The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 19th May 2024

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Hindu Editorial Vocab On India’s General Elections 2024

With polling over in 379 of the 543 constituencies after the fourth phase in the general election, the electoral campaigns of parties have reached closer to the end point. Deep into the campaign (a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim) calendar, though, the disconnect between the concerns of the electorate and campaign rhetoric (speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people) — especially that of BJP lynchpin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi — remains, unfortunately, intact. While job creation, inflation and development have been emphasised by voters as primary issues, Mr. Modi refuses to be driven by the idea of contesting mainly on his government’s record over 10 years of rule and focusing on measures to ameliorate the main concerns. Instead, he seeks to do what he has always revelled in — attacking the Opposition with truths, half-truths, and non sequiturs. Mr. Modi’s recourse to this is also helped by the shrill noise of television and social media being a useful tool to distract (to make someone stop giving their attention to something) from concerns with the rhetoric that he has used, be it hate speech against Muslims or dog whistles to rev up support from Hindutva adherents. Other parties, including the Congress and its public face, Rahul Gandhi, are also — even if not to the same extent — guilty of raking up identity issues such as those related to caste politics. But Mr. Modi and some of his colleagues have taken vituperation (language that is full of hate, or angry criticism as a campaigning device to new levels). In his rally in Jaunpur, he accused the Opposition in Uttar Pradesh, the SP and the Congress, of silence when their southern allies used “absurd and abusive (using rude and offensive words) language” for the people of U.P. and “sanatana dharma”.

Some of the northern parties in the INDIA bloc have publicly disagreed with DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s comments on “sanatana dharma” while emphasising their stances on social justice and taking on the issue of caste hierarchy (a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance). There is more that unites the politics of federalism and social justice espoused by these parties than what divides them — questions related to linguistic nationalism such as the need for English as a link language — but that is to be expected from coalitions (the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time, or a government that is formed in this way made up of different political parties.) Mr. Modi should focus on the differences in emphasis (the particular importance or attention that is given to something) on how to tackle socio-economic issues between the BJP and the INDIA bloc. But, instead, his use of half-truths as a weapon to rile the Hindi heartland against southern parties is problematic, at a time when there is greater north-south economic integration (to mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs), with working class citizens from the north migrating (If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily) to the south for employment. Recently, the BJP inducted Manish Kashyap, a YouTube content creator who had been jailed in Tamil Nadu for spreading false news about Bihari migrants being attacked in the State. Such actions could foment divisive politics that does not help the Indian nation as a whole.

Hindu Editorial Vocab Wordlist 19th May 2024

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• Campaign: A planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim.
• Rhetoric: Speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people.
• Distract: To make someone stop giving their attention to something.
• Vituperation: Language that is full of hate, or angry criticism.
• Abusive: Using rude and offensive words.
• Hierarchy: A system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance.
• Coalition: The joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time, or a government that is formed in this way.
• Emphasis: The particular importance or attention that is given to something.
• Integration: To mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs.
• Migrating: If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily.

The Hindu Vocab Master 19th May with Synonyms & Antonyms

Know synonyms and antonyms of difficult words in Hindu Vocab Master on 19th May 2024.

Difficult Words	Synonyms & Antonyms
Campaign	Synonym: Movement, Fight Antonym: Withdrawl, Inaction
Rhetoric	Synonym: Hyberbole, Oratory Antonym: Quiet, Conciseness
Distract	Synonym: Amuse, Detract Antonym: Bore, Anger
Vituperation	Synonym: Berating, Blame Antonym: Approval, Commendation
Abusive	Synonym: Offensive, Insulting Antonym: Kind, Respectful
Hierarchy	Synonym: Ranking, Grouping Antonym: Inferior, Worst
Coalition	Synonym: Affiliation, Alliance Antonym: Detachment, Disconnection
Emphasis	Synonym: Attention, Insistence Antonym: Ignorance, Lethargy
Integration	Synonym: Assimilation, Alliance Antonym: Disunion, Division
Migrating	Synonym: Fleeting, Short-Term Antonym: Lasting, Enduring