‘He likes scaring people’

May 17, 2024 12:00 PM

These details emerged in 2010, when the Central Bureau of Investigation, India’s equivalent of the FBI, was investigating the killings. The CBI charged Shah with kidnapping, extortion and murder. It alleged that the officers who killed Sheikh and his wife were working on Shah’s orders... Today, Amit Shah isn’t home minister for Gujarat, but all of India. From the heart of power in Delhi, he is in charge of domestic policy, commands the capital city’s police force, and oversees the Indian state’s intelligence apparatus. He is, simply put, the second-most powerful man in the country. How Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India.
posted by splitpeasoup (5 comments total)

I've notice that recently the only way to bring out the really dedicated internet trolls faster than taking a side in the Gaza conflict is to criticize (however mildly) Modi or the BJP. They've really upped their hate-game versus the anti-Ukraine Russian mob.
posted by kjs3 at 12:13 PM on May 17 [11 favorites]

If podcasts are your thing, you might also be interested in Looking for Modi.
posted by d-no at 12:36 PM on May 17 [2 favorites]

I feel like every time I have to consider the BJP, it’s worse than the last. It’s like Modi is a stone falling into an abyss, dragging all of India after him.
posted by GenjiandProust at 3:48 PM on May 17 [4 favorites]

From the doublespeak perspective, he is an eagle soaring higher than ever into the skies, carrying India under his wing.
posted by CynicalKnight at 3:49 AM on May 18

Very chilling. Thank you.
posted by blue shadows at 11:54 AM on May 19