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by quantummkv 2021 days ago
> BJP and RSS has effectively made sure that democracy dies in India

That's a weird statement to make, considering that the current PM is a self-made man without any old money, family name or ivy league connections. Infact, most of the high ranking people in his cabinet are self-made men like him. The current Home Minister of India for example started his career as a polling-booth level canvasser in the party.

If a poor self-made man rising to the top in free and fair elections (results accepted by everyone) is a murder of democracy, then you need to find the correct definition of democracy.

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> Infact, most of the high ranking people in his cabinet are self-made men like him.

We hear a lot about how the current government is less corrupt and less dynastic. But their actions say otherwise[1][2][3].

[1] https://m.thewire.in/article/politics/bjp-congress-political...

[2] https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/electoral-bonds-contro...

[3] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Kafeel_Khan

There are many examples of fascists who were self-made men. It doesn’t have anything to do with democracy at all.