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When a parliamentary majority is projected as a civilisational mandate and victory in elections is transmuted into a divine sanction, democracy which is rule by consent is smothered by majoritarianism which is rule by dominance. In the political imagination of contemporary India, Narendra Modi has, with remarkable strategic clarity, fashioned an image which transcends that of a democratic leader and edges towards a civilisational redeemer. Through carefully curated symbolism such as templ...
