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Ruhi Tewari is working as a News Editor for ThePrint. She is also head of the video section. Ruhi is an economics graduate from Hindu College, Delhi University, with a post-graduate diploma in Journalism from the Asian College of Journalism. She began her career in 2007 and has worked with the Indian Express and Mint. Her areas of specialisation include politics as well as policy spheres like rural affairs. She can be reached at: ruhi.tewari@theprint.in. Follow her on Twitter @RuhiTewari
She can be reached at: ruhi.tewari@theprint.in.
Follow her on Twitter @RuhiTewari
I really dont understand why this attack on kejriwal now? This seems incredibly hypocritical tbh. A while ago when kejriwal was campaigning vigorously against BJP and its ill intended policies, nobody stood by him. The man led a lone battle and wanted of the consequences of BJP reelction. Where was the media then? It’s like most of Mainstream media gets off on berating Kejriwal. Oh and by Mainstream Media, i mean most of the Big Media houses. Anyone Who is questioning Kejriwal’s nuanced approach this time around should look back and see his track Record. He has stood by what he believes in and though he May not be overly vocal, he and his party have categoricaly rejected BJP’s draconian law. Let that be clear.
I have been a Kejriwal-hater for ages, but I must now admit that his version 2.0 is truly impressive. Here is one politician who is talking about delivery, not making personal attacks, or making irresponsible statements. His new avatar of the underdog will actually turn out to be a blessing in disguise, in the midst of the current discourse which is being built on noise and polarization by all parties.
Agreed. The BJP was hoping that the JNU case would change the narrative in Delhi from Development to CAA. Kejriwal smartly avoided that trap.
Bujhaae pyaas, Baaki sab bakwaas. He needs to sweep this election.
Wait for February 11 and you will find back the same old Kejriwal.
The headline reads like an introspection on part of the Print – this should give you a pause to realign your interests and shed your allegiance towards the ruling party – Does the Print have the gumption to ask questions of Amit Shah for the utter collapse of law and order in Delhi, not to mention the other BJP led states – For once, print something of substance -don’t be a disgrace to your profession!
I watched Kejriwal’s presentation of the report card on NDTV and was mightily impressed . Here was politician who was not competing with M&S on jumlas, had he done that , he would have lost .I was skeptical of kejriwal’s prospects in this Delhi elections .But after watching him on NDTV , I think at this juncture he presents himself as a credible alternative to M&S. If he can beat anti incumbency , he would have done a MODI on MODI .That is no mean achievement in India with its myriad problems .Lago raho Kejriwal .
This is such a naive analysis, almost childish, it seems this paper had only one good journalist Shekhar Gupta. Kejriwal is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. Godi media attached him back when he was confrontationist and it is now attaching him for not being loud enough. Make up your mind, take a stance rather than being the perpetual critic.
Haha..’naive’. Was looking for exactly this. Stupid ultra-critical article.
Kejriwal has certainly chosen to change his approach – the idea seems to be to project him as a “doer” (by focusing on matters of aam aadmi’s immediate interests); ideological and political issues can be left to other politicians for now and tackeled when it comes to “doing” something concrete on them. What purpose is served by issuing statement of “kadi ninda”? Instead, his govt has arranged ambulances to be sent to the JNU campus to take the injured students to hospitals. That is “doing.” This is indeed sensible, especially since his party is in power in Delhi. It is also necessary in the present situation where anything any public figure says is used by the BJP to polarise people on “national/anti-national poles.
I’m sorry, but this article seems very hypocritical… On the one hand, the article seems to acknowledge and understand the reasons behind Kejriwal’s silence, but it chooses to call him names despite it. On one hand it seems to acknowledge the necessity for him to act like a Chief Minister and not an anarchic activist anymore, and yet it berates him for doing just that. Indians clearly don’t appreciate 100% honesty – which seems accompanied by naivety – in its politicians, since: when Kejriwal first got elected and resigned because a promise he made to the people could not be fulfilled, instead of appreciating his commitment to his word, people ridiculed him with terms like ‘Bhagoda’. So, instead of appealing to your or my confused sense of what-he-ought-to-be-doing or standards for honesty, isn’t better for him to focus on his job as CM? Wherein he is tangibly and substantially helping Delhi with very real problems, such as providing free water and electricity, monumentally upgrading the infrastructure and education quality of government education, providing free medicine and reducing the overall cost for health care? Do these things not matter? While protestors in the street fight to keep the government in check for its evils (something that Kejriwal has done more than his share of), doesn’t he serve better now by campaigning to acquire a complete majority for his government in Delhi? If he does that, Delhi is one step closer to acquiring full-statehood, and if he has the police under him again, he can be better placed to stop these government-directed atrocities that are occurring in Delhi, don’t you think? And that’s not to mention – if he comes out on the streets to support the protest, carrying a nondetachable vested interest, I’m sure there’d be an article about how he’s trying to leverage a movement to gets votes. So, instead of that, if he is choosing to focus on showcasing his work – which is tangible, significantly substantial, and verifiable – why is that wrong?
Saad, it’s like you can’t win with these people, damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Did these people support him when he was going after powerful leaders of the country? They just attacked him and painted him as a crazy rebel. Now he’s doing real work and they paint him as a timid dogooder. These kinds of channels are the perpetual critics, whose lack of integrity has brought nothing but pain to this nation.