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To: ratan lal who wrote (6573)	9/9/1999 2:58:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

How long will the saffron bigots keep quiet? rediff.com Excerpts: Public perceptions in India are not just fickle, they are also out of all proportion to reality. You can go from hero to zero in three months and from devil to saint in two weeks. I mean no disrespect to Vajpayee when I say this present level of popularity simply cannot be sustained. All prime ministers go through bad patches and while I hope that Vajpayee will never have to go through the hell he faced in his first few months in office, we must accept that there will be periods of public criticism. Rajiv Gandhi was more popular in 1984 than Vajpayee is today. That popularity was gone by 1987. Likewise, Indira Gandhi's 1972 popularity (post-Bangladesh) had disappeared by 1973. Vajpayee cannot be an exception to this trend. ... But if Vajpayee's popularity plummets, then will the BJP still keep its true ideology on hold? It is hard to see why it should. The Sangh Parivar is not used to being quiet. [...] They have been uncharacteristically quiet over the last few months. But you can't seriously expect them to forever hold their peace even when Vajpayee ceases to be popular. ... As of now, we are getting what we want: the BJP is Vajpayee. But will this always be so? My guess is: probably not. Which is why the rest of the Parivar is hiding its true colours and lining up behind Vajpayee.