3 traits of Modi that led to Indias Covid crisis, as per Guha

April 23, 2021 11:36

PM Narendra Modi

In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Ramachandra Guha, one of India's most highly regarded historians and widely read political commentators, has identified three of Narendra Modi's traits which he says lie behind the mishandling of Covid-19.

The first is his "suspicion of experts and expertise'.

The second character trait Guha identified is Modi's "cult of personality'. The third character trait defined by Guha is that Modi "remains a sectarian Sanghi at heart'.

'Rounding off the interview, Ram Guha said that not only is the Prime Minister "principally to blame' for India's mishandling of Covid-19 but he is also the reason why instead of "acche din' we have "burre din' in terms of the economy, society and the country's international image,' The Wire writes, here.

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