PM Modi’s Uttarakhand trip: 5 things no one is talking about

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a quick break from his hectic election schedule and went on a two-day trip to the Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines in Uttarakhand.

We don’t know why all hell broke loose after photos from the trip started surfacing on social media. But what we definitely understood later is that we are very problematic — no, there’s no harm done if the PM goes to a temple with a posse of photographers. Don’t you also furtively foster a similar desire when you explore a new restaurant or a new hangout joint?

The problem rests with us — those who can pose a question like this:

So, what did you pray for?

Really, do you generally ask this question to everyone coming out of a temple?

We thought you are not supposed to ask this question.

But probably, the PM was asked this question, to which he replied, “I never ask anything from God. God has given us the capacity to give, not demand.”

Meditation in front of the camera?

According to available information and photographs, clad in a saffron robe, Modi sat on meditation inside a cave. First, we are so spiritually immature that we don't even properly value the effectiveness of meditating after days of absolute frenzy.

Second, yes, there were cameras. But that’s how life is. Big brothers are watching us over. Always. Everywhere.

Carped over carpet?

We Indians are very touchy about carpets. Whenever we see a carpet, we sniff either riches or problems hiding under the carpet. And if it's a red carpet, we can't help but become red too.

So, when PM Modi was accorded a red-carpet welcome, we carped too much and too quickly. 

The message no one got?

When you are agitated, you miss crucial things. So naturally, we missed the details and the underlying significance of PM Modi's attire. He was wearing a grey jobba teamed with a saffron belt. As headgear, he chose a Himachali topi. The jobba and the saffron belt should have reminded us of Rabindranath Tagore and Swami Vivekananda respectively.

Both West Bengal and Himachal are voting today. So, his attire was a message to the voters of these two states. But you are sure to miss these finer details when you let your thoughts be overtaken by minor things.

Can you please appreciate his photography skills?

We are not sure what Instagram photographers are doing after seeing these photos.

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