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Why Gujjus have no option but to Support Modi ? ( From the lens of the Biden Bhai Greetings - Saal Mubarak)

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Why Surat overwhelmingly Voted for the BJP in the 2017 assembly election even though the GST devastated the economy of Surat and pushed poverty to many? Why the peace-loving Gujju, Followers of Gandhi back the Right-wing BJP and Modi? Does Modi spend 3000 Cr. To construct the Statue of the Sardar to downsize the Nehru’s stature? There is no straightforward answer of such questions. Indian politics is full of complexity where voters have just one vote but multiple identities and interests pertain to the caste, Religion, Region etc.   But Biden Bhai’s Greeting and its responses from India provide a window to decode the phenomenon. President-Elect USA wished Diwali and also Sal Mubarak on Twitter. Many Indians especially Right-wingers from North India trolled him for that. Overtly there are two types of trolling – (1) On word "Mubarak" and its link to Urdu, Arabic, or something. These trollers are mainly Right-wingers from Hindi Belt (2) Diwali is not a new year for India.  I be...