Dear Modi, please come up with a better argument

From a man aspiring to be India’s PM, one expects a better argument to counter Rahul Gandhi’s comparison of India to a beehive than singing the old Hindutva tune of 'our culture and tradition'. Then Narendra Modi also has the cheek to say, "I never pay attention to speeches of any leaders as they are not worth listening…”  A sensible person can’t digest this statement because it is natural for any responsible leader to keep track of his/her rival’s activities so as to counter him/her appropriately.  

Modi never misses an opportunity to allude to Sonia or Rahul's Italy connection as is implicit in his words: "Friends from Congress, please do not insult our country. If you do not understand the language of people of India, go and learn from somewhere. But due to your ignorance, do not try to destroy the culture and tradition of this country."  Isn't Modi's 'OUR COUNTRY' also Rahul's country?

Modi was “deeply shocked and pained when he (Rahul) compared India to beehive”. Do the Chinese also feel pained  when their country is referred to as dragon? I don't think they do. An able human resource manager or a good team leader won't find any fault with Rahul's analogy of beehive. However, some Rahul critics say that the beehive analogy implies treating Indians like bees whose lot is to work hard but do not get anything in return. 

I see Rahul's analogy in the context of late Rajiv Gandhi's initiative in reviving the almost dead Panchayati Raj institutions. The empowerment of panchayats has not turned villagers into faceless bees. On the contrary, now villagers through their elected pradhans  have a greater say in village development works. They need not look up to MLAs or MPs for sanction of funds for village development works. 

When Rahul talks about empowering 100 billion Indians, rather bees, he wants to enable them exercise their say effectively in the affairs concerning their lives, whether in villages or cities.

Not long ago this very Rahul had said sarcastically, "How we (Congress) win elections, I am surprised." If we analyze his statements and speeches in continuity, their running theme is strengthening internal democracy in the Congress and ridding it of the dynasty baggage. However, in the din of Modi euphoria, urban Indians are prone to dismiss Rahul's pronouncements as childish, not caring to go into their substance. 

As Modi is eyeing the PM chair,  he must show maturity, talk reason and stop arousing people's emotions for wrong  reasons. Already, Indians have enough TV soaps to give vent to their emotions.