Did PM err by thinking that India was Gujarat and Gujarat was India?

August 11, 2015 11:17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first mistake on May 26, 2014, when he took oath along with 45 ministers. He erred by inducting only politicians, including many for whom he had little respect and time when he was on the ascendant. But the PM chose his ministers not because of their abilities and track record but because they fitted into caste, region and lobby formulae.

Read Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay's blog on the Indian Express.

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