Filmmaker Hansal Mehta goes from ‘criticising’ Rahul Gandhi to ‘I’m in your aspect’

‘Liberals’ in India take pleasure in imaginary conversations they’ve of their minds which they name ‘speaking truth to the power’. They additionally wish to imagine that every one issues that go improper with them are the uncomfortable side effects of those imaginary conversations. Except, this ‘standing up against fascism‘ rule goes for a toss whenever the ruling party is non-BJP. In which case, they’d stand with the corrupt and convicted politicians serving jail time period solely as a result of they’re in opposition.
‘Liberal’ filmmaker Hansal Mehta on Saturday kicked up a storm after he lowkey pretended to criticise Rahul Gandhi and the dearth of democracy in Congress.
We don’t want a 3rd entrance. We want a reputable, new Indian National Congress for a extra vibrant and strengthened democracy. The present Congress must revamp. @RahulGandhi wants to grasp this and step apart.— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) June 12, 2021
Mehta’s tweet got here simply days after Jitin Prasada give up Congress to affix the BJP triggering so-called criticism the place everybody price their biscuits requested Congress to reevaluate why such tall leaders are quitting the occasion.
Except, Mehta’s ‘rebellion’ was not taken rightly by Congress-supporting-neutral journalists.
I take it you imply he’s thwarting the democratic course of from behind the scenes with out holding workplace. If you are feeling that manner, do you suppose that Congresspersons who you assume are failing to take him on internally could have the flexibility to tackle BJP or another occasion’s may?— Anna MM Vetticad (@annavetticad) June 12, 2021
Apparently, if the dissenting Congressis inside Congress don’t have the energy to tackle Rahul Gandhi, how will they even tackle the BJP?
I really like all this faltu recommendation for each occasion however the BJP, which frankly wants extra precise recommendation than anybody else!!!!— ranjona banerji 🇮🇳 (@ranjona) June 12, 2021
Other unbiased filmmakers and ‘journalists’ too chimed in to accuse Mehta of giving ‘faltu advice’ for Congress and never BJP.
Even a non bjp lamp submit is best than any bjp candidate. If anti bjp voters look ahead to perfection they’re behaving like Andrea in Galileo. (CF. Galileo by Brecht). The good ought to by no means be the enemy of the nice.— saliltripathi (@saliltripathi) June 13, 2021
More such pearls of knowledge have been exchanged the place Mint columnist Salil Tripathi inadvertently ended up evaluating opposition leaders to a lamppost.
Soon sufficient, official Congress staff, too, joined in to query Mehta for questioning Rahul Gandhi.
Gaurav Pandhi assaults MehtaMehta was questioned about his skilled determination to behave as Creative Producer to The Accidental Prime Minister, the political drama primarily based on Sanjaya Baru’s ebook of the identical identify which spoke about India below UPA period and the way Dr Manmohan Singh, the then Prime Minister of India was a sufferer to Congress’ dynastic strategy.
However, upon being proven his place, Mehta rapidly acknowledged the error of being related to the movie. After all, ‘I am on your side’.
But why this sudden dialogue on Congress management? Well…
Congress employee Gaurav Pandhi attacking Hansal MehtaWhen a visibly irritated Mehta replied barely rudely, he bought one other spherical of scolding from ‘neutral’ journalists. But then Mehta clarified on how will Congress handle to win 2024 if the occasion doesn’t introspect and reinvent itself?
You see, that is how it’s.
Congress and their loyalists are nonetheless not in a position to recover from the shock of not solely dropping 2019 elections, however BJP outperforming them and itself from the earlier time period. Something that was ‘rightfully theirs’ was taken away not as soon as, however twice. That it would occur a 3rd time is now making them nervous.
This ‘liberal vs liberal’ mock battle is simply that. Gentle nudges to attempt to get up the emperors as a result of, properly, at this fee, Rahul Gandhi can even lose Wayanad subsequent elections.
This ‘Rahul Gandhi/Congress must introspect’ is a tirade that comes up each few months every time somebody leaves the occasion. Remember, this didn’t come when Congress was left with a giant fats zero in West Bengal elections, the place BJP made vital progress towards ruling TMC. Despite Congress not successful a single seat and BJP going from 2 seats in earlier elections to main opposition occasion, it was the BJP that was painted because the ‘losers’.
Defeating the BJP someway seems to be the larger purpose than getting Congress to win.
But with BJP out of energy, the Congress ecosystem can be again at placing these intellectuals the place they want to go, like heading some movie college someplace be made answerable for some division someplace. Which is what they crave. Which is why they need the Congress again in energy.
Not as a result of they suppose Rahul Gandhi or another Congress chief for matter is a superb and ready administrator, however as a result of it should solely be below Congress their ecosystem will thrive unquestioned.