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Why is this person's photo on EVERY.SINGLE.WEBSITE in India. I know the answer. Just unbelievable self-promotion at public tax payer expense. Is there a simil

Why is this person's photo on EVERY.SINGLE.WEBSITE in India. I know the answer. Just unbelievable self-promotion at public tax payer expense. Is there a similar case elsewhere in any other democracy that's comparable.

jesusohchrist 5y ago
Don't be triggered, its okay. Take a deep breath
- cocoland2 5y ago
  Is the same case for state schemes as well. Regional non centre party CM's pictures are everywhere from Ration cards , bags , televisions , electricity cards etc. Nothing new. By the way , I loved the press conference (https://youtu.be/NaMUQQtlrNA?t=296 https://youtu.be/NaMUQQtlrNA?t=296) of the minister (seems well informed atleast from the way he spoke - may be good secretaries , still)
  - unmole 5y ago
    > Nothing new. The sheer scale and ubiquity is definitely very new. It's even more pronounced now than compared to his first term. > seems well informed atleast from the way he spoke Well, he did study electronics and communication engineering.
SoulMan 5y ago
Yes, so is in Vaccine certificate. They could have spent that money in digital legitimacy instead. Not sure if any other country does it.
- cocoland2 5y ago
  A case was filed , and was dismissed in the state i am in https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-high-court-dismisses-plea-seeking-removal-of-pms-photo-from-covid-vaccine-certificate/articleshow/88405410.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-high-c...
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amelius 5y ago
Who is this person?
- bobobob420 5y ago
  Prime minister of India. Politics in India is very messy.
  - kumarvvr 5y ago
    State level politics, sure. But country level politics has been consolidating for a while now. Major players are mostly two, INC and BJP. There have been efforts to bring forth a coalition of smaller regional parties to amalgamate into a third national contender, but these efforts have not been very successful.
    - sremani 5y ago
      I would not put INC and consolidation in one sentence. Actually it is the other way, INC fragmenting into regional satraps - that gave BJP enough wind behind its sail.
    - pratik661 5y ago
      A good proxy for a party’s influence is how much declared assets they have. By that definition, there are regional parties like BSP that are better funded than INC. it’s safe to say that INC is a national party only nominally.
detritus 5y ago
Doesn't every populist politican do this when and where they can? I'm sure I recall Trump adding his 'brand' to a number of things he barely had any say in, whilst he was in office. I imagine a number of the % of public tax payers who are ardent Hinduists are probably quite happy to see Modi's mug on things. He's their guy, after all.
kumarvvr 5y ago
There is a reason for it. A picture goes very far than any words. A lot of new schemes are introduced by this govt, and there is a tendency in Indian politics to show or lap up to those currently in power. So its not like this person is demanding a photo be put, but lackeys will do it anyway. Also, the govt structure is different than in the US. The administrative department is under the control of politicians. So you have this effect. A byproduct of colonial government. In the US, the birth of US was marked by rejection of British. In India, it was not the rejection of British, but, a good faith handshake goodbye that marked the birth of it. Believe me. The moment the govt changes, the pics will change, or be removed.
2Gkashmiri 5y ago
ass kissing by the ruling political party wants to create big-brother/mao/kim style obedience among the masses. seriously the old fart is a parasite
sremani 5y ago
Every day is a campaign day in India -- every year there is election of State legislators or Municipalities/Panchayats/Zilla Parishads. Modi mastered it -- more than others. I went to India recently, every Gas Station has a big ass banner of Modi about some LPG scheme. I mean, if every web site bothers you think about this on a road trip. You can do cult as long as you competently deliver but when things don't go your way, the posters will remind people of him and his failure -- it is a double edged sword. A blunt instrument of propping image.
setum 5y ago
It’s a legacy feature of Indian democracy. Prior to this almost every public building (universities, Stadiums, Zoos, Office Buildings, Parks, etc) were named after Nehru, Gandhi or someone else from ruling family. Those names still exist.
- perfectstorm 5y ago
  except they are all dead people who did good and it's a way of honoring their 'legacy'. this is much much different.
  - cuteboy19 5y ago
    Every bench in every park in India comes inscribed with the name of the Mayor who installed it. This is different, but not much different.
  - dhanvantharim1 5y ago
    did good part is arguable but to answer your question Indian democracy is very personality driven (for the most part). We took the presidential election and merged it with parliamentary election. People in most states still vote for the leader of the party and not necessarily for the candidates in their constituency. Its like we took the worst part two systems and put them together.
  - rdedev 5y ago
    You can take the state of Tamil Nadu as a counter example. A lot of welfare schemes have photos of politicians both dead and alive. Mostly presented in a way that implies the old guard is passing on something to the new one. It's there in a lot of other states come to think of it. But of course no one did it to such an extent at the national level than modi. Almost every other scheme is under his name
    - a22a-dev 5y ago
      can you name one such example?
manojlds 5y ago
Including our vaccine certs.
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captn3m0 5y ago
Thought of a new project: modi.jpg - document which all government websites have this person's photo on the homepage.
finebalance 5y ago
Collective fucking madness. It's tiring to be subject to the constant narcissism. The human toll of the incompetence of this government is incalculable. They've set us back decades, if not forever, because I have no clue how our dumb bureaucracy and spineless civil society are going to deal with destruction that climate change is likely to visit on the subcontinent without completely fragmenting.
pm90 5y ago
It might be annoying but it’s fairly benign afaik.
windex 5y ago
Narcissistic personality issues maybe?
naruvimama 5y ago
That is how it works both in democracies as well as dictatorships, where few people have the time or incentive to be well informed, they associate the good schemes with the person/party symbol attached to the scheme.

jesusohchrist 5y ago

Don't be triggered, its okay. Take a deep breath

cocoland2 5y ago
Is the same case for state schemes as well. Regional non centre party CM's pictures are everywhere from Ration cards , bags , televisions , electricity cards etc. Nothing new. By the way , I loved the press conference (https://youtu.be/NaMUQQtlrNA?t=296 https://youtu.be/NaMUQQtlrNA?t=296) of the minister (seems well informed atleast from the way he spoke - may be good secretaries , still)
- unmole 5y ago
  > Nothing new. The sheer scale and ubiquity is definitely very new. It's even more pronounced now than compared to his first term. > seems well informed atleast from the way he spoke Well, he did study electronics and communication engineering.

SoulMan 5y ago

Yes, so is in Vaccine certificate. They could have spent that money in digital legitimacy instead. Not sure if any other country does it.

cocoland2 5y ago
A case was filed , and was dismissed in the state i am in https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-high-court-dismisses-plea-seeking-removal-of-pms-photo-from-covid-vaccine-certificate/articleshow/88405410.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-high-c...
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amelius 5y ago

Who is this person?

bobobob420 5y ago
Prime minister of India. Politics in India is very messy.
- kumarvvr 5y ago
  State level politics, sure. But country level politics has been consolidating for a while now. Major players are mostly two, INC and BJP. There have been efforts to bring forth a coalition of smaller regional parties to amalgamate into a third national contender, but these efforts have not been very successful.
  - sremani 5y ago
    I would not put INC and consolidation in one sentence. Actually it is the other way, INC fragmenting into regional satraps - that gave BJP enough wind behind its sail.
  - pratik661 5y ago
    A good proxy for a party’s influence is how much declared assets they have. By that definition, there are regional parties like BSP that are better funded than INC. it’s safe to say that INC is a national party only nominally.

detritus 5y ago

Doesn't every populist politican do this when and where they can? I'm sure I recall Trump adding his 'brand' to a number of things he barely had any say in, whilst he was in office. I imagine a number of the % of public tax payers who are ardent Hinduists are probably quite happy to see Modi's mug on things. He's their guy, after all.

kumarvvr 5y ago

There is a reason for it. A picture goes very far than any words. A lot of new schemes are introduced by this govt, and there is a tendency in Indian politics to show or lap up to those currently in power. So its not like this person is demanding a photo be put, but lackeys will do it anyway. Also, the govt structure is different than in the US. The administrative department is under the control of politicians. So you have this effect. A byproduct of colonial government. In the US, the birth of US was marked by rejection of British. In India, it was not the rejection of British, but, a good faith handshake goodbye that marked the birth of it. Believe me. The moment the govt changes, the pics will change, or be removed.

2Gkashmiri 5y ago

ass kissing by the ruling political party wants to create big-brother/mao/kim style obedience among the masses. seriously the old fart is a parasite

sremani 5y ago

Every day is a campaign day in India -- every year there is election of State legislators or Municipalities/Panchayats/Zilla Parishads. Modi mastered it -- more than others. I went to India recently, every Gas Station has a big ass banner of Modi about some LPG scheme. I mean, if every web site bothers you think about this on a road trip. You can do cult as long as you competently deliver but when things don't go your way, the posters will remind people of him and his failure -- it is a double edged sword. A blunt instrument of propping image.

setum 5y ago

It’s a legacy feature of Indian democracy. Prior to this almost every public building (universities, Stadiums, Zoos, Office Buildings, Parks, etc) were named after Nehru, Gandhi or someone else from ruling family. Those names still exist.

perfectstorm 5y ago
except they are all dead people who did good and it's a way of honoring their 'legacy'. this is much much different.
- cuteboy19 5y ago
  Every bench in every park in India comes inscribed with the name of the Mayor who installed it. This is different, but not much different.
- dhanvantharim1 5y ago
  did good part is arguable but to answer your question Indian democracy is very personality driven (for the most part). We took the presidential election and merged it with parliamentary election. People in most states still vote for the leader of the party and not necessarily for the candidates in their constituency. Its like we took the worst part two systems and put them together.
- rdedev 5y ago
  You can take the state of Tamil Nadu as a counter example. A lot of welfare schemes have photos of politicians both dead and alive. Mostly presented in a way that implies the old guard is passing on something to the new one. It's there in a lot of other states come to think of it. But of course no one did it to such an extent at the national level than modi. Almost every other scheme is under his name
  - a22a-dev 5y ago
    can you name one such example?

manojlds 5y ago

Including our vaccine certs.

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captn3m0 5y ago

Thought of a new project: modi.jpg - document which all government websites have this person's photo on the homepage.

finebalance 5y ago

Collective fucking madness. It's tiring to be subject to the constant narcissism. The human toll of the incompetence of this government is incalculable. They've set us back decades, if not forever, because I have no clue how our dumb bureaucracy and spineless civil society are going to deal with destruction that climate change is likely to visit on the subcontinent without completely fragmenting.

pm90 5y ago

It might be annoying but it’s fairly benign afaik.

windex 5y ago

Narcissistic personality issues maybe?

naruvimama 5y ago

That is how it works both in democracies as well as dictatorships, where few people have the time or incentive to be well informed, they associate the good schemes with the person/party symbol attached to the scheme.