PM Modi’s Uttarakhand trip: 5 things no one is talking about
When was the last time Uttarakhand received such a tourism push?
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.
What a fabulous designer cave. Do I spot a bed sheet? 5 star meditation with ANI pic.twitter.com/koWwljFQga
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) May 18, 2019
Carped over carpet?
BREAKING NEWS: Indias leading actor arrives early for the #Oscars2019 after party which is to be held in #Kedarnath this year. pic.twitter.com/MoYfS5Zo9C
— Sayesha Deshmukh (@SayeshaDeshmukh) May 18, 2019
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.
Religion is a matter of personal faith and EC has reiterated that it cannot be used for garnering votes. But Modi violates the MCC brazenly with footage of his Kedarnath religious activity over TV channels during silent period before polling. And EC continues to sleep on the job https://t.co/032k5aYsgF
— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) May 18, 2019
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.
Me when my wife asks me to get a bottle of water from the fridge at midnight. pic.twitter.com/hGFuzCofz3
— अंशुल (@Ghair_Kanooni) May 18, 2019
Can you please appreciate his photography skills?
Majestic mountains! Clicked these pictures while on the way to Kedarnath. pic.twitter.com/Jpcq6n52sr
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 18, 2019
We are not sure what Instagram photographers are doing after seeing these photos.