From Times Of India
Adolf Hitler was a brilliant propagandist. Narendra Modi too believes in the power
Which is probably why the chief minister hired a US lobbying firm which has serviced clients like former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and President-for-life of Kazakhstan Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev.
This Washington-based firm, Apco Worldwide, was hired by Modi sometime in August this year, in the run-up to an important Assembly election, to improve his image before the world community. Among its recent clients are Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former Communist youth leader-turned-Russian billionaire with mafia links.
The firm has a distinction of taking contracts of boosting images of leaders who fell out of favour of their followers.
On the face of it Apco Worldwide’s brief is to build and sell Brand Gujarat to the international community. But according to sources Modi, who was denied visa by the US earlier because of the taint he earned in the 2002 riots, wants his image to be improved so that he gets to visit the US in future.
The Modi regime feels lobbying is required to attract much-sought after foreign direct investment (FDI) which has been a cause for concern even though Gujarat is topping the charts among Indian states in terms of overall investments, according to latest statistics brought out by the Reserve Bank of India.
Modi, of course, still nurtures the wish to get an US visa and some of his NRI friends have advised him to use the services of lobbyists for the same. Sources in the government told TOI that if it works and Modi comes back to power, Apco’s contract will be renewed in January for Vibrant Gujarat 2009, the event that Modi prides himself in, for bringing investments to the state.
The Gujarat government will pay Apco 25,000 USD per month for the Modi image building exercise.
Sources in the government said Modi thought of this image-building exercise during his visit to Switzerland earlier this year. His government shortlisted some seven national and international firms, without floating tenders of which two were shortlisted. Even though it quoted a sum that was three times more than others, Apco was picked for the job.
The reason given was that Apco has a better team. Apco has former senators from Republican and Democratic parties working with it.
Manusia sentiasa mahu mencipta kejayaan. Yang utama, apakah kejayaan itu selari dengan ‘sistem’ yang dicipta oleh Tuhan. Jika, setiap usaha dan perancangan ‘secucuk’ dengan sistem yang telah disusun Tuhan amat menguntungkan sesuatu itu. Sebaliknya, jika ia berlawanan maka…’ornagisasi’ yang terbina dalam sistem kukuh itu kembali menjadi seteru kepada ‘petualang’.
Sistem Ilahi sangat mudah. Sesuai dengan keredhaan, rahmat. Sebaliknya, jika engkar; hancur. Kenyataan ini dapat kita singkap dari pelbagai sejarah. Malah, sering berlaku di hadapan mata. Yang setia, berkasih-sayang. Manakala yang curang, bercerai-berai kesudahannya ! Inilah yang disebut sebagai : “Sunnatullah” !
Siapa mampu menyanggah Tuhan. Sedangkan telah bersumpah Tuhan :”Tunduk setiap sesuatu secara rela mahupun terpaksa” ! Beza antara keduanya : Yang satu bergerak dan diam dalam kasih-sayang Tuhan (KeredhaanNya). Di satu pihak yang lain, digerak dan didiamkan oleh Tuhan Yang Satu dalam keadaan dimurkai oleh TuhanNya.
Di sinilah persimpangan di antara Iman & Kufur. Maka, bersabda Bagida Rosulullah saw. :”Jika kamu cinta Allah, ikutlah aku !” Jika tetap mahu terus engkar, ingatlah ancaman Allah :”Demi sesungguhnya, azabku amat pedih”!
Maka, demikian disoal kepada setiap ‘Bani Adam’ : “Marobbuka. Wa Imammuka?”. Ertinya : “Siapa Tuhanmu dan Siapakah Rosulmu ?” Inilah rahsia-rahsia di sebalik Ilmu yang tersembunyi dalam kata-kata kesufian yang tinggi, “Rahsia di sebalik rahsia” ! Hendaklah saudaraku berbaik sangka kepadaku !
Nabi Muhammad saw. sudah wafat. Selepasnya, dilantik oleh Tuhan Ulama’ Pewaris Para Nabi dan Rosul. Siapakah mereka ? Jawapannya : Carilah Guru yang mempunyai 4 sifat Pemimpin Bertaqwa – Amanah, Benar, Bijaksana & Dakwah (Menyampaikan Ilmu Yang benar). Melalui mereka sahaja anda akan menemui Jalan Kejayaan Yang Sebenar !
Wallahu’alam. Selamat Bersidang, Datuk Seri !
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najib has pea brain that is why he needed apco to hands on running the nation.apco is the prime minister of malaysia.so dimana ketuanan melayu that bn/umno is so ferociously fighting for?najib and bn/umno have been lying to the rakyat with 1malaysia slogan.apco didahulukan rakyat di-apathetic-kan.
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i think the govt had been studying mein kamf all these while ..hehehe..
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