When ‘product’ is difficult to promote, Prashant Kishor invokes their Hindu card

You know politicians in India are getting determined when those that discover ‘Jai Shri Ram’ communal are instantly out and about asserting their Hindu identification. On Tuesday, whereas addressing a rally in Nandigram, the place the sitting chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee has determined to contest the upcoming meeting elections, began reciting the Chandi Paath.
#WATCH West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee recites ‘Chandi Path’ throughout her public rally in Nandigram pic.twitter.com/7PC0eTwGwc— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2021
Political strategist Prashant Kishor helps Mamata Banerjee combat the elections in West Bengal and it seems that he has additionally run out of tips to persuade the voters. As like all the time, he has resorted to getting the politician-clients to say their Hindu identification.
The TMC goes to launch its manifesto on the Maha Shivratri. She can also be anticipated to carry a puja within the morning on eleventh March in Nandigram forward of releasing the manifesto. Apparently, she is being projected as ‘Shiv Bhakt’ to oppose the BJP’s ‘Ram Bhakt’ picture.
Now, the place have we seen this earlier than?
Arvind Kejriwal visited Hanuman Temple forward of voting in 2020 Delhi electionsAhead of voting in February 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had visited the Hanuman Temple at Delhi’s Connaught Place to hunt blessings.
CP के प्राचीन हनुमान मंदिर जाकर हनुमान जी का आशीर्वाद लिया। देश और दिल्ली की तरक़्क़ी के लिए प्रार्थना की। भगवान जी ने कहा – “अच्छा काम कर रहे हो। इसी तरह लोगों की सेवा करते रहो। फल मुझ पर छोड़ दो। सब अच्छा होगा।”— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 7, 2020
Before that, he was discovered reciting the Hanuman Chalisa on nationwide tv.
क्या आपने हनुमान चालीसा सुना है? जरूर सुनिए। मन को बहुत शांति मिलती है pic.twitter.com/niyUOxCEFu— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 3, 2020
Kejriwal, too, had employed Prashant Kishor to assist him win elections.
Hence, it actually doesn’t come a lot as a shock that Mamata Banerjee, one other considered one of his shoppers broke into an impromptu Chandi Paath whereas addressing a rally.
Ahead of Uttar Pradesh meeting elections in 2017, Rahul Gandhi, who was then a consumer of Prashant Kishor, went on temple runs. During 2017 Gujarat meeting elections, the then Congress President Rahul Gandhi went to go to the Somnath temple however inadvertently registered his title underneath the non-Hindu column. By the best way, his nice grandfather was not too proud of restoration of Somnath temple. Nehru, as Prime Minister, noticed the restoration as ‘Hindi Revivalism’.
Rahul Gandhi then continued his temple runs although the years, nearly all the time forward of elections and as a part of his election marketing campaign path. This lasted as much as 2019 common elections, the place Congress face humiliating defeat regardless of the assertion of ‘Hindu identity’.
However, after the humiliating defeats, Congress minimize off the skilled relationship with Kishor as a result of, nicely, even the perfect salesman typically can’t fairly promote the defunct product.
But Kishor, maybe, ought to change a few of his methods. You see, whereas temple politics could not have helped Rahul Gandhi, it could truly find yourself harming Mamata Banerjee. That that will not go down too nicely.
Maybe it’s time to placed on the artistic hat, eh?