Modi ya, illa, intha Lady ya

Narendra Modi asked, “If not me, then who else will be the next Prime Minister of India.”

Amit Shah said in confidence, “Jayalalithaji.”

Narendra Modi asked, “Are you certain? Do you think we could form an alliance with Jayalalithaji and give her key positions in the cabinet?”

Amit Shah said, “No, Jayalalithaji is firm on her strategy. Her strategy is, no alliance with either Congress or BJP; face the election alone; after the election, form a coalition government with Mamata Didi, Patnaik, Akilesh and others.”

Narendra Modi asked, “So, it is not only Jayalalitha but also others like Mamata Didi.”

Amit Shah said, “No. Jayalalithaji is the only threat. Without Jayalalitha, others cannot form an effective coalition.”

After a long silence, Narendra Modi asked, “So, without Jayalalitha, there will be no threat?” 

Amit Shah confirmed, “Yes. That’s right. If Jayalalitha is not in the field, then we will have no problem in winning the next election.”

Narendra Modi ordered, “Then, execute that plan.”

Amit Shah said, “What plan? I have no plan. I have reported about the current challenges only and I have not presented any plan.”

Narendra Modi said, “Amit, challenges are innovative opportunities. Jayalalitha is a challenge; eliminate Jayalalitha; then you generate a lot of opportunities; not only for us, but also for others; politicians in Tamil Nadu would love it.”

Amit Shah didn’t understand it and asked, “Eliminate Jayalalitha means – I don’t understand it.”

Narendra Modi said, “Amit, Gujarat is our model. What do we do when we face challenges in Gujarat?”

Amit Shah said, “We do eliminate them in Gujarat.”

Narendra Modi confirmed, “That is what we need to do at the national level. Come up with a plan; let me go through it; approve it; and then you execute it.”

Amit Shah said, “But Jayalalithaji is your friend.”

Narendra Modi said, “I have no friends. Also, I have no enemies. My enemies need to learn to live in fear or let them leave this world. Moreover, in the last election itself, Jayalalitha did challenge me and asked people, Modi ya, illa intha Lady ya?”

Amit Shah said, “Okay. Let me work with my team and come up with a plan for the execution of Amma.”

Narendra Modi gave a name for this operation and said it aloud, “Operation Mother India.”

Amit Shah liked this name and said, “For now, Jayalalithaji is Amma for Tamil Nadu only. After this operation, Jayalalithaji will become Amma for the whole India.”

“Bharat Matha ki, Jai.”

from the book: It took a village to kill Jayalalitha