by MUKUL DUBE
The old dream of “national integration” lies buried under tonnes of rock. Various chief ministers have been to Uttarakhand and, showing a refreshing lack of faith in the local authorities, have rescued people from their own states. Narendra Damodardas Modi, first among equals, even performed an aerial survey. I assume that he was putting to use his experience of surveying the many killing fields in Gujarat eleven years ago. It is not known if, on the basis of his survey, he instructed the teams from the defence forces. He has, after all, much experience of kicking fallen people.
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