When it comes to Modi as PM, the West can't preach to India

By Manoj Editor’s note: This is a comment we received from a reader called Manoj on the article ‘The moral hysteria of the Modi-Hitler analogy’. As is Firstpost policy, the comment has been lightly edited for language and grammar. Mr Thane Richards is among a tribe of western led self styled journalists, who have narry a clue of India, yet try to become it’s moral guardians by trying to prevent it’s reconnecting to it’s identity and roots. Because Modi represents an Indian identity, a unification of interests of weaker sections, a religion agnostic government, these people are afraid they won’t win any longer in preaching to us that India is all about casteism, corruption and filth, which can only be corrected by becoming a colony of the West again. [caption id=“attachment_1406307” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Narendra Modi in this file photo. PTI[/caption] Let us remind him, that India is a country that has in the past 2000 years not invaded any country, while his country the US is the one that was involved in each and every war of the last century, either as a fighter or as an arms supplier. Even now US & UK are trying to topple a democratically elected government in Ukraine, and till recently were trying to invade Syria, not because of their high morals, but because this way they get to sell arms and airplanes, thus reviving their failing economies. When I queried a US senator on why they were supporting anarchists to topple an elected government in Ukraine, the answer was “US is a legitimate democracy, not all democracies are legitimate”. Wow ! Such xenophobic people have only now justification - WE are the chosen ones to decide whats good for the world, I have an advice - look inside your own self and answer for millions killed in umpteen invasions, crusades against natives and anti-semitism (yes, that was supported by the Church till Hitler went overboard) and the only country with the dubious distinction of actually attacking another with a nuclear weapon, in the past 100 years before you dare to preach morals to a peaceful, tolerant India, which does not intend to invade and occupy other countries, or impose our own morals on other religions. Muslims in India know what they have suffered and are likely to continue suffwering under ‘secular’ governments and are chosing to grow, rather than be victims. They do not need to be scared into voting a particular way by such rumour mongers.