Let them eat communalism

While UP's unemployed are angry, Yogi's call for a choice between Jinnah and Sardar Patel, more than seven decades after they both died, is the new 'let them eat cake'

Among the first things chronic politics watchers would have noticed this Friday morning was a tweet in Hindi by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Best effort translation: They are worshippers of Jinnah, we pray to Sardar Patel. They adore Pakistan, we love Mother India.

It’s easy to express abhorrence, or endorse it, if you so wish. Or call it a communal dog whistle. Which it is. But a student of politics would look deeper. The lazy part is to merely express abhorrence or endorsement. If you translate it into politics, you might discover something more profound.

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