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Fear and hysteria as campaign tools

<p>Those who don&rsquo;t want Modi will have to go to Pakistan, those who vote for Congress want Muslims to rule India like Babar did, those who vote for BSP want upper castes finished forever, those who vote PDP want Kashmir to go to Pakistan, those who vote for CPI want India to become a satellite of Russia/China</p>

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Those who don’t want Modi will have to go to Pakistan, those who vote for Congress want Muslims to rule India like Babar did, those who vote for BSP want upper castes finished forever, those who vote PDP want Kashmir to go to Pakistan, those who vote for CPI want India to become a satellite of Russia/China.

It goes on and on, and louder and louder, as the elections reach their final rounds. In a democracy, you would presume that using tools of fear and hysteria during elections would be passé. No, forget it. No democracy is free of fears.

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