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THE CULT OF MODI.

  • Published In: Foreign Policy, 2023, n. 247. P. 28 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: GUHA, RAMACHANDRA 3 of 3

Abstract

(On the other hand, Modi was chief minister of a large state, Gujarat, for more than a decade before he became prime minister.) In part because so many of its leaders were jailed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the Emergency, Modi's party, the BJP, had previously stoutly opposed cults of personality. Indeed, "Modi is India, India is Modi" is the spoken or unspoken belief of everyone in the BJP, whether minister, member of Parliament, or humble party worker. An extraordinary personality cult has been constructed around Modi, its manifestations visible in state as well as party propaganda, in eulogies in the press, in adulatory invocations of his apparently transformative leadership by India's leading entrepreneurs, celebrities, and sports stars. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Foreign Policy. 2023/01, Issue 247, p28
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Political Science
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0015-7228
  • Accession Number:161154894
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