# Political communication cannot replace listening to voters 2026-08-10T01:04:21+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met Gen Z and Gen Alpha students in Mumbai on August 6, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to Gen Z on Instagram following the Jantar Mantar protest. The protest, led by students and activists, ended after police used lathis on July 20. Organisers said Bhagwat’s meeting had been scheduled earlier, though its timing drew scepticism. The article questions the familiar claim that electoral setbacks and public anger result mainly from poor communication. BJP-linked writer Ratan Sharda called the party’s media and IT teams out of touch with ground realities and unable to understand anger that had built over months. The same explanation followed Congress defeats after 2014, and has also been used by the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress leaders after later setbacks. ## Coverage - frontline.thehindu.com Tags: BJP, Congress, political communication, RSS, youth protests Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/political-communication-cannot-replace-listening-to-voters/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/political-communication-cannot-replace-listening-to-voters/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.