Rangeela s presence in the fray could have been trifle uncomfortable for Modi.
He may not have posed an electoral challenge to the prime minister, but Rangeela s public meetings could have seen people flocking, if only to hear him mimic Modi.
In a completely Modi-centric election, the presence of a rival if only for a smattering of audience at his meetings would not have been particularly appreciated by Modi, asserts Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, author of Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times.
Those who feared that I would have run one hell of a campaign targeting the most powerful people in India snatched away my democratic right from me. I will expose these democracy-killers.