In an impassioned outreach to the Dalits, against the backdrop of the Una flogging incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned, in no uncertain terms, the self-styled cow protectors who have mounted assaults on Muslims and Dalits in different parts of the country in the name of the cow.
Snipers will keep sniping about Modi’s concern coming out of his worries about not losing Dalit votes in the run-up to elections in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab. Even if this is true isn’t this a good thingIJ Welcome as the Modi’s clarity on the subject is, it is also crucial that he express himself on conduct that damages his Government’s pursuit of economic prosperity. That would carry more weight with vigilantes and with investors.