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1/26/2015 JaipurLiteratureFestival:ShashiTharoorwalksthetightropeonModiTheTimesofIndia
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"ThoughModihasbroughtinashifttopoliticsofperformancefromthepoliticsofidentity,hehasalongwaytogointermsofdeliveringwhathepromisedinhisspeeches,"ShashiTharooradded.
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JaipurLiteratureFestival:ShashiTharoorwalksthetightropeonModiPalakNandi,TNN|Jan24,2015,04.12AMIST
JAIPUR:FormerUnionministerShashiTharoor'sstatementspraisingPrimeMinisterNarendraModihaverakedupcontroversiesinthepastbutonFriday,heattemptedabalancingactcriticizingModi's"silence"overcontentiousremarksmadebyhisministerswhilealsosayingModihadintroduced"thepoliticsofperformance".
TharoorsaidthisduringadiscussionwithMihirSharma,authorof'Restart:TheLastChancefortheIndianEconomy'inasessionnamedafterTharoor'slatestbook'IndiaShastra'attheJaipurLiteratureFestival.Thetwoauthorsdiscussedgovernanceanddevelopment,bothdrawingtheconclusionthatalotneededtobedoneandthatthenextbudgetwouldbealitmustestfortheModigovernment.
"Itwouldbeinterestingtoseewhatthey(NDA)comeupwith.Hopefully,thebudgetwouldbeagamechangingoneandnotanamechangingonelikethelastoneturnedouttobe,"saidTharoor.
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"ThoughModihasbroughtinashifttopoliticsofperformancefromthepoliticsofidentity,hehasalongwaytogointermsofdeliveringwhathepromisedinhisspeeches,"theformerministeradded.
"Modimightwantreformsbuthehastolearntodealwithfundamentalcontradictions.Hebetterrealisethathisministersdonotunderstandthereformshewantstobring.Rather,theyarepushingtheseawaybytheircontroversialstatements,"saidTharoor,addingthatModihastoshowhisdisapprovalandnotremainsilentlikehehaschosentobe.
"HisrisetoofficehasempoweredthekhakishortswearingculturalorganisationoftheRSS,whoseviewsoneverysubject,beiteconomics,politics,history,culture,morality,genderrealityandevenmatterofdressingandconductaretotallyilliberal,"hesaid,whilecommentingonsaffronbrigade'ssocalled'gharwapsi'programmeand'lovejihad'.
TharoorhadupsethispartywhenhehadsupportedModi's"SwachhBharat"campaign,butwhiletalkingabouttheinitiativehehadsaid"suchcampaignsshouldn'tmerelybecomephotoopportunities".HewaspulledupbytheCongressleadershipforpraisingModi'sUNspeechinOctoberlastyear.
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1/26/2015 JaipurLiteratureFestival:ShashiTharoorwalksthetightropeonModiTheTimesofIndia
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