India's virus surge damages Modi's image of competence KRUTIKA PATHI, SHEIKH SAALIQ and RAVI NESSMAN, Associated Press May 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 21 1of21FILE - In this Nov. 11 2020, file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves after a function at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters following a state election in New Delhi, India. Despite clear signs that India was being swamped by another surge of coronavirus infections, Modi refused to cancel campaign rallies, a major Hindu festival and cricket matches with spectators. The crisis has badly dented Modi’s carefully cultivated image as an able technocrat.Manish Swarup/APShow MoreShow Less 2of21FILE - In this April 25, 2021, file photo, relatives and municipal workers in protective suit bury a COVID-19 victim in Gauhati, India. Despite clear signs that India was being swamped by another surge of coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to cancel campaign rallies, a major Hindu festival and cricket matches with spectators. The crisis has badly dented Modi’s carefully cultivated image as an able technocrat.Anupam Nath/APShow MoreShow Less