Dial M for Yogi
The Uttar Pradesh government spent in excess of Rs 160 crore on publicity over the last year, most of it lavished on its strongarm boss, Adityanath
Published 06.08.21, 10:58 AM
Arriving in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, last month for the first time since the deadly second Covid-19 wave overwhelmed the city and UP, Modi rained superlatives on Yogi: “UP ke yashasvi, urjawan aur karmath mukhyamantri” (UP’s celebrated, energetic and hardworking chief minister). Flying in the face of deathly images from the Ganges banks, Modi called Yogi’s handing of the pandemic “unparalleled” and spelt out a list of achievements so long that it was difficult to decide what to flag and what to leave. The saffron-clad Hindu monk was his chosen one.
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