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PM MODI @ 75
A DEFINING
LEADER
Birthday celebrations across India and wishes from world leaders underline Narendra Modi’s
dominance in Indian politics and his growing global stature.
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Kathmandu / New Delhi
rime Minister Narendra Modi’s
75th birthday on September 17
Pwas more than just a personal
milestone. It was transformed into a
nationwide celebration that doubled
as a political message. Across the
country, state units of the Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP) held cultural
events, service activities, and social
programmes designed to highlight the
leader’s vision and connect him with
ordinary citizens. In Ahmedabad, the
Namotsav multimedia show recreated
Modi’s journey from a tea-seller’s son
in Vadnagar to a global statesman.
The event, attended by ministers, leg-
islators, and cultural icons, was less a
spectacle of entertainment and more
a carefully staged political narrative.
Tree-plantation drives, blood do-
nation camps, and digital campaigns
were also launched, aligning Modi’s
birthday with the government’s larger Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Madhya Pradesh governor Mangubhai Patel and state Chief Minister Mohan Yadav waves at a public
goals of sustainability, social service,
and digital empowerment. In some gathering in Dhar, on Wednesday (DPR PMO/ANI Photo)
states, party workers used the day to
explain flagship schemes such as PM tion therefore was not just about one struggling to project coherence or a This episode reinforced the asym-
Awas Yojana and Ayushman Bharat man’s milestone but about projecting common agenda. metry in Indian politics. Modi and the
to villagers. These acts blurred the a collective national aspiration that The contrast with Congress lead- BJP continue to set the agenda, while
lines between a birthday celebration Modi embodies. er Rahul Gandhi’s recent press con- the opposition often reacts, struggling
and a mass political outreach. By ference on alleged “vote theft” was to find traction. Rahul Gandhi’s al-
making the event participatory, the NO RIVAL AT HOME telling. Gandhi accused the Election legations were drowned out by the
BJP demonstrated how Modi’s per- Commission of shielding irregulari- sheer scale of Modi’s birthday out-
sonal story is woven tightly with the f the birthday celebrations high- ties in Karnataka, promising to expose reach, which turned into a spectacle
nation’s developmental journey. lighted anything, it was the ab- how votes were being added and de- of political strength. It illustrated
The political symbolism was hard Isence of a serious political alter- leted. While the charges dominated how the BJP has mastered the art of
to miss. Modi’s rise has often been native to Modi. The Prime Minister headlines briefly, they failed to dent blending governance, party organiza-
cast as the triumph of grit over privi- remains the central figure of Indian Modi’s narrative. The Election Com- tion, and mass mobilization to ensure
lege, and his 75th birthday reinforced politics, commanding loyalty with- mission dismissed the claims as “base- Modi’s presence remains unmatched.
this narrative. His life story continues in the BJP and respect among allies. less,” and BJP leaders turned the con- Modi’s popularity ratings reflect
to serve as a metaphor for aspiration Even as the opposition alliance IN- troversy into yet another opportunity this dominance. Despite concerns
in a country where millions dream DIA attempts to present a united to portray the Congress as irresponsi- over unemployment, inflation, or com-
of upward mobility. The celebra- front, cracks are evident, with leaders ble and lacking credibility. Continued on next page... >>
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