made him even more popular . The huge tally of more than 300 seats as also the margin of victory clearly indicates that this political exercise was about Modi versus the rest . Interestingly , the latter was not at all comfortable with
the former ’ s body language that spoke volumes about courage and confidence . Modi ’ s motto of ‘ Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas ’ became a source for the fall of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and the grand old party .
This election also changed the narrative of ‘ hatred ’ and ‘ intolerance ’ towards Modi and his style of functioning , which was also expressed by Manmohan Singh , the former Prime Minister , who had stated that Modi ’ s five-year rule was the most traumatic and devastating for India ’ s youth , farmers , traders and all democratic institutions .
Singh had also looked down Modi ’ s foreign policy legacy and diplomacy by accusing him of adopting a flip-flop policy towards Pakistan from visiting the neighbouring country uninvited and inviting the Inter-Services Intelligence ( ISI ) to the Pathankot air base to probe a terrorist attack . He also criticised the relationship with other neighbours and his economic policy . Various articles , which portrayed Modi as the front-runner of spreading a new language of ‘ hate ’ and shifting the focus from fighting corruption to generating ‘ hate ’ like Trump , also reflected the lobbying to slander Modi nationally and internationally .
The numerous nicknames — ranging from psychopath , bad economist , nautanki , showman , immature and divisive politician , Hindu nationalist , communal , to chowkidar chor hai — further amplified the insecurity which
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