The `personality politics` of Narendra Modi and Donald Trump
(WorldNews Canada)

As the ground fills up, and the sun begins to set, I`m struck by how many women are in the crowd, like Mridula Aneja, a Sanskrit teacher from Delhi who is at her third Modi rally. The warm-up acts take to the stage - candidates and party members whip up the crowd ahead of the headliner. Just like super fans at a rock concert, political groupies like to outdo each other with their devotion. All the while I`m getting Twitter notifications from Narendra Modi. Mr Modi, like Mr Trump, uses social media to directly talk to his base, and so as the BJP leader makes his journey to the rally, my phone is pinging with alerts. `Prime Minister Modi and I are world leaders in social media.` Mr Trump said...