Dynasty Politics? Says the Pot to the Pressure Cooker
Union home minister amit Shah’s latest swipe at MK stalin and sonia gandhi over dynastic politics would have sounded credible—if only it didn’t come from him. Mocking stalin for grooming Udhayanidhi as CM-in-waiting and sonia gandhi for wanting rahul gandhi in the PM’s chair, Shah thundered against “family politics.” But the punchline writes itself, because no one has promoted family privilege with as much zeal as Shah himself.
After all, who parachuted his son Jay Shah straight into cricket’s richest corridors of power? From becoming bcci Secretary, to ACC Chief, and now even ICC Chairman, Jay Shah has scaled heights in global cricket administration without ever holding a bat or ball in professional sport. The irony of amit shah lecturing others about dynasty is so thick, you could cut it with a stump.
The audacity here is not just in the statement, but in the expectation that the public will swallow it unquestioningly. When a dynasty happens in the congress or DMK, it’s “nepotism.” When a dynasty happens in the BJP, it’s rebranded as “merit.” At this point, the political hypocrisy isn’t even hidden—it’s proudly flaunted, wrapped in saffron, and delivered with a straight data-face. Truly, in the theatre of indian politics, no one does irony better than amit Shah.
After all, who parachuted his son Jay Shah straight into cricket’s richest corridors of power? From becoming bcci Secretary, to ACC Chief, and now even ICC Chairman, Jay Shah has scaled heights in global cricket administration without ever holding a bat or ball in professional sport. The irony of amit shah lecturing others about dynasty is so thick, you could cut it with a stump.
The audacity here is not just in the statement, but in the expectation that the public will swallow it unquestioningly. When a dynasty happens in the congress or DMK, it’s “nepotism.” When a dynasty happens in the BJP, it’s rebranded as “merit.” At this point, the political hypocrisy isn’t even hidden—it’s proudly flaunted, wrapped in saffron, and delivered with a straight data-face. Truly, in the theatre of indian politics, no one does irony better than amit Shah.