India, July 15 -- It is no secret that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the darling of many media and news organisations, who treat every step and sneeze of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an occasion for a prime-time special. Even cricket, India's beloved sport, was a victim of this worrying obsession. Prior to India's hard-fought loss to New Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals, a popular Hindi news channel hosted a show which asked: "Can Prime Minister Modi win us the World Cup?" Like many of us, I worry about such obsession (coupled with an unhealthy dose of compliance) manifesting itself as mainstream acceptability, certainly not good for the country. But this is a conversation (an article) for another day.

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