Narendra Modi makes his intention clear

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s Vivekananda Yuva Vikash Yatra is seen as the beginning of the campaign of Gujarat Assembly elections, which is to be held anytime in December this year, and an attempt to politicize one of the greatest Indians for his party’s political gains. He has also made his intention clear through this yatra that he is ahead of all others in his party in reckoning for Prime ministerial candidate in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Two senior BJP leaders-former party president Rajnath Singh and leader in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley- flanked his Yatra. It is a month-long Yatra. But on the first day itself, he has made it clear that his eyes are set on the Centre. Vivekananda is a world renowned personality and any Youngman can emulate him. He has set example before the youth of the world. By accepting Swamy Vivekananda as his role model, Narendra Modi tries to polarize the youth of not only Gujarat but also of the whole nation in his favour. As the youth population of the age from 25 to 35 years constitutes 60 percent, their role certainly matters most in any coming elections in India. He has launched Vivekananda to counteract the appeal among the youth population of Congress Party youthful leadership of Rahul Gandhi. Modi should also know that his party has no patent right on Swamy Vivekananda that he is politicizing his name to win the favour of the youth. Vivekananda believed in universal brotherhood. He respected every religion of the world. To depict him as Hindu icon is the handiwork of BJP. Modi has targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and called him to follow the development of Gujarat Model. He says the Gujarat is 'Shining' while the nation is being taken to dark ages referring to the northern grid failure a few months back. But it appears that he has forgotten that his party Prime Minister Atal Behari-led NDA government was thrown out of power in 2004 Lok Sabha elections by the people despite its slogan of 'India Shining'. As history repeats itself, his boastful claim of development of Gujarat might meet the same fate as his NDA met in 2004 Lok Sabha elections. Modi says that the Time Magazine called Prime Minister 'Underachiever' while it carried the story about the development of Gujarat prominently. Again he suffered from amnesia. The story of 2002 Gujarat riots, which took place under his Chief ministership, was also carried by almost all national and international dailies, weeklies and fortnightlies prominently and painted him as an accomplice in them. His month-long Vivekananda Yuva Vikash yatra is nothing but to make his Prime ministerial candidature in 2014 Lok Sabha elections stronger and unquestioned in the party at the national level.