I want to believe you, Mr Modi

Narendra Modi joins the swelling bandwagon of satyagrahis.
The man who has nothing but the state (and language) in common with the original script-writer of satyagraha, M.K. Gandhi, has decided to sprinkle some saffron strands to this cauldron that has stirred the imagination of the burgeoning middle class urban India, courtesy Anna Hazare.
He plans to go on a three-day fast to give peace a chance in Gujarat.
A very novel gesture, Mr Modi.
There is a saying in Tamil which roughly translated means “rocking the cradle after pinching the baby”.
Sorry, Mr Modi. Am I alluding to a sticky past?
The Gujarat Chief Minister today finally broke his “silence”, apparently buoyed by the Supreme Court directing a trial court in the State to take a final decision on the complaint filed against Mr Modi by Zakia Jafri, wife of former MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the Gulberga Society carnage.
Mr Modi said he believed that the Supreme Court's Monday order had ended an “unhealthy environment” created by the “unfounded and false allegations” against him and his government.
Have you and your government been given a clean chit, Mr Modi? The highest court has only shifted the case.
He then came up with this emotional masterstroke: “For the past 10 years, it has become fashionable to defame me and the State of Gujarat.”
We are in tears, Mr Modi.
He plans to go on a three-day fast to “further strengthen the State's environment of peace, unity and harmony”.
I am overwhelmed, Mr Modi.
“These elements who could not tolerate the positive developments in Gujarat have left no stone unturned to defame Gujarat.”
I have read reports, Mr Modi, about the modus operandi your government has been adopting to usurp farmland in exchange for the attractive industrial climate you are offering.
Are they also false campaign, Mr Chief Minister?
“But even amid these lies, false propaganda, conspiracies and allegations, the State has always marched towards peace, harmony and progress, and it will not waver from this path.”
"It is the responsibility of the people of the State to strengthen unity in social life. We have got an excellent opportunity to proceed with a positive attitude. Let us come together and contribute to enhancing the dignity of Gujarat.”
Wow! The state’s environment of peace, unity and harmony! Please, Mr Modi, I honestly want to believe this.
But just one question: Fear can also spur peace, unity and harmony. Right, Mr Modi?