The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
It is very good of ThePrint to encourage schoolchildren to write for them. This young child is a surprisingly good polemicist at a time when his classmates are still learning basic composition.
If Print goes bankrupt, they simply deserve it. How can an editorial board allow this maniac to write an article like this and how was it even approved. This writer Shivam Vij is seriously in depression and I would not be surprised if I see him taking his life in the years to come. I can understand , that the Print can’t hire qualified writers who knows a thing or two about the things they are writing. But how the hell on earth can you allow a depressed maniac to write a cheap rant without substance or understanding. Print media is dying because we refuse to subscribe or pay you to know your opinions. We want facts.
The columnist’s attempt at satire and humor fall very short and after a while the article seems more of rant than a well-researched piece. I fail to see the columnists main idea – Is he complaining about the opposition for being weak or is he accusing the government of being stronger than opposition. Its like blaming the strong Indian batting line up of having good players for winning a match against a weak team.
I urge the columnist to be more clear in his articles and voice his opinion more clearly backed up by facts rather than pointless allegations.
This one did not make me laugh or worried. I was just confused 🙁
How many rallies modi did to convert the votes into lotus. No mention of that. From morning till night non stop rallies. I could observe modi’s voice was not coming out properly also. But you people have undermined his hardwork. You people are so driven with modi hate that today modi hate is the only factor that defines you. Nothing better can come from a hate preacher. By the way there were 542 seats.
The media is completely polarized. Some folks like this author are living in ivory tower and think they know India. Disparaging a PM who is winning more than 50% of votes in a democracy and passing judgement on a government institution who has been in business of conduction elections for world’s biggest democracy in last 70+ years. The author of this article thinks she knows the best. I pity her.
I was simply searching for the dislike button which is not here, unfortunately. Anybody nowadays considering them as journalist which knowing ABC of journalism.
When a Stomach burn happens and the person is maniac enough to express that burn through words, this is what happens. Calling it crass will not do justice to the attempted sarcasm. Why should the author be denied a Pulitzer? After all, ThePrint had given him (or is it her?) a platform to vomit the acerbic contents caused by indigestion, most likely triggered by ‘Modi-fied’ exit polls. Anyway, if a lack of intellectual or moral strength to withstand the right wing for five more years is the author’s primary problem, he can take solace from the fact that Rahulji will give him August company in that!
Absurd comment from Indian wise journalist which one sided. If you are true journalist instead of showing sarcacism you should have written a comparison between the various leaders such Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati, Akhilesh and Thier credentials of administrative powers. All these leaders have no agenda for development of our nation but only Modi hatao. You being a journalist have not done justice to your profession by giving sarcastic opinion about one man Mr Modi. Shame on you
My dear friend, you probably don’t understand that the journalist like you behaved similar to opposition whom you accuse of not being competent enough. Driven by hate, devoured of facts, no actual data to show, no real issues to fight on. Believe me, the unemployment you considered main trump card for opposition was a non starter. All graduates I know, got jobs, all those who wanted to go for higher studies went for it. The government spend in infrastructure was so huge and till lowest level of financial ladder of the society got benefits. Do you know just because the toad is good and traffic is good, my car runs 150 kms more per tank full. I consider this a saving and increase in income. Problem with you guys is that instead of driven by mind, your are allowing your hate filled heart to rule. And if Modi is gifted with weakest opposition (I agree when you have opponents like Rahul and Kejri, you are bound to win), he is gifted with weakest and most hate filled media person too.
The mask of dispassionate journalism of Padmabhusan Mr.Shekhar Gupta is falling apart. How come this article can go through a decent editorial board ? Or Mr.Vij has been used as the Digvijay Singh of ThePrint to propagate the frustrated state of mind of leadership team…
Poor biased unprofessional journalist talking like a losing politicians
मोदी १७७ सीटे इसलिये हार रहा है कि आप जेसी नकारात्मक सोच वाले अभी भी काफी संख्या मे है जिनका हिसाब ठीक रहना चाहिए चाहे कुनबा डुब जाये। निर्वाचन अधिकारी आपका मताधिकार वापस नही ले सकता और नही मोदीजी।
Dear Shivam vij , u r a hardcore Modi hater & i am feeling very happy seeing ur bloody frustration after the exit polls confirmed NDA will thrash ur lovely leftist parties,this article certainly proves that beyond doubt !!!!!?
What an utterly crass article! Full of twisted facts, half-truths, innuendos and blatant lies! Disgusting. Do these journos have slightest self-respect? Can’t they even criticize Modi with proper facts and figures without resorting to lies and innuendo? And what an absurd assertion that even loss of a single seat for BJP will be a deemed defeat for Modi! Have these journos taken similar line of argument for previous governments? Cong has ruled India for so long and by a similar argument should not have lost in 2014. These articles, journos and the media employing them are a blot on India. Just shows how poor media is in terms of quality here, when it enjoys a lot of operational freedom.
@SN — you probably did not appreciate the sarcasm in this article. You might not agree with the real message from the author that is that Modi has done so many wrongs (his words not mine) but is winning handsomely inspite of this. He is blaming the opposition to have not offered any fight and is making a sarcastic point that given such a weak opposition Modi winning should not be a surprise at all. If you understand hindi — this article is vyang — vyang samajhte hai aap?
When you write an article for public viewing in popular media, you should not write nonsense. No one on earth with some sense will agree with anything you have written. Do you think most Indians are fools and only you are a big intellectual? Only idiots think like that.
Actually, yes. We do think most bhakts are imbeciles, and you’re a pretty good example. Please take down a dictionary and look under ‘irony’.
You are a frustrated pidi and you should look in the dictionary for the most appropriate word aptly suiting you PIMP
Dear Shivam Vij,
For decades, Indians were fed the images of the scions of the Nehru family till we were zoned out. Add to this visual treat the melodious repetition of their names on every conceivable government public scheme or institution, it was a sensile smorgasbord of the inimitable names and images of the Nehru Gandhy dynasty.
Right now, for example, we are being treated to haloed and divine visuals of the next in line for the kingship..the baby Vadras. Such a lovely treat. Their little cutesy pie humdrum visits, their faces and which parts look like great grandma or great great grandpa, how valiant they are in helping Rahul mama at a young age in defending India against the barbaric hordes…I am waiting with bated breath for the Vadrayana to start being composed
I know it can bother a Vadrayana devotee to have anyone else compete with your dynastic gods…but Shivam..its a free market. We Indians like the competition that the Nehru scions are facing.
Creating jobs are not easy especially in the face of media reports that we are churning out unemployable graduates year after year. So far all the parties including modi led bjp have promised freebies. The very promise of freebies is an admission of inability to create jobs. Even in democracies the people’s choice is not necessarily informed. This is clearly established by the fact that millions of people still flock to parties like Congress, shiv Sena, SP, TMC, DMK etc knowing fully well that they have no hope of making it to the top. Stalin succeeds karunanidhi, Aditya succeeds uddhav and so on. So bjp or nda is only an accidental choice of the moment.
Mr.Vij, its better you keep your mouth shut and stay a fool, rather than open it up and remove all doubt.
By writing such articles and making such bizzare statements both the opposition and biased writers like you, are nothing better than standing naked in the center of a stadium with your eyes shut and be like no one saw me!
Please dont bring up such desperate stuff which make zero sense.
You are in reality making a self goal!
Conversely, anything more than 44 will be a huge morale boosting win for Mr Gandhi – given the political maturity he has displayed it definitely will be victory of sorts!
Sir i am really sorry anf felling pitty for u what mr Modi has done to u all lutyens media u guys relly have some moral or just want to pour ur shit on mr modi he is above all that kuch ukar nahi pahao gaye the countrymen comes to know u and u will all die by abusing him but he will rise because for him country is first i knew that for a intellectual person like u my saying doesnt matter but still sometime its necessary to give answer.
I think you are criticizing yourself as a part of MEDIA…. SHAMEFUL
I think the writer is Mentally Unfit.. Kindly Send to AGRA for Mental Repairing (After 23rd of MAY)…..
Foolish. Non- Hopeful THE WIRE as a Good News Entity…
Don’t worry vij ask your masters to try next time
I am very happy to see anti Hindu “the print” in frustrated ??????
GANDHI CONGRESS PVT LTD MUKT BHARAT
Jali na …..jali na bhai teri…..sala logic me to tu pappu se bhi aage nikal gaya……jabtak tum jaise bewakuf log hai logo ke pass na chahate hue bhi modi ko vote dene ke alava koi option nahi hai
Mr.Shivam Vij usually writes well.I think today he is frustrated,disappointed and has lost control .Why should somebody talk of unemployment if majority of voters are unemployed and is struggling for lively hood They will vote against Govt.without any reminder/prompting.Do a plumber,carpenter,electrician coming to our house and do the job come under “employed category”? Are thousands of Bengalis and youngsters from other state working in Kerala,Tamilnadu etc included in employed category.?
What are the proven charges against EC?.Even SC has not pointed out anything..
The article only shows that none of the writers are impartial.
Anger = Desperate, stupid article…. I saw Shivam’s anger fueled stupid rants last last evening on a news channel…. It is not PM Modi’s responsibility to give any relevance to any / all opposition political parties / politician in India….
As a leader of BJP / NDA & CEO of India, PM Modi / Amit Shah have shown how objectives are achieved. Who stops Rahul & gangs to do the same…. Media hostility towards PM Modi is overt & exposed …. So peddled Lies about media control by PM & team don’t work these days….
enjoy your crying …. 5 more years to Modi sarkaar…. & We Indians will bring him back in 2024…. Many surprises in store for crony politicians & their peddler journalists….!!
Jali jali phir jali jali , jali kisiki **** jali.. burnol medicine shop m shortage ho Gaya h, bahar se import karna padega, naito make in India ke tahad har election ke pehle sufficient burnol supply election commission ke taraf se free distribution karna hoga..??
Re….Pagla gaya hai ka re ?? Arre BUDBAK !! This much Ganza smoking will irreparably damage your health.
Buckle up, as the ride for next five years is gonna be quite roller-coaster for you. If you dissolve your brain in this heavy amount of Ganza…what will you dwell upon in next many many years..
You will have a long life..sulking under the Dharmik rule of Modi Government.
Don’t survive on Ganza alone…apply copious amounts of Burnol. That may help. 😉 😉
A very poorly drafted sarcasm. In the first place did the opposition sincerely attempt to defeat Modi?
Since, it is going to be a public mandate please learn to respect it. After all, did opposition have any worthwhile agenda?
Do u know where did naamdars go wrong? They misread that we are still in 2004 and not 2019. Repeatedly saying Chowkidar chor hai was the biggest lie which proved counter productive.
After Priyanka Vadra was launched some people thought she will change the scenario but when she made children chant chowkidar chor hai people lost interest.
India of 2019 will not welcome Ravish Kumar style of reporting where world is projected to be only dark whereas, there are brighter thing as well.
Last 5 years have seen a lot of development but if still some people with vested interests do not want to see it is their choice. Nitin Gadkari’s Ministry has completed a large no of infra projects which were lying stalled for various reasons during UPA regime. You may not have observed but a common Indian is very observant and can see.
its not a question of “did he”.. its only a question of “how much”!
You know why opposition is in bad shape, it is because of people like you. Average Hindu has no problem with Muslims, people like you make fun of festivals and everything which represents Indian culture. Thats the even average Hindu is moving towards BJP. What is the logic behind saying after NCR is against Muslims? If government brings population control bill, you guys will be the first to oppose and will relate to Muslims. Wake up and smell the coffee, this is digital era, you can’t make people fool.
Although completely stupid analysis, at least he has the guts to put his name on the article. All other pseudo journos on ‘the print’ are ashamed to put their names on their own articles. Perhaps they let Rahul write the articles himself 🙂
Dude, you are really sick. Not for one moment you felt that your countrymen n women have a view and a mind of their own. Your article reeks of a sense of entitlement and belittles the wisdom of your own brethren
Nice going Shivam, to write so eloquently at your age is commendable. I don’t know any 8 years old who can write like this. Don’t worry about the logic and content, it will come as you grow up.
Shameless #LutyensParasites #KhanMarketGang Love the way you fellows are convulsing . Who is your editor Must be some dementted stooge of Demented Rahul Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi
Sour grapes!
The anti Modi is so strong that he does not care how moronic the alternative, or how disastrous they could be.
An excellent writing talent, a viciously biased narrative
Mr. Shivm
Why don’t you write the same ahead of exit poll published.
Have the guts to face defeat also. Don’t cry my boy. Prepare for the next. Further, don’t forget exit poll is exact result.
Oh shri vij, please don’t cry so much. We all know that you are a very intelligent man and the people of Bharat should have taken your advice and voted for Shri Gandhi and other such comedians.
But please do not think that the people of India are stupid. They know what Modi and the BJP has done for them. You will also know once you decide to step out of your drawing room and see the real India. Modi and others have also shown that an ordinary man without with a family legacy or dynasty can reach the top of this great country. But durbari’s like you, get awed by the name Gandhi and blindly follow. Put your hand on your heart and tell us if you think Rahul Gandhi is qualified to run anything, forget even Bharat. Even my my domestic help thinks he is an idiot and I am sure you know what we call people who follow idiots
Good retort to biased characters who just are not ready to say that Modi has done so much good work and opposition are fraudsters if corruption,appeasement etc but it will not be Print if they admit truth ..Good that modern India is not stupid for Print.Wire,Caracvan etc to get away with shit
First thing to say” Did u use burnol? ” Use it on daily basis. Good for your mental stress.
Secondly, we want to know, who the hell allowed you to do shit of such a cheap level?
If you need some help in journalistic writing do mail me but don’t create such shit.
How much BJP pays you form writing these propaganda notes in favor of Modi? Five years is a long time to know what Modi is all about and Modi now stands thoroughly exposed.
Please ask this author to respect the mandate . There are lot of people in india more educated than the author , understand what’s good for them and vote . Sorry to say but it’s a pathetic article
SHEER NONSENSE…! This IS ALSO ONE reason that the Opposition is failing to face BJP OR MODI…!
Misinforming press, Deviating and Characterless Leaders, and truly CASTE BASED politics who are “basically against caste and religion “….forming alliances etc., are the reason…!
Cheap CHARACTERLESS “ leaders “ attacking NAMO and trying to DISMANTLE a his image of Mr.Clean has back fired…!!
Even now if you don’t accept the truth… the present opposition will never make it for decades…!
Before bjp came to power, upa was in power for ten years. You mean to say they also had spent money in 2014? Sonia is one of the richest politicians don’t you know? Why do you cry like this? You had rahul priyanka wearing tilak and running around temples.you sunt find problem there.
Lovely analysis!! Slow Claps!! I also wondered how the UPA was able to not win the remaining 500 seats in 2014. They should have won it according to their zero-sum (loss) theory
Dear Shivam, all these rants appear more of sour grapes than substance. What stopped Congress from doing the same? They ruled for 60 years and if they made money for the party instead of adding to the coffers of one family, same could’ve been utilised to run over BJP even last time. Instead they were maligning his name so much that they even sought help from US, Pak to stop his juggernaut. Why don’t you talk about the murder of democracy in WB, rampant corruption in Karnataka or unreasonable demands of CBN? Congress lost power in Karnataka but went to a ridiculous extent to stop BJP. You should also talk about the award wapsee gang, chameleon artists who don’t speak against Muslim atrocities but find their voice only when someone retaliates against Muslims. You should also talk about the amount of bandwidth given to all these kichdi parties who gain some prominence only by bad mouthing Modi. The opposition parties and the so-called secular media in this country is a bunch of jokers who have only one goal to strive for, that’s to loot the country in whatever way possible. If Modi had allowed it, they would not have bad mouthed him so much.
Whether a defeat can be overcome depends on the attitude of the loser. Reading this attempted sarcasm assures me that finally Modi has struck the final nail in the coffin of leftist communist intellectual. Its almost certain that you have lost, and certain that you wont revive. Those that swear by ideology do not cry over evm, election commission. They introspect, strategise & plan ahead with renewed vigor. Thank you for assuring me that your courage & most importantly your imported ideology is dead. Thanks.
The only commentary on the exit poll which makes sense.
The Modi Shah combine has not left the opposition legs to stand on. Electoral bonds ensure money flows one way while IT raids squeeze the tap for opposition while also helping BJP acquire key leaders from the opposition. Ofcourse once in BJP their legal troubles disappear.
Almost complete control over media allows the party to control the news cycle. Meanwhile their extremely well funded IT cell is flooding WhatsApp memes. Folks chuckle at the supposed jokes and forward them to their groups without stopping to wonder who is funding all these forwards which are always about opposition figures. And these are not just kids memes, but instead seem to be written by folks with strong background in advertising and behavioral sciences. The latest I saw was on one of supposed albatross for the current govt – Unemployment. But the meme instead turned it upside down by referring to opposition PM hopefuls!
If the Modi govt comes back again, they will be there for next 50 years as Shah already claimed.
One point you and Shivam make which makes no sense: How does BJP and Modi have total control over the media when, as we can see from almost every opinion / editorial article in the last 1 year, majority of journalists are in fact against them?
Atleast you do accept the other points then. Coming to your comment – the right place to start is what’s the expected role of the media? It necessarily has to have a critical eye on those wielding power at a given time, and to allow alternate voices to reach the public. To inform the ruled what the rulers may not be doing well. Otherwise it’s not media, it’s a friend circle.
It’s become a cliche to accuse journalists critical of Modi govt today to be Congis. But if one tries to dig up their old videos and news coverage say for UPA2, you might be surprised to see these same supposed Congis sharing criticism of that govt on matters we all know well by now. And that’s how it should be.
And today, you just need to find out all the interviews of our PM or Amit Shah on you tube and make a list of kind of questions asked to them, to get a sense of where most of the media stands today. And then feel free to dig up old interview videos or articles of Shri Manmohan Singh or even Shri Vajpayee to see the difference.
It looks more like spilling of bile than humour. Before you label me as Bhakht, let me clarify that I’m all for a meaningful opposition. I would love to have an alternative but NOTA is currently my best choice. All the attempts by media like yours is only helping Modi. You’re as bad as those whom you blame as pro Modi. Opposing for opposition sake is not the role of media. Wish we get neutral media, who help in educating public on the rights and wrongs, instead of pushing their biased agenda
Isn’t your a brazenly arrogant website? Congress has lived by scraps in it’s entire 70 years of it’s existence by making alliances or forcing an emergency. Despite so many negative comments by left and congress leaning 5 star activists the man of the moment has been brave enough to withstand it all and take it on his chin. Don’t discredit the Indian voter and think that they are fools to believe your rubbish logic. You get paid by Congress and it’s evident from all your articles. Do real journalism.
OMG! Frustration and Distress at its best! Don’t be so, let people have freedom of expression through votes and let’s celebrate the results with a pinch of salt. Opposition tried its best through alliance, mocking Modi, false propaganda against Modi etc. Additionally opposition got great support from intellectuals, free thinkers and liberals over a year ( after RG’s US visit) constantly painting Modi bad. If Modi still wins, let’s wait till 2024…Modi won’t run for 2024, so let’s keep the hope their.
Totally frustrated Khan Market gang member who is on the verge of breaking down!! Calm down Shivam, 5 or 10 years is a miniscule time period for a country. Just shout ‘Alls well’ and take a deep breath.
To be fair, most regional parties rose to the challenge, gave a good account of themselves. The deepest introspection is required in the Congress. While the results are exceptionally good for the incumbent, it too faces a fork in the road. Do the results validate the last five years completely, suggest Indians are thrilled to bits with what was delivered, or should this be regarded as a God sent opportunity to now do all the exceptional things that were promised in 2014. It should start with a deep cull in the Cabinet.
Shekhar Gupta, please don’t promote SHIVAM VIJ type authors on ThePrint. Such authors will surely degrade the quality of posts and may even affect readership. I don’t feel to comment on this article.
A disappointing article. Exit polls try to give a massage. If you don’t like it, don’t shoot the messenger. No one is forcing you believe it. In any case, if the message is wrong, this is bound to be proved so on 23rd May. So why lose your patience and write a long and meaningless article? This means that somewhere in your heart of the heart you suspect that this could be the truth and that is the reason you are so disturbed, Mr. Shivam Vij.
Tried reading through this article but halfway through gave up,..usual rants ..twist logic on its head and belittle achievement of bjp and the intelligence of the voting public ..meltdown will continue over next few days and our oped writers will come out with amazingly creative analysis like – 1) south should have separate Pm 2) Modi has only 45% vote share if he so popular why not 100% so there is discontent and disillusionment 3) JDU going to leave NDA 4) south is pro socialist and plural in thought process and is future of democracy ( not withstanding bjp dominating in ktka and voteshare of 24-25% in Kerala expected .)
5) idea of India is gone ..polarised vaporised ,pulverised or similar sounding adjectives.
6) people may have given Modi the vote but that doesn’t mean that what he is doing is right ..we know what is right
7) next erdogan has risen , now it’s going to be complete annihilation of the minorities ..
8) election process , EVM and all institutions are a sham nothing is worth it
9) Rahul ran a spirited campaign we should support him more as with his limited resources (both monetary and mental resources ) he has done his best , he is rising like the Phoenix
Gosh …I ran out of ideas but I’m sure our oped specialists a.k.a The Avengers / democracy’s last hope will save us from Thanos evil Modi
It is very good of ThePrint to encourage schoolchildren to write for them. This young child is a surprisingly good polemicist at a time when his classmates are still learning basic composition.
Wait, what? Shivam Vij is a man in his mid-30’s?
Oh… oh dear.
If Print goes bankrupt, they simply deserve it. How can an editorial board allow this maniac to write an article like this and how was it even approved. This writer Shivam Vij is seriously in depression and I would not be surprised if I see him taking his life in the years to come. I can understand , that the Print can’t hire qualified writers who knows a thing or two about the things they are writing. But how the hell on earth can you allow a depressed maniac to write a cheap rant without substance or understanding. Print media is dying because we refuse to subscribe or pay you to know your opinions. We want facts.
This isn’t a news article…… sounds more like a frustrated facebook post. Go back and study journalism again
The columnist’s attempt at satire and humor fall very short and after a while the article seems more of rant than a well-researched piece. I fail to see the columnists main idea – Is he complaining about the opposition for being weak or is he accusing the government of being stronger than opposition. Its like blaming the strong Indian batting line up of having good players for winning a match against a weak team.
I urge the columnist to be more clear in his articles and voice his opinion more clearly backed up by facts rather than pointless allegations.
This one did not make me laugh or worried. I was just confused 🙁
A very humorous article. It speaks about truth in humorous way. I salute to the author’s sense of chaste humour.
How many rallies modi did to convert the votes into lotus. No mention of that. From morning till night non stop rallies. I could observe modi’s voice was not coming out properly also. But you people have undermined his hardwork. You people are so driven with modi hate that today modi hate is the only factor that defines you. Nothing better can come from a hate preacher. By the way there were 542 seats.
The media is completely polarized. Some folks like this author are living in ivory tower and think they know India. Disparaging a PM who is winning more than 50% of votes in a democracy and passing judgement on a government institution who has been in business of conduction elections for world’s biggest democracy in last 70+ years. The author of this article thinks she knows the best. I pity her.
I was simply searching for the dislike button which is not here, unfortunately. Anybody nowadays considering them as journalist which knowing ABC of journalism.
When a Stomach burn happens and the person is maniac enough to express that burn through words, this is what happens. Calling it crass will not do justice to the attempted sarcasm. Why should the author be denied a Pulitzer? After all, ThePrint had given him (or is it her?) a platform to vomit the acerbic contents caused by indigestion, most likely triggered by ‘Modi-fied’ exit polls. Anyway, if a lack of intellectual or moral strength to withstand the right wing for five more years is the author’s primary problem, he can take solace from the fact that Rahulji will give him August company in that!
Absurd comment from Indian wise journalist which one sided. If you are true journalist instead of showing sarcacism you should have written a comparison between the various leaders such Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati, Akhilesh and Thier credentials of administrative powers. All these leaders have no agenda for development of our nation but only Modi hatao. You being a journalist have not done justice to your profession by giving sarcastic opinion about one man Mr Modi. Shame on you
Such a Looser the writer is. Its the frustrated Media.
My dear friend, you probably don’t understand that the journalist like you behaved similar to opposition whom you accuse of not being competent enough. Driven by hate, devoured of facts, no actual data to show, no real issues to fight on. Believe me, the unemployment you considered main trump card for opposition was a non starter. All graduates I know, got jobs, all those who wanted to go for higher studies went for it. The government spend in infrastructure was so huge and till lowest level of financial ladder of the society got benefits. Do you know just because the toad is good and traffic is good, my car runs 150 kms more per tank full. I consider this a saving and increase in income. Problem with you guys is that instead of driven by mind, your are allowing your hate filled heart to rule. And if Modi is gifted with weakest opposition (I agree when you have opponents like Rahul and Kejri, you are bound to win), he is gifted with weakest and most hate filled media person too.
You are definitely caught in the wrong job! You should try joining a PR firm.
The mask of dispassionate journalism of Padmabhusan Mr.Shekhar Gupta is falling apart. How come this article can go through a decent editorial board ? Or Mr.Vij has been used as the Digvijay Singh of ThePrint to propagate the frustrated state of mind of leadership team…
Get well soon from depression. The print and Mr. Big.
Poor biased unprofessional journalist talking like a losing politicians
मोदी १७७ सीटे इसलिये हार रहा है कि आप जेसी नकारात्मक सोच वाले अभी भी काफी संख्या मे है जिनका हिसाब ठीक रहना चाहिए चाहे कुनबा डुब जाये। निर्वाचन अधिकारी आपका मताधिकार वापस नही ले सकता और नही मोदीजी।
Burn burn burning like a ghostrider ?
Dear Shivam vij , u r a hardcore Modi hater & i am feeling very happy seeing ur bloody frustration after the exit polls confirmed NDA will thrash ur lovely leftist parties,this article certainly proves that beyond doubt !!!!!?
What an utterly crass article! Full of twisted facts, half-truths, innuendos and blatant lies! Disgusting. Do these journos have slightest self-respect? Can’t they even criticize Modi with proper facts and figures without resorting to lies and innuendo? And what an absurd assertion that even loss of a single seat for BJP will be a deemed defeat for Modi! Have these journos taken similar line of argument for previous governments? Cong has ruled India for so long and by a similar argument should not have lost in 2014. These articles, journos and the media employing them are a blot on India. Just shows how poor media is in terms of quality here, when it enjoys a lot of operational freedom.
@SN — you probably did not appreciate the sarcasm in this article. You might not agree with the real message from the author that is that Modi has done so many wrongs (his words not mine) but is winning handsomely inspite of this. He is blaming the opposition to have not offered any fight and is making a sarcastic point that given such a weak opposition Modi winning should not be a surprise at all. If you understand hindi — this article is vyang — vyang samajhte hai aap?
When you write an article for public viewing in popular media, you should not write nonsense. No one on earth with some sense will agree with anything you have written. Do you think most Indians are fools and only you are a big intellectual? Only idiots think like that.
Actually, yes. We do think most bhakts are imbeciles, and you’re a pretty good example. Please take down a dictionary and look under ‘irony’.
You are a frustrated pidi and you should look in the dictionary for the most appropriate word aptly suiting you PIMP
Dear Shivam Vij,
For decades, Indians were fed the images of the scions of the Nehru family till we were zoned out. Add to this visual treat the melodious repetition of their names on every conceivable government public scheme or institution, it was a sensile smorgasbord of the inimitable names and images of the Nehru Gandhy dynasty.
Right now, for example, we are being treated to haloed and divine visuals of the next in line for the kingship..the baby Vadras. Such a lovely treat. Their little cutesy pie humdrum visits, their faces and which parts look like great grandma or great great grandpa, how valiant they are in helping Rahul mama at a young age in defending India against the barbaric hordes…I am waiting with bated breath for the Vadrayana to start being composed
I know it can bother a Vadrayana devotee to have anyone else compete with your dynastic gods…but Shivam..its a free market. We Indians like the competition that the Nehru scions are facing.
Creating jobs are not easy especially in the face of media reports that we are churning out unemployable graduates year after year. So far all the parties including modi led bjp have promised freebies. The very promise of freebies is an admission of inability to create jobs. Even in democracies the people’s choice is not necessarily informed. This is clearly established by the fact that millions of people still flock to parties like Congress, shiv Sena, SP, TMC, DMK etc knowing fully well that they have no hope of making it to the top. Stalin succeeds karunanidhi, Aditya succeeds uddhav and so on. So bjp or nda is only an accidental choice of the moment.
Serious meltdown of a darbari journalist
Mr.Vij, its better you keep your mouth shut and stay a fool, rather than open it up and remove all doubt.
By writing such articles and making such bizzare statements both the opposition and biased writers like you, are nothing better than standing naked in the center of a stadium with your eyes shut and be like no one saw me!
Please dont bring up such desperate stuff which make zero sense.
You are in reality making a self goal!
Conversely, anything more than 44 will be a huge morale boosting win for Mr Gandhi – given the political maturity he has displayed it definitely will be victory of sorts!
Modiphobia has struck the writer
This is hilarious. Only a fool can take this seriously.
Sir i am really sorry anf felling pitty for u what mr Modi has done to u all lutyens media u guys relly have some moral or just want to pour ur shit on mr modi he is above all that kuch ukar nahi pahao gaye the countrymen comes to know u and u will all die by abusing him but he will rise because for him country is first i knew that for a intellectual person like u my saying doesnt matter but still sometime its necessary to give answer.
I think you are criticizing yourself as a part of MEDIA…. SHAMEFUL
I think the writer is Mentally Unfit.. Kindly Send to AGRA for Mental Repairing (After 23rd of MAY)…..
Foolish. Non- Hopeful THE WIRE as a Good News Entity…
This article is from another planet only I guess such a fake lie and what not article the mental hospital is ready for this author
Don’t worry vij ask your masters to try next time
I am very happy to see anti Hindu “the print” in frustrated ??????
GANDHI CONGRESS PVT LTD MUKT BHARAT
Jali na …..jali na bhai teri…..sala logic me to tu pappu se bhi aage nikal gaya……jabtak tum jaise bewakuf log hai logo ke pass na chahate hue bhi modi ko vote dene ke alava koi option nahi hai
Mr.Shivam Vij usually writes well.I think today he is frustrated,disappointed and has lost control .Why should somebody talk of unemployment if majority of voters are unemployed and is struggling for lively hood They will vote against Govt.without any reminder/prompting.Do a plumber,carpenter,electrician coming to our house and do the job come under “employed category”? Are thousands of Bengalis and youngsters from other state working in Kerala,Tamilnadu etc included in employed category.?
What are the proven charges against EC?.Even SC has not pointed out anything..
The article only shows that none of the writers are impartial.
Anger = Desperate, stupid article…. I saw Shivam’s anger fueled stupid rants last last evening on a news channel…. It is not PM Modi’s responsibility to give any relevance to any / all opposition political parties / politician in India….
As a leader of BJP / NDA & CEO of India, PM Modi / Amit Shah have shown how objectives are achieved. Who stops Rahul & gangs to do the same…. Media hostility towards PM Modi is overt & exposed …. So peddled Lies about media control by PM & team don’t work these days….
enjoy your crying …. 5 more years to Modi sarkaar…. & We Indians will bring him back in 2024…. Many surprises in store for crony politicians & their peddler journalists….!!
Writer is sick. Needs to be hospitalised
A sick mind can’t deliver facts.
Jali jali phir jali jali , jali kisiki **** jali.. burnol medicine shop m shortage ho Gaya h, bahar se import karna padega, naito make in India ke tahad har election ke pehle sufficient burnol supply election commission ke taraf se free distribution karna hoga..??
Re….Pagla gaya hai ka re ?? Arre BUDBAK !! This much Ganza smoking will irreparably damage your health.
Buckle up, as the ride for next five years is gonna be quite roller-coaster for you. If you dissolve your brain in this heavy amount of Ganza…what will you dwell upon in next many many years..
You will have a long life..sulking under the Dharmik rule of Modi Government.
Don’t survive on Ganza alone…apply copious amounts of Burnol. That may help. 😉 😉
A very poorly drafted sarcasm. In the first place did the opposition sincerely attempt to defeat Modi?
Since, it is going to be a public mandate please learn to respect it. After all, did opposition have any worthwhile agenda?
Do u know where did naamdars go wrong? They misread that we are still in 2004 and not 2019. Repeatedly saying Chowkidar chor hai was the biggest lie which proved counter productive.
After Priyanka Vadra was launched some people thought she will change the scenario but when she made children chant chowkidar chor hai people lost interest.
India of 2019 will not welcome Ravish Kumar style of reporting where world is projected to be only dark whereas, there are brighter thing as well.
Last 5 years have seen a lot of development but if still some people with vested interests do not want to see it is their choice. Nitin Gadkari’s Ministry has completed a large no of infra projects which were lying stalled for various reasons during UPA regime. You may not have observed but a common Indian is very observant and can see.
Kaha ka maal phookte ho yaar mujhe bhi chahiye ye high
Did he get paid for writing this?
its not a question of “did he”.. its only a question of “how much”!
You know why opposition is in bad shape, it is because of people like you. Average Hindu has no problem with Muslims, people like you make fun of festivals and everything which represents Indian culture. Thats the even average Hindu is moving towards BJP. What is the logic behind saying after NCR is against Muslims? If government brings population control bill, you guys will be the first to oppose and will relate to Muslims. Wake up and smell the coffee, this is digital era, you can’t make people fool.
u have a way to negate anything.
Burnol please?
Although completely stupid analysis, at least he has the guts to put his name on the article. All other pseudo journos on ‘the print’ are ashamed to put their names on their own articles. Perhaps they let Rahul write the articles himself 🙂
Dude, you are really sick. Not for one moment you felt that your countrymen n women have a view and a mind of their own. Your article reeks of a sense of entitlement and belittles the wisdom of your own brethren
Looks like the author is in deep shock. Time to see a psychiatrist.
I think the author is missing a brain, going by his profound admiration for Rahul Gandhi. Burnol lagale….
Nice going Shivam, to write so eloquently at your age is commendable. I don’t know any 8 years old who can write like this. Don’t worry about the logic and content, it will come as you grow up.
Haha haha haha
The best Rudali experienced only on exit polls, wonder what kind of performance I can expect on actual result day breaking of churiya perhaps.
Shameless #LutyensParasites #KhanMarketGang Love the way you fellows are convulsing . Who is your editor Must be some dementted stooge of Demented Rahul Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi
Sour grapes!
The anti Modi is so strong that he does not care how moronic the alternative, or how disastrous they could be.
An excellent writing talent, a viciously biased narrative
Mr. Shivm
Why don’t you write the same ahead of exit poll published.
Have the guts to face defeat also. Don’t cry my boy. Prepare for the next. Further, don’t forget exit poll is exact result.
Oh shri vij, please don’t cry so much. We all know that you are a very intelligent man and the people of Bharat should have taken your advice and voted for Shri Gandhi and other such comedians.
But please do not think that the people of India are stupid. They know what Modi and the BJP has done for them. You will also know once you decide to step out of your drawing room and see the real India. Modi and others have also shown that an ordinary man without with a family legacy or dynasty can reach the top of this great country. But durbari’s like you, get awed by the name Gandhi and blindly follow. Put your hand on your heart and tell us if you think Rahul Gandhi is qualified to run anything, forget even Bharat. Even my my domestic help thinks he is an idiot and I am sure you know what we call people who follow idiots
Good retort to biased characters who just are not ready to say that Modi has done so much good work and opposition are fraudsters if corruption,appeasement etc but it will not be Print if they admit truth ..Good that modern India is not stupid for Print.Wire,Caracvan etc to get away with shit
First thing to say” Did u use burnol? ” Use it on daily basis. Good for your mental stress.
Secondly, we want to know, who the hell allowed you to do shit of such a cheap level?
If you need some help in journalistic writing do mail me but don’t create such shit.
How much BJP pays you form writing these propaganda notes in favor of Modi? Five years is a long time to know what Modi is all about and Modi now stands thoroughly exposed.
Apparently bizarre but an appealing analysis
The meltdown is epic. If one were not woke one would compare it to two non cissexual individuals fighting.
Please ask this author to respect the mandate . There are lot of people in india more educated than the author , understand what’s good for them and vote . Sorry to say but it’s a pathetic article
Where is the mandate? We are yet to count, is it not? Do some of us know more than others?
Also tou had mamata who said she will slap modi and up team of akhilesh and mayavathi, naidu, kejriwal, Stalin all of them are stars. How they lost?
Neighbours envy owners pride.
The writer appears to be supporter and sympathisers of corrupt opposition and BJP and NAMO hater or baiter perhapse.
SHEER NONSENSE…! This IS ALSO ONE reason that the Opposition is failing to face BJP OR MODI…!
Misinforming press, Deviating and Characterless Leaders, and truly CASTE BASED politics who are “basically against caste and religion “….forming alliances etc., are the reason…!
Cheap CHARACTERLESS “ leaders “ attacking NAMO and trying to DISMANTLE a his image of Mr.Clean has back fired…!!
Even now if you don’t accept the truth… the present opposition will never make it for decades…!
Just 1 one word. जली ?
Be it anti-BJP or whatever, this person really thinks Rahul Gandhi is a good leader. ?
This is the judgemental power of today’s journalists. ?
You are disgusting and don’t want digest people mandate.any one can win 542 out of 542 what’s you shit logic Shankar gupta
Before bjp came to power, upa was in power for ten years. You mean to say they also had spent money in 2014? Sonia is one of the richest politicians don’t you know? Why do you cry like this? You had rahul priyanka wearing tilak and running around temples.you sunt find problem there.
Why blame Modi?.When every opposition guy wants his finger dipped deep in the Pie.
Lovely analysis!! Slow Claps!! I also wondered how the UPA was able to not win the remaining 500 seats in 2014. They should have won it according to their zero-sum (loss) theory
Dear Shivam, all these rants appear more of sour grapes than substance. What stopped Congress from doing the same? They ruled for 60 years and if they made money for the party instead of adding to the coffers of one family, same could’ve been utilised to run over BJP even last time. Instead they were maligning his name so much that they even sought help from US, Pak to stop his juggernaut. Why don’t you talk about the murder of democracy in WB, rampant corruption in Karnataka or unreasonable demands of CBN? Congress lost power in Karnataka but went to a ridiculous extent to stop BJP. You should also talk about the award wapsee gang, chameleon artists who don’t speak against Muslim atrocities but find their voice only when someone retaliates against Muslims. You should also talk about the amount of bandwidth given to all these kichdi parties who gain some prominence only by bad mouthing Modi. The opposition parties and the so-called secular media in this country is a bunch of jokers who have only one goal to strive for, that’s to loot the country in whatever way possible. If Modi had allowed it, they would not have bad mouthed him so much.
Whether a defeat can be overcome depends on the attitude of the loser. Reading this attempted sarcasm assures me that finally Modi has struck the final nail in the coffin of leftist communist intellectual. Its almost certain that you have lost, and certain that you wont revive. Those that swear by ideology do not cry over evm, election commission. They introspect, strategise & plan ahead with renewed vigor. Thank you for assuring me that your courage & most importantly your imported ideology is dead. Thanks.
Only you and only you could have come up with this shit.
The only commentary on the exit poll which makes sense.
The Modi Shah combine has not left the opposition legs to stand on. Electoral bonds ensure money flows one way while IT raids squeeze the tap for opposition while also helping BJP acquire key leaders from the opposition. Ofcourse once in BJP their legal troubles disappear.
Almost complete control over media allows the party to control the news cycle. Meanwhile their extremely well funded IT cell is flooding WhatsApp memes. Folks chuckle at the supposed jokes and forward them to their groups without stopping to wonder who is funding all these forwards which are always about opposition figures. And these are not just kids memes, but instead seem to be written by folks with strong background in advertising and behavioral sciences. The latest I saw was on one of supposed albatross for the current govt – Unemployment. But the meme instead turned it upside down by referring to opposition PM hopefuls!
If the Modi govt comes back again, they will be there for next 50 years as Shah already claimed.
yep! unfortunately you are right 🙁
One point you and Shivam make which makes no sense: How does BJP and Modi have total control over the media when, as we can see from almost every opinion / editorial article in the last 1 year, majority of journalists are in fact against them?
Atleast you do accept the other points then. Coming to your comment – the right place to start is what’s the expected role of the media? It necessarily has to have a critical eye on those wielding power at a given time, and to allow alternate voices to reach the public. To inform the ruled what the rulers may not be doing well. Otherwise it’s not media, it’s a friend circle.
It’s become a cliche to accuse journalists critical of Modi govt today to be Congis. But if one tries to dig up their old videos and news coverage say for UPA2, you might be surprised to see these same supposed Congis sharing criticism of that govt on matters we all know well by now. And that’s how it should be.
And today, you just need to find out all the interviews of our PM or Amit Shah on you tube and make a list of kind of questions asked to them, to get a sense of where most of the media stands today. And then feel free to dig up old interview videos or articles of Shri Manmohan Singh or even Shri Vajpayee to see the difference.
It looks more like spilling of bile than humour. Before you label me as Bhakht, let me clarify that I’m all for a meaningful opposition. I would love to have an alternative but NOTA is currently my best choice. All the attempts by media like yours is only helping Modi. You’re as bad as those whom you blame as pro Modi. Opposing for opposition sake is not the role of media. Wish we get neutral media, who help in educating public on the rights and wrongs, instead of pushing their biased agenda
Someone is sore that BJP will win. I can send you burnol for free.
Isn’t your a brazenly arrogant website? Congress has lived by scraps in it’s entire 70 years of it’s existence by making alliances or forcing an emergency. Despite so many negative comments by left and congress leaning 5 star activists the man of the moment has been brave enough to withstand it all and take it on his chin. Don’t discredit the Indian voter and think that they are fools to believe your rubbish logic. You get paid by Congress and it’s evident from all your articles. Do real journalism.
Sour grapes, Vij. Get Burnol.
Poor attempt at sarcasm. You urgently need some burnol my friend.
OMG! Frustration and Distress at its best! Don’t be so, let people have freedom of expression through votes and let’s celebrate the results with a pinch of salt. Opposition tried its best through alliance, mocking Modi, false propaganda against Modi etc. Additionally opposition got great support from intellectuals, free thinkers and liberals over a year ( after RG’s US visit) constantly painting Modi bad. If Modi still wins, let’s wait till 2024…Modi won’t run for 2024, so let’s keep the hope their.
Totally frustrated Khan Market gang member who is on the verge of breaking down!! Calm down Shivam, 5 or 10 years is a miniscule time period for a country. Just shout ‘Alls well’ and take a deep breath.
To be fair, most regional parties rose to the challenge, gave a good account of themselves. The deepest introspection is required in the Congress. While the results are exceptionally good for the incumbent, it too faces a fork in the road. Do the results validate the last five years completely, suggest Indians are thrilled to bits with what was delivered, or should this be regarded as a God sent opportunity to now do all the exceptional things that were promised in 2014. It should start with a deep cull in the Cabinet.
The writer has gone completely bonkers. And just as well.
Shekhar Gupta, please don’t promote SHIVAM VIJ type authors on ThePrint. Such authors will surely degrade the quality of posts and may even affect readership. I don’t feel to comment on this article.
A disappointing article. Exit polls try to give a massage. If you don’t like it, don’t shoot the messenger. No one is forcing you believe it. In any case, if the message is wrong, this is bound to be proved so on 23rd May. So why lose your patience and write a long and meaningless article? This means that somewhere in your heart of the heart you suspect that this could be the truth and that is the reason you are so disturbed, Mr. Shivam Vij.
Thank you Mr. Vij for being a sane voice when most media seems all set for harder feet-licking.
Are you really even interested to be a journalist worth his salt? What kind of a cynical, brainwashed idiot you are trying to become?
Here comes the ranting of a frustrated person lacking all sense and humility!
Tried reading through this article but halfway through gave up,..usual rants ..twist logic on its head and belittle achievement of bjp and the intelligence of the voting public ..meltdown will continue over next few days and our oped writers will come out with amazingly creative analysis like – 1) south should have separate Pm 2) Modi has only 45% vote share if he so popular why not 100% so there is discontent and disillusionment 3) JDU going to leave NDA 4) south is pro socialist and plural in thought process and is future of democracy ( not withstanding bjp dominating in ktka and voteshare of 24-25% in Kerala expected .)
5) idea of India is gone ..polarised vaporised ,pulverised or similar sounding adjectives.
6) people may have given Modi the vote but that doesn’t mean that what he is doing is right ..we know what is right
7) next erdogan has risen , now it’s going to be complete annihilation of the minorities ..
8) election process , EVM and all institutions are a sham nothing is worth it
9) Rahul ran a spirited campaign we should support him more as with his limited resources (both monetary and mental resources ) he has done his best , he is rising like the Phoenix
Gosh …I ran out of ideas but I’m sure our oped specialists a.k.a The Avengers / democracy’s last hope will save us from Thanos evil Modi
Even a congressi will disagree with you sir on this article!
Nonsense
I pity this writer. He is suffering from Modi derangement syndrome.