BJP projects PM Modi as ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor noted that the BJP has returned to its core agenda of Hindutva and will similarly fight the LS polls while projecting Prime Minister Modi as “Hindu Hriday Samrat”.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Congress veteran Shashi Tharoor on Friday said the BJP has returned to its ‘core agenda’ of Hindutva and plans to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls along those lines, while projecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’.

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“The message is clear. In 2009, Mr. Modi was sold to the Indian electorate as the avatar of economic development, the CEO of Gujarat Inc., who would bring development to all Indians. In 2019, when that narrative collapsed in the wake of the disastrous demonetisation, the Pulwama terrorist attack gave Mr Modi an opportunity to turn the general election into a national security election,” Tharoor said.

‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’

Shashi Tharoor noted that Prime Minister Modi would inaugurate the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 and the BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi on February 14, after which the general elections would be announced.

“In 2024, it is clear that the BJP will now return to its core message and offer Narendra Modi to the nation as a Hindu Hriday Samrat,” the Congress leader said.

“Hindu Hriday Samrat” literally translates to the Emperor of Hindu hearts.

“All this begs the question: what happened to achhe din? What happened to two million jobs a year? What happened to economic growth that would benefit the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder? What happened to putting disposable income in the pockets and bank accounts of every Indian?” asked the Congress leader.

“These questions will have to be discussed in an election that is shaping up to be Hindutva versus people’s welfare,” the former Union minister said.

(With PTI inputs)