“Dear Shri Narendra Modi ji
Please accept my heart felt condolences on the demise of your party, the BJP, in Karnataka.
But more than that, I am rather disappointed by the utter ineptitude of your party in manipulating the minds of the voters and the EVMs in favour of your candidates. And this failure happened in spite of your domineering presence in Karnataka, where for days together you presided over the electoral operations through behind-the-door negotiations as well as mass rallies. What’s happening to your cunning skills in scheming, for which you had earned fame ? What’s happening to your incendiary power of demagogy , which used to spur the people to vote for BJP ? Are they failing you ?
In an attempt to help you, I at first thought of suggesting that you should spend some time in a Hanuman Mandir, seeking the blessings of Bajrang Bali, requesting him to restore your powers. But then, a friend of mine pointed out that Bajrang Bali has little time for you, as he is busy trying to put out the Karnataka fire that has caught his tail.
From press reports, I gather that you have complained of facing abuses on 91 occasions. Earlier, you had complained of security lapse when you visited Punjab. In such circumstances, I suggest another means that will surely protect you and enhance your longevity. Since the security forces are apparently ill-equipped, I think you should seek protection from other sources. As you claim that the cow is your mother (`Go-mata’), and as you had been a life-long worshipper of the monkey-god Hanuman, you must now approach the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). This an international reputed organization known for its commendable work in rescuing animals and protecting them. Unlike other global organizations which had been cruel to you by accusing your government of presiding over lynching of Muslims and Dalits and putting journalists behind bars, the SPCA is sure to come out in your defence, taking into account your life-long devotion to `Go-Mata’ and Hanuman.
The Indian headquarters of the SPCA is located in B-90 Sitapur Park, Palam. As every now and then, you drive to the airport in Palam to take flights for your domestic political and foreign diplomatic engagements , during one of your trips, why don’t you on your way back from the airport, drop by at the SPCA and find out how it can help you ?
Best wishes
Sumanta Banerjee
Sumanta Banerjee is a political commentator and writer, is the author of In The Wake of Naxalbari’ (1980 and 2008); The Parlour and the Streets: Elite and Popular Culture in Nineteenth Century Calcutta (1989) and ‘Memoirs of Roads: Calcutta from Colonial Urbanization to Global Modernization.’ (2016).
