Modi on auto-pilot

Modi may try his best to get business honchos to cheer for him but he couldn8217;t have found a better endorsement that a riot-affected auto driver who thinks the BJP leader is the best bet for the state. 8220; Woh dhamaal riots bura hua. But after that, there has been peace and people are also getting to earn their livelihood,8221; he says.

Mehmoodbhai soon gets nostalgic. 8220;Neta to Indira Gandhi thi. She would come from the airport in an open jeep. None of these leaders can dare to do that. They only put people through a lot of inconvenience,8221; he says.

8220;Modi hi ayega,8221; says Abul Hasan Ansari, a Bihari auto driver from Satellite. 8220;He has all the industrialists by his side. Dekhiye bhaisaab, this government has done nothing for the middleclass; but then which one does? The Congress is too busy fixing its own house and Modi has broken the rest . Who can challenge him now,8221; he asks. Philosophy or psephology?

8220;Woh dhamaal nahin hona chaiye tha. Ek hi cheez usne bura kiya. The only thing Modi did wrong was the riots. He has done a lot for Ahmedabad . Look how it has changed,8221; says Lakshman, another auto driver from Satellite.