Sir — This refers to the report, “Demo, GST twin blow to economy” (November 8). Aware that a former Prime Minister cannot be seen as rabble-rousing, but speaking ‘with a sense of deep responsibility’, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, once nicknamed ‘Maunmohan’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has delivered the most comprehensive and stringent critique of the Union Government, declaring it a failure with ‘both the head and the heart’.
One thing that the Modi Government is well-known for is the art of obfuscation. From political messaging, managing headlines, juggling numbers, blurring facts and changing the narrative to stupefy people, the Government has often done its best to deflect attention by weaving its own story to score political points. The case with demonetisation is no different. Claiming that it has served all its goals, the Government is celebrating the first anniversary of demonetisation as anti-black money day. However, all available data proves that demonetisation was an epic failure.