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Political communication cannot replace listening to voters
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…
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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.
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“Communication failure” is a convenient phrase for parties that would rather repair messaging than policy, organisation or public trust. Blaming the Left ecosystem, memes or an unresponsive media team may explain a narrative gap, but not months of youth anger. Nor is this a BJP-only habit. Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party have used the same excuse after defeats. The real test is whether party feedback reaches decision-makers before the next protest, not whether a late-night reel gets attention.
Source: frontline.thehindu.com
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