“MODI is all about Making Of Developed India”
New Delhi: Describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as one of the most popular and iconic leaders of modern India, Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu today decoded what he called the ‘Modi phenomenon’ with an elaborate exposition of the attributes of the PM and other factors that contributed to it.
He released a book titled ‘Modi @ 20: Dreams Meet Delivery’, a compilation of 21 articles by 22 domain experts bringing out various aspects of the thinking and performance of Modi in various domains as Chief Minister of Gujarat and Prime Minister for 20 years since 2021.
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu releasing an anthology on Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’ at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today. #ModiAt20Book pic.twitter.com/mlj0gewsXG
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In his 35 minute exploration of the mind, methods and vision of the PM, the Vice President listed various attributes that made Modi “a unique leader and performer” furthering the interest of Gujarat earlier and of India now as Prime Minister.
The Vice President referred to the attributes that underlined the success of Modi and listed: 1. The early experiential journey of Modi after leaving home at the tender age of 17 years in search of self, the people and the country through extensive travels and socio-cultural work; 2. Deep understanding of the struggles of Indians and India and their potential; 3. Abiding faith in the potential of individuals and India; 4. Courage to dream big and the resoluteness to convert Sankalp into Siddhi; 5. Thinking big and acting in scale; 6.Ability to take bold decisions; 7. Being undeterred by temporary failures and episodic surprises; 8. Passion, energy and hard work; 9. Thinking and acting differently; 10. Converting crisis into opportunity; 11. Adopting a bottom-up approach for policymaking and execution, ensuring people’s participation; 12. Quest for details and comprehensive assessment of issues and consequences; 13. Deploying the experiences and results of Gujarat experiments for the evidence-based formulation of policies and programmes at the national level; 14. Extensive adoption of technology for effective governance; and 15. Passionate promotion of the mantra of ‘Perform, Reform and Transform’.
“Even his detractors agree that Shri Modi is now a phenomenon at the national and international level due to which India is being regarded and respected,” Naidu said.
Stating that Modi’s vision has been shaped by his long years of the experiential journey before becoming the Chief Minister of Gujarat, the Vice President stressed that “This is the fundamental differentiator that makes Shri Modi unique in several ways. There is probably no other public figure in contemporary times who had such an experiential journey”. He further said that the Prime Minister’s vision for the country is an expression and manifestation of numerous felt experiences accumulated during his stints as a social activist to start with and later, as a political activist.
Recalling his working with the Prime Minister earlier as a Union Minister of Urban Development, Naidu elaborated on his keenness for details of every issue to enable a robust and fail-proof planning and execution. He, in particular, highlighted Modi’s commitment to making the Swachh Bharat campaign a ‘jan andolan’ instead of looking at it as a routine governmental programme, a philosophy that marks all initiatives of the Prime Minister.
Naidu described the Prime Minister as a ‘scientist’ for extending various schemes successfully implemented earlier when Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat based on the results and thereby enabling the evidence-based formulation of projects and schemes.
Referring to Modi being called an ‘election machine’, Naidu noted that for Modi, “elections are not an outcome of politics but constitute social science with a deep understanding of the life contexts of common people and deep insight into their aspirations”. This, according to Naidu, made Modi a successful campaigner.
Naidu said that MODI was all about the Making Of Developed India and urged all the parties in power in different States to make effective use of all available developmental and democratic platforms to make the nation surge ahead. He called for ensuring a peaceful environment in the country by ridding it of all tensions to realize this mission.
– global bihari bureau
