When you have a political leader who is so silent and so cut off from state politics from his early days of life, it's really hard to find much from his life, more so his unpublished life. Ruben Banerjee presents a very balanced view, not something you can say overtly positive or negative about the person. Not something that's not known of the person from his political life post-1997 which is the life of a modern non-spiritual Saint. Someone who is broadly cut off from any attachments yet in the thick of every aspect of the state as the longest-term chief minister in India. Although the son of a famous daredevil father who has the charisma to rule over the hearts of many Odias, the son is a suave silent political master who knows to be powerful among all highs and lows. Both had very different styles of taking political life.
While the political struggles have been talked about in detail, why he wins is a chapter dedicated to his accomplishments in running a state for almost 20 years and improving the financial and social value of the people. Lastly the ability to maintain a consistent image that is distant from his early life socialite is definitely a plus for him.
A must-read and almost unputdownable.
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