Narendra Modi, the Rockstar from India.
In the whole wide world, only Narendra Modi could perform like a rockstar in front of the desi audiences. Nobody else could do it.
Barack Obama couldn't perform in front of overseas Americans. Overseas Americans earlier served in Iraq; now in Afghanistan. Barack Obama could not go into an auditorium in Kabul and perform like a rockstar in front of US Soldiers.
Overseas Sri Lankans live all part of the world. President Rajapakse could not meet those overseas Sri Lankans and perform in front of them. In fact, President Rajapakse would be happy, if they don't greet him with Eelam posters and flags.
Most of the overseas citizens left their motherland for good. They had to leave their nation and seek asylum in other nations.
Only Indians; they have left India looking for better life. Life in India was not bad; but still they would like to have the best.
This generation; there is no love for mother India. They came to Australia just like that. Do they transform into Australian; no way; they continue to be Indian; form their own community; and have friends only with them. Only the desi population talk about dual citizenship.
For them, it is just another rockstar performance. Don't take this crowd serious.
Eelam crowd is a very serious one. Even those people; they are now well established in Canada; London and so many places. They will not return to Jaffna. They may raise their voices for freedom and liberty; but their next generations would not leave Canada; and they will not even imagine to go back to Ceylon.
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This may be the first time in history, a nation leader is referred to as a rockstar. Many political leaders came from entertainment industry. For instance, MGR, Ronald Reagan, Arnold Swarznegar.
MGR is known as revolutionary leader in politics; not as a rockstar.
Somehow, even in Indian politics; as well as in world politics; no politician even try to follow the model of Modi. Barack Obama doesn't try to do any rockstar performance; not Putin; not the Chinese leader.
The truth is;
Aung San Suu Kyi said to reporters in the manicured garden of her lakeside villa here, with Mr. Obama standing beside her. “I always warn against over-optimism because that could lead to complacency. The reform process is going through, let us say, a bumpy patch.”
The
president acknowledged that Myanmar, also known as Burma, was falling
short in several key respects, including its refusal to amend a
constitutional provision that makes Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi ineligible to
run for president, as well as its unwillingness to curb the violence
against the Muslim Rohingya minority in the country’s west.
Myanmar’s long journey to democracy, Mr. Obama said, is “by no means complete or irreversible.”
That is a powerful political statement; in fact the truth; from two world leaders.
That is what matters in the world political leaders meeting.
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“I
guess I’ll shake your hand but I have only one thing to say to you: you
need to get out of Ukraine,” Harper told Putin.
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Indian Prime Minister avoids these kind of conflict. If world political leaders shy away from political realities and would just like to have a fun time; then who would talk about world problems.
One good thing is; at least, other world leaders act with political responsibility, not only for their nation; but also for the entire world.
What is Obama's problem about Burma's democracy. But Obama does act with larger responsibility.
Obama also engaged in his rockstar performance for the last six years. Now Obama has only two more years. This is the first time, Obama stop distinguishing the congress man and woman as democrats or republicans. Obama is prepared to work with all Senators.
May be in his second term, Modi may engage in serious political service; not rockstar performance.
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