Narendra Modi wrapped up his West bengal election campaign yesterday. Normal leaders would fly back to delhi and get back to work.

Instead, he flew to Gangtok, Sikkim, for a carefully staged roadshow and a PR photoshoot where he played football.

Why? Because football is insanely popular in Bengal. A few viral clips of Modi kicking a ball could sway a few extra votes tomorrow. Returning to delhi wouldn’t have made headlines with that perfect “relatable leader” angle. So he chose the photo-op.

This is peak Modi — ruthless, microscopic planning when it comes to winning elections and holding on to power. Every move is calculated, every visual engineered, every state visit timed for maximum electoral impact.

Here’s the savage truth:

- master strategist when it’s about votes  
- Nowhere to be seen when it’s about solving real crises like Manipur  
- 12 years in power, and the same level of obsession has never been applied to actual governance  

If even a fraction of this detailed planning, energy, and execution went into running the country, fixing Manipur, or tackling real problems, india wouldn’t be in this mess today.

But governance isn’t the priority. Power is.

He’s turned the world’s largest democracy into one endless, expensive election campaign — while the nation pays the price for twelve wasted years of photo-ops over progress.
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SIBY JEYYA

28/04/2026 11:08 AM