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PM Modi Does Not Want To Associate Himself With Lutyens Delhi who make fun of NaMo

Why PM Modi Does Not Want To Associate Himself With Lutyens Delhi

Swarajya Staff - September 03, 2016, 4:27 pm

Following Prime Minister Modi’s interview with Rahul Joshi, one can now expect even more op-eds, in the near future, critiquing the Prime Minister from the “Lutyens” group.

Narendra Modi’s victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and his taking over the role of Prime Minister dismayed a small elite group of Indians who have spent more than a decade portraying him in a negative light. This section, often termed as “The Lutyens” group, always presented Modi as an outsider to “national politics” and “Indian Ethos” in their narrative. For long it has been stated that the Prime Minister is not on good terms with “The Lutyens” cluster.

So, unsurprisingly, when Prime Minister Modi sat down with Network 18 Group Editor Rahul Joshi for an expansive interview, his relation with “The Lutyens” group came up:

Question: Mr Prime Minister, it’s being said that Lutyens Delhi did not like you. But have you started liking Delhi?

Narendra Modi: As you know, the position of Prime Minister is such that there’s no question of liking or disliking Lutyens Delhi. But there’s is a need to deliberate on this. In Delhi’s power corridors, there’s an active group of people which is dedicated to only a few. It could be because of their own reasons or personal gains. It’s not a question of Modi. Look back at history. What happened with Sardar Patel? This group presented Sardar Patel as a simple person from a village with a simple intellect.

Look at what happened to Morarji Desai. This same group never talked about his abilities, achievements. It always talked about what he drank. What happened with Deve Gowda? A farmer’s son became the PM, yet they said he only sleeps. And what happened with the supremely talented Ambedkar who they are praising today? They made fun of him. What happened with Chaudhury Charan Singh? They again made fun of him. So I’m not surprised when they make fun of me. These custodians who are dedicated to a select few will never accept anyone who is linked to the roots of this country. So, I too, do not want to waste my time addressing this group. The welfare of the billion people is my biggest task and I will not lose anything if I do not associate myself with Lutyens Delhi. It’s better if I live with the poor people of this country who are like me.

In the aforementioned answer, the Prime Minister openly countered the “Lutyens” narrative with a historical perspective that is in contrast with the usual praises reserved for the Nehru-Gandhi family— he mentioned the other iconic figures of the nation specifically those belonging to the OBC-Dalit groups like Sardar Patel, Babasaheb Ambedkar and Chaudhury Charan Singh.

Simultaneously, the Prime Minister expressed his disinterest in cosying up to the said group. Following this interview, one can now expect even more op-eds, in the near future, critiquing the Prime Minister from the “Lutyens” group.

Watch full interview (1:19:55)

PM Modi’s interview to Network 18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbApseW16mY

http://swarajyamag.com/politics/why-pm-modi-does-not-want-to-associate-himself-with-lutyens-delhi

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