It is unfortunate that the world is rewinding towards more discussions on

religions and faith, especially many of their naïve aspects, which have outlived
their relevance for various factors of present generations’ needs.

However, when such topics are thrown at press conferences to political

leaders/aspirants, it requires real courage of conviction to talk about the core
values of religions/faiths which do help to hold the social fabric with certain
time tested and universally acceptable sane propositions and to take the
perspective of discussions beyond ideological dichotomies/ binaries and identity
based classifications.

On most topics he is frank , has enough clarity and talks sense.

Most importantly is not averse to taking head on certain outdated or vestigial

institutions, kicking away white elephants in the system and willing to at least
talk boldly on unpopular, controversial issues with a clear stand.

He may be right or wrong. May become a useful, purposeful great leader or

dumped on the roadside by the voting public.

But it does matter a lot that we need such people who are willing to make bold
statements on certain issues with courage of conviction unmindful of the
outcomes of success at the elections.

I consider him as one of the most powerful young leaders, better and bolder
than our PM.

Obvious, of course, the dynamics of factual economic power and a

society imbued with luddites and status quo addicts, combined with total lack of
ecosystem in many domains [ though we may cherish in singing the refrain that
we are a civilization that did this or that or knew so many things - if that is
the case why everyone suffers from xenophilia].

Unfortunately, even for any sincere leader with vision and absolute majority,
the preferred journey of option would be diplomatically deal, compromise, get
along, reconcile etc and wait for a probable and opportune time when the path
can be safely changed, and destination could become a promised land of more
opportunities, freedom and greater economic prosperity.

Our PM too took some very bold decisions, not necessarily before parliament
elections, but before major state assembly elections- which were all like
referendums on his government- like Article 370, TT, Demo, GST etc , first
doing away with that stupid PLANNING COMMISSION while everything is
planned based on commission in real politics. He was unashamed to talk about
toilets in his first speech.

Though unfortunately, he does not have the luxury of a 30 trillion USD

economy not to bother about or to speak or to plunge into action on certain
uncomfortable geopolitical issues or can he afford to even talk about the
manipulations of the deep state.

Whereas Vivek is already boldly calling them (the deep state) and their
scheming by name and is declaring about downsizing (the white elephants in
US) administration.