Published on, Sept. 23 -- September 23, 2025 2:48 AM

As the fanfare around Narendra Modi's 75th birthday celebrations begins to fade, the growing whispers across India are hard to ignore. The sentiment that perhaps Mr. Modi should stop is not just a casual remark but a reflection of deep national fatigue. This is not merely about a retirement party, it is about the hope for retirement from a brand of politics that has fundamentally altered the fabric of the nation.

The idea of a secular India, once the proud cornerstone of its democracy, now feels like a distant dream buried under the weight of Modi's majoritarian policies. What we are witnessing is not governance but a continuous play on religious division, a game that began with the h...