PM Modi in Kolkata: Crowd Management, Communal Speeches and a Call for Change
The flavour of most BJP leaders speeches was open communal polarisation, with use of no end of rhetoric to refer to Muslims.
Narendra Modi at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata. Photo: PTI
Politics07/Mar/2021
Kolkata: The rally addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kolkata’s iconic Brigade Parade Grounds, on March 7, failed to draw large crowds, but streamlining of the population present showed a slightly different picture on mainstream television news channels.
The Brigade rally â that had a galaxy of BJP leaders speaking before Modi â saw a fairly modest crowd. Large portions of the field, on both sides of the main stage, remained empty. However, right before Modiâs choppers landed at the nearby Race Course, the crowds swelled marginally.
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