ambani and Adani since the notification of the polls," writes Sudheendra Kulkarni.
We should know one thing about a politician who lies… and lies repeatedly. A habitual liar, especially if he is a successful politician, is also a sane person. He is well aware of what lies to speak, when, and for what specific gains. However, on rare occasions, he also makes statements that confound his followers and critics alike. When the stakes are high, and there is tremendous pressure to counter the Opposition’s attacks, he becomes vulnerable to committing slip-ups.
Hence, in Hyderabad on 9 May, Prime Minister Modi alleged that Rahul Gandhi had stopped his criticism of “Ambani and Adani” since the notification of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
(The writer, who served as an aide to India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is the founder of the ‘Forum for a New South Asia – Powered by India-Pakistan-China Cooperation’. He tweets @SudheenKulkarni and welcomes comments at sudheenkulkarni@gmail.com. This is an opinion piece. The views expressed above are the author’s own. The Quint neither endorses nor is responsible for the same.)
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