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The one who speaks but never answers.

India is a democratic country. We have enjoyed and harnessed several of its democratic features throughout our lives. But we can all agree that there is one idiosyncrasy missing in the 21st century . The very essence of democracy that 'the government elected by the people is answerable to them' seems to exist no more. From 2004 to 2014, we had a prime minister adorably labelled as the majority's  'mute PM.'  He seemed to bite his tongue on many grave matters. Consequently, our people lost their belief in their leader, and the result was evidently devastating for Congress. Miraculously, we saw hope in Modi Ji , the guy who would speak up for everything, talk about all the good things the citizens wanted to hear. We finally had a leader who spoke, voiced our needs, responded to our queries, travelled the world, and told us what India was and where it deserved to stand in the global picture. But seemingly, it was all a bare-faced lie. We all became devotees of a polit...