Emphatic No to Togadia! We Stand United With Modi

• By: Name withheld

The hatred of Praveen Togadia for our honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not new. I would just come to the current issue and, for that, recall some facts.

1. In 2002, after Narendra Modi won the elections and became the CM, the first thing he did was sidelining Praveen Togadia (PT) by removing Gordhan Zadafiya (the closest aide of PT) as Home Minister. Modi ensured that there was not even the slightest interference of PT and VHP when it came to official works of the government and issues related to ministries. This was the beginning.
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2. With time, PT was sidelined and his influence on Gujarat government literally became zero due to strong governance of Modi.
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3. In 2005, about 300 VHP leaders who had gathered to protest and create chaos in cities of Gujarat were lathicharged on the orders of Home Ministry (Gujarat Government) to ensure there was no bandh, curfew and chaos. This had angered Togadia and he wanted to teach Modi a lesson.
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4. In 2007, Praveen Togadia, other VHP leaders and workers were dealt with very strongly when they interfered with government’s anti-encroachment drive and other development programs. More than 200 VHP workers were beaten when they tried to stop demolition of illegal structures.
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5. Also, police used to beat and arrest VHP members who created chaos in cities of Gujarat during Valentine’s day in the name of moral policing. In 2011, Praveen Togadia had alleged that Modi was pursuing “secularism” and had dumped the Hindus.
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6. In 2012 elections,Praveen Togadia and Gordhan Zadafia fielded more than 50 candidates to split the Hindu votes in order to teach Modi a lesson. The trick did not work, and Modi won 2012 elections comfortably. Once a strongman, Togadia had no influence left whatsoever. Modi and Shah had made sure that there was no external interference when it came to running government.
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7. CCTV footage has emerged and it exposes all the lies peddled by Togadia since yesterday. The CCTV footage shows Togadia silently entering the house of his friend.
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8. Senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadiya and Hardik Patel met Praveen Togadia yesterday. Soon after meeting them, today he made a claim that the central and state governments are planning to get him killed. This is another well scripted drama.
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9. Congress is using every single person who has personal difference with Modi to polarise and split the Hindu votes – first it were the Patidars (loyal supporters of Modi) and now it is supporters of Togadia. They are all being used by Congress to split.
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10. This is the strategy of turning the so called “Hindu extreme right” against Modi by portraying him as anti-Hindu and secular.

11. Praveen Togadia is just trying to divide Hindus for his personal interest in power and ego clash with Narendra Modi. Wake up and see through his evil game.