I am a master in India

Chapter 414 Transfer of Power
The situation of the Indian general election can be seen from a single point; the outcome can be discerned from Mumbai.

Zooming in a little closer, Carmat has become, in a grand and respectable way, someone on whom the public places their hopes.

He was full of energy, leaving home at ten o'clock every day, traveling across Mumbai, from Jogshwari to Dahisha, and even further to Goa or Raiqad, yet he still managed to rush home at night to be with his daughter.

Undeterred by the ugliness of political struggles, he threw himself into it with great enthusiasm and even encouraged his wife to run for office.

He was an idealist towards the nation, yet extremely pragmatic about his own future.

Kamath is a typical example of a successful counterattack in capitalist Mumbai.

The city’s new successors are very different from the former nobles who took over India from the British.

They hadn't attended Cambridge University and might not have heard of the prestigious reputation of the London Inner Palace.

People like Kamat, these insignificant little men, are despised for their ignorance and unscrupulousness. They lack the sensibility of city dwellers, yet they represent the grassroots class of this city to the greatest extent.

In fact, the fact that murderers like Kamat can move freely in Mumbai through manipulation of power is both a victory and a defeat for democracy.

While not all politicians have blood on their hands like Sukamat, they have to rely on people like Sukamat to get elected.

Most Mumbai politicians require huge campaign donations, while their salaries and the funds their parties can publicly raise are just a drop in the ocean.

So they had to compromise, and this compromise was everywhere.

Political life in Mumbai is no longer controlled by Parsis, Gujaratis, Punjabis, and Mawaris.

Navel Tata, the current chairman of the Tata Group, provided the best footnote to this.

In the 70s, Navel Tata, an industrialist who was incredibly wealthy and the heir to the Taj Mahal Hotel, ran for parliament in South Mumbai, India’s smallest and richest constituency.

He still lost the election. Unlike in the United States, in India, enormous wealth alone does not guarantee an election victory.

Nowadays, the only way for the upper class to advance their political careers is through direct nomination by the Senate.

Ordinary people in Mumbai don't like the rich people in South Mumbai unless you have an excellent reputation.

The truth is, almost no one can do that, except for a certain Mr. Sue.

Unfortunately, Ron has no plans to enter politics, which many people find regrettable.

To the traditional privileged class today, the so-called Mumbai nouveau riche are barbarians who dare to break into the city and sleep under the emperor's nose.

South Mumbai felt nothing but disgust for these "mountain people".

Its only consolation is that the cheap labor market in South Mumbai has thus expanded.

This is also what makes Mumbai so attractive: it's cheaper to buy out a maid's labor for a whole month than to have breakfast at the Taj Mahal Hotel.

The same is true of politics in Mumbai; it has become a place where you can do whatever you want once you have money.

You can hire many people and immediately assign them to helpers or subordinates to do rough and tiring work, such as cleaning toilets, doing accounting, answering the phone, or queuing at government offices.

"Send someone over." That's what the staff will tell you whenever you call to handle banking matters.

Whether in business or politics, everyone is used to "sending someone over" whenever possible.

In Mumbai, no one will do what others can do themselves.

But it is precisely these arrogant and wealthy people who have created wealth and jobs in Mumbai.

They provide shelter from the elements for homeless orphans and widows in their employers' homes.

The rich get to enjoy mansions and brandy first, and then the poor get to have a place to live and food to eat.

In this materialistic age, people no longer believe that making the rich poor is enough to make the poor rich, and that redistributing resources cannot solve the problem.

This is a fundamental shift in mindset, and the country is debating it fiercely, with no consensus yet reached.

Just like the consistent attitude of India's state-owned banks, the government is both fond of and afraid of foreign investment, creating a contradictory situation.

Even though the right wing is pro-foreign, it is inevitably indecisive, while the left wing is always xenophobic and cannot justify its stance.

After fifty years of experimentation with a social "system", who can say without batting an eye that a planned economy is the best way to eliminate poverty?

During this year's election, the only campaign slogan not heard from any party was "eliminate poverty," as if everyone had already accepted that our poverty is impossible to eliminate.

So let's address other issues first, such as corruption, ethnic conflicts, and whether to build the Rama Temple or the Qingzheng Temple in Ayodhya.

Without a doubt, the BJP won a landslide victory in this election.

For the first time, they became the masters of this country, wielding immense power.

Just like the transformation that the United States once underwent, India is experiencing a similar transformation.

While a political machine, operating under the banner of democracy, is rapidly rising and bringing job opportunities and political power to new immigrants, it also resorts to violent oppression to eliminate dissidents.

Ultimately, this reform movement may sweep through American cities, electing new leadership and ushering in a new era that is unstoppable.

But in Mumbai, all of this may never happen.

"The scum of the lower class has become the disgrace of the upper class," some human rights activists lamented.

The people of South Mumbai mourn the loss of the city's former glory, but what they truly mourn is the loss of their voice over the city.

For outsiders who have to depend on others and live under their roof, Mumbai has never been a city of unparalleled splendor.

On the contrary, it is extremely xenophobic and quick to eliminate those who are different from it.

There are doubts about whether the BJP can govern the city effectively. A strong piece of evidence is the sudden and indefinite postponement of a report on religious conflict that had been under investigation for five years.

Everyone knows that Shiva's army struck first, but now that the BJP has come to power, the case has miraculously "disappeared."

In April 1998, a power transfer ceremony was taking place in New Delhi.

Ron flew back from Mumbai; he was one of the few on the invitation list who could enter the Grand Palace to witness Vajpayee's inauguration ceremony.

Thousands of political figures and representatives from dozens of countries were also present at the meeting.

The new government remains a coalition government, composed of 24 political parties nationwide.

Thanks to the large size of Uttar Pradesh, the Progressive Party was also present, with Muna and Dwaram representing the party at the meeting.

Of course, the BJP is the largest party in the coalition government and holds a dominant position.

This victory was hard-won for the BJP, and the celebrations will continue for a long time.

Ron intended to stay with Isa and the children for a few days before returning to Mumbai.

But the sage specifically hinted that he shouldn't leave New Delhi yet, as there were important events to come.

It is said that Tata and Ambani received similar notices, but Ron didn't care and just stayed a little longer.

Just as he was expecting something big to happen, the BJP fanatics pulled off the first thing.

Those intellectuals claimed that the Aryans actually lived on the Indian subcontinent before migrating to other parts of the world.

Furthermore, they suggested that India's history should be pushed back several thousand years.

This is to convince people that India is the sole cradle of civilization, predating ancient Greece, ancient East Asia, ancient Babylon, and other civilizations.

Through immigration, India exported its civilization to all parts of the world.

When Ron saw this report, he immediately looked like an old man on the subway.

Damn, Barnat's winning strategy is truly extraordinary!
Is this the essence of the winning strategy of the three brothers?

Regardless of whether it's science or history.

India is the cradle of world civilization!
Yes, I said it!
All currently accepted studies of ancient India, as well as the orthodox archaeological foundations of the rest of the world, will be completely overturned.

The Hindu public was encouraged, but the elite remained silent.

In particular, not a single one of the highly respected and universally recognized Indian scholars stood up to agree with this view.

It's not that they're unpatriotic; on the contrary, they're trying to save face for India.

The big joke of slipping the world!

Western media across the ocean reported these news stories with a mocking tone.

The BJP's uniquely complacent approach to winning makes them completely disregard the international public opinion environment.

Newly appointed Education Secretary Josh has decided to allocate a significant portion of the budget to projects he hopes will give the theory greater prestige.

That is, finding it in old documents is more conducive to the argument of this claim.

Many scholars who stood up to speak the truth were subjected to vicious personal attacks by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

“Almost all other research projects have been halted,” one scholar said. “Everything else has been sidelined in order to prove something that has no basis and doesn’t even exist.”

The education minister went his own way, deciding to rewrite India's textbooks to include Aryan-Harappan theory and distribute them to thousands of schools across the country.

To support this claim, there are specialized scholars responsible for forging cultural relics in order to gain legal legitimacy.

However, this trick was quickly exposed, but the relevant teaching materials were neither recalled nor revised.

Even mainstream public opinion has been infiltrated, with more and more reports leaning towards this viewpoint.

Ron practically watched as the nation's values ​​spiraled headlong toward the far right.

This is the frenzied momentum that erupts from religious states; it's chilling.

However, compared to these insignificant historical events, the middle class is more concerned about the BJP's economic policies.

Like other political parties in India, the BJP has a deep attachment to slogans from the independence movement such as "Indian self-government" and "economic self-sufficiency."

This is one of the few political legacies left by Gandhi and Hruuru, who continue to influence India to this day.

In the philosophy of the BJP, "Indian autonomy" remains an important factor, and it often describes foreign products as "polluting."

Two years ago, the BJP city council in New Delhi closed the capital’s only KFC branch after health inspectors found a fly in its kitchen.

This is absolutely laughable. Doesn't India have any idea what its own situation is like?
Fortunately, the BJP promised in its election manifesto to accept foreign investment, but only in areas where new technologies are needed; its slogan was: "We want chips, not potato chips."

Just as many elites and foreign speculators were worried about New Delhi’s policies, Ron was invited to the Prime Minister’s residence.

When he arrived, he found Tata and Ambani sitting in the conference room.

Ron went over to greet them, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, they all started talking about the meeting.

I don't know what the BJP called them here for, especially since they are all top figures in India.

Just as everyone was whispering among themselves, someone walked in excitedly.

(End of this chapter)