‘A perfect start to Modi 3.0‘, wrote a blogger soon after the India-Pakistan match. The similarities between NDA’s third consecutive return to power and India’s seventh victory over Pakistan in eight T20 World Cup matches were many more than the fact that they took place on the same day.
Like India’s performance in the cricket match, NDA had started the 7-phase electoral journey on a high note.Along the way NDA, largely BJP, struggled and situation looked desperate. Not too different from India going from 81 for 3 to 97 for 7 in xx overs.
Pakistan (opposition) inning’s starting overs gave India (NDA) a scare, but eventually the match turned in India’s favour—just like NDA pulled through a third consecutive government, although without BJP reaching the majority mark on its own.
Social media was quick to make most of this coincidence. On Twitter @DeepVaghela16 dedicated June 9 to two Gujaratis – Narendra Modi and Jasprit Bumra.
Like India’s performance in the cricket match, NDA had started the 7-phase electoral journey on a high note.Along the way NDA, largely BJP, struggled and situation looked desperate. Not too different from India going from 81 for 3 to 97 for 7 in xx overs.
Pakistan (opposition) inning’s starting overs gave India (NDA) a scare, but eventually the match turned in India’s favour—just like NDA pulled through a third consecutive government, although without BJP reaching the majority mark on its own.
Social media was quick to make most of this coincidence. On Twitter @DeepVaghela16 dedicated June 9 to two Gujaratis – Narendra Modi and Jasprit Bumra.
@seriousfunnyguy referred to two low-scoring winners
and @TakeTheJab compared a political 3 with cricketing 6 whereas
There were many simply pointing out the timing
In all, it was a day when emotions ran high well into the night and all night and well into the morning. Anand Mahindra put things in perspective by charging the Indian team with ‘grave cruelty’.