They have idolized him; they have worshipped him. Even in the inaccessible tribal areas, his name is a household word; to the illiterate villagers he has become almost a god. To most Indians he has symbolized everything that is good and noble and beautiful in life. Even his faults are admirable; his weaknesses, lovable. In a land of hero-worship he has become the hero of heroes. To criticize him is wrong; to condemn him is blasphemous . . . . They may be dissatisfied with his party; they may be unhappy under his Government, but such is their devotion to the man that he is not blamed for
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In today's India of 2020, you may read this and say it is personification of Modi.. But this was written for Nehru in early 1950's. Different ideologies yet similar personification.
