Taking yet another dig at its ally after reports that the BJP-led government wants to showcase Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s achievements with propaganda film in cinema halls, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday warned the BJP against the party leaders’ attempt to deify Mr. Modi and said it was such actions by “bhakts” that get their “God” into trouble.
Referring to his Cabinet colleagues’ description of Mr. Modi as “God’s gift to India” and reports that propaganda films showcasing Mr. Modi’s success as a leader would be made mandatory viewing in cinema halls, an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamna said: “Senior BJP leaders are making statements that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an ‘avatar’ of God. Jayalalithaa’s supporters in Tamil Nadu also put her on a pedestal ... More than the BJP, we are concerned about the Prime Minister. It is the bhakts that eventually get politicians and Gods into trouble.
