The Man in the Arena...

(A simple tribute to Sri Narendra Modi Ji)

- By Satish Komal and Pravesh Hurdeen-Singh

South Africans are once again eagerly awaiting the imminent arrival of His Excellency The Honourable prime minister of India Shri Narendra Modi ji.

Many South Africans have been greatly inspired by his leadership over the past many decades.

Shri Narendra Modi has displayed outstanding leadership that the world must emulate. Strong character with a great vision for all of humanity based on the principles of justice, peace, development and equality. A zero tolerance for any form corruption is one of the most important emphasis the Government of India has instituted.

The current highly successful model propelling India to great heights can be transported across the Indian Ocean to uplift Africa thus strengthening Global South Cooperation. From developing a wide range of infrastructure at lightening speed, to economic development at an accelerated rate and keeping in mind the respect for our sustainable environment, your honour has created a model for all the countries of the world to emulate so the entire world is uplifted positively. This is VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBUKUM (the whole world is one family) in real time action.

The great Patriot Saint, Swami Vivekananda has been a great inspiration to me personally. As one recalls the many utterances of Swami Vivekananda, one cannot but realise the immense value of these utterances even more as they are a reality in the actions of Sri Modiji. Swami Vivekananda, it has been stated in many write ups, was indeed a source of inspiration to Modiji also and hence the turning of these immortal words of Vivekananda into action on the ground is but natural for Sri Modiji. Just a few examples suffice to demonstrate this.

"The vanities of the World are transient. But they alone live who live for others. The rest are more dead than alive".

"Arise, Awake and stop not ‘til the goal is reached".