Critics said my government was full of average people. Now India shines: PM

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Prime Minister Modi said the world sees India as a beacon of hope. (Case)

New Delhi:

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed criticism of the government’s handling of the economy, saying his dispensation was mocked as full of “average” talent, but the same India deemed “average” now shines in the world and seen as a beacon of hope in the post-pandemic era.

Interacting with the students during the sixth edition of “Pariksha Pe Charcha”, he also told them that it is his “firm belief” and his “article of faith” that criticism is a cleansing exercise for a robust democracy. Criticism is a prerequisite for a strong democracy, he said, but noted that a “vast chasm” exists between criticism and allegations.

Responding to a question, he said: “You would have seen two or three years ago that it was written about our government that it has no economist. It is full of ordinary people. what was written. But the same country qualified as average shines in the world.

The world sees India as a beacon of hope at a time when the global economic situation is being discussed, even more so after the outbreak of COVID-19, he said.

“It’s not that the world lacks economists. There are plenty of great Nobel laureates who can point to what will affect what kind of odds in economic conditions. People who spring from wisdom are available in all corners these days. There are also academics who have done a lot of work,” he said.

With slowing growth in many developed countries, India is one of the fastest growing major economies with many global economic bodies favoring the success of the country in the near future.

Prime Minister Modi made the comments in response to questions from students on how those who are considered average among them can manage their studies.

He told them that most successful people in the world are those who were once average. He said you don’t have to be a “tees maar khan”, a Hindi expression, often used in a mocking way, to refer to someone who has a very high opinion of themselves. Many people are below average but consider themselves “tees mar khan”, he added.

Recognizing one’s abilities, adapting and working accordingly puts people on the path to becoming capable, Prime Minister Modi has said.

When asked by another student how he viewed criticism and allegations from the opposition as a tonic and an opportunity, which he spoke about earlier, the Prime Minister refrained from making a direct political point and stated in a lighter vein that such matters are “out of the curriculum”.

However, he claimed that he mainly believes in the importance of criticism and cited the example of open source technologies that improve their system by engaging reviews. Criticism removes its flaws, he added.

It takes a lot of work, analysis and study to criticize, but most people make allegations in these times of shortcuts, he said.

“There’s a big chasm between criticism and claim. Criticism is a nutrient that makes us strong. But you don’t have to take these leveling claims seriously,” he said.

Some people usually criticize and their intention is something else, he said, asking students to ignore them.

In this context, Prime Minister Modi cited parliamentary debates where some MPs arrive with a lot of preparations but are distracted by remarks by opposition lawmakers made only to provoke them.

Those who are distracted from the subject waste their efforts while some return to the matter under discussion after briefly refuting the opposition. Those who focus on the subject matter make their mark, he said.

(Except for the title, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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