Will the real messiah please stand up?

Mallika Sherawat thinks Narendra Modi is India’s most eligible bachelor. But then, she also thinks she is the Marilyn Monroe of 21st century. You can’t blame her for being so delusional. What else can justify her singing the Happy Birthday song in an accented tone for the charismatic candidate à la the Original Sex Symbol did for JFK? It’s plain craziness. From what one can gather from this episode is NaMo Fever touching a new high. And the Haryanvi actress is just cashing on publicity by riding the wave. She’s not the only one though. All you’ve got to do is look around with your eyes open. Social media is abuzz with fanatics who don’t like BJP but would sacrifice their fingertips for their leader. The general public seems to be rooting for his designation come 2014. Congress, on the other hand, appears abysmal thanks to their Somalian track record. It’s nothing less than a miracle that they are still governing our country. The worst part, however, is their lack of a face. Rahul Gandhi, someone? Naaaah. Even though he doesn’t have a single smear of corruption on his dynastic brow — just like his dear Gujju foe — the “young” gun has been far from impressive. Personally, i don’t like either of them. One is a communal hardliner who hasn’t tested himself at the national level and the other is a sickular softie who might never be tested at whatever level. But for the sake of argument, it’d be interesting to see NaMo at 7, Racecourse Road. Ek chance toh banta hai, for all the momentum his name has gathered in the past few scam-filled years. It behooves us to check whether he’s really that messiah who’ll deliver our beleaguered nation from further damage. If he succeeds, well and good. If he doesn’t, bad for his supporters. Anyway, between the devil and the sea, it’s better to choose swimming.