Maharashtra politics just catapulted itself to national politics with a night-long coup that resulted in Devendra Fadnavis being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Ajit Pawar being sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister. More than Shiv Sena and Congress, who were strung along like dead weight, or Sharad Pawar who has distanced himself from this alliance in Maharashtra, the Lutyens media, like Rajdeep Sardesai, seem to be in a meltdown with overwhelming grief.
While Rajdeep Sardesai had no problem with the unholy alliance between Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP, after Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar joined forces, Rajdeep was not too happy.
Devendra Fadnavis made his reputation as an anti corruption crusader by ‘exposing’ Ajit Pawar’s alleged irrigation dept corruption!! Today, Fadnavis CM and Ajit Pawar as his deputy!! This is a Maha twist if ever there was one!! Now to wait to see what Sharad Pawar has to say!!
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) November 23, 2019
The very people who were busy hailing NCP and Congress, and at the same time, secularising Shiv Sena, were now pontificating on how BJP should now never pontificate on corruption.
Moral of events in Maharashtra: the BJP should never again lecture on corruption, the Cong should not lecture on secularism and the Sena should not sermonise on Hindutva. And NCP? Well, what does one say about the Pawars now!! There is only ideology in politics.. OPPORTUNISM!
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) November 23, 2019
Rajdeep also lashed out at NCP. He said that the only ideology in politics is apparently opportunism. Of course, the alliance between Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP would not have been opportunism.
After this epic meltdown after Maharashtra developments, Rajdeep Sardesai was accused of being frustrated, seemingly, rightly so. Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale, who is the in-charge of Foreign Affairs Dept, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that Rajdeep Sardesai’s frustration was quite evident. He said that the reason for Sardesai’s frustration comes from firstly being on-screen in the morning, and then because Devendra Fadnavis has been sworn in as the Chief Minister.
Rajdeep Sardesai would not stand for being accused of being frustrated. Hence, to prove that he is not frustrated, he displayed his frustration further.
To Vijay Chauthaiwale’s tweet, Rajdeep Sardesai responded, “Please don’t be an idiot sir. And I don’t like using such words to a friend”.
Vijay Chauthaiwale then pointed out that this was only another display of frustration.
One more evidence of frustration https://t.co/KyLGieRvhl
— Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale (@vijai63) November 23, 2019
Probably realising that he is making a fool of himself, Rajdeep Sardesai tried to backtrack by saying that he is sure Devendra Fadnavis will be a good Chief Minister for Maharashtra.
Not at all. @Dev_Fadnavis I am sure will be a fine CM for Maharashtra!!?
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) November 23, 2019
Clearly, there seems to be some sort of confusion in the Lutyens rank how one is supposed to react to this massive turn of events in Maharashtra. After they tried so hard to paint the Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP alliance in gold, it is difficult to paint the BJP-Ajit Pawar alliance as unholy. It is also difficult to now decide whether NCP has now become “communal” or BJP has become “Secular”. Of course, if they can’t decide on the exact narrative to be furthered, they can always say that “democracy has died a painful death”.
