The Indian is attracted to charisma whether it is acetic (Gandhi), comic (Laloo) or heroic (Modi).
The intellectual (Ambedkar, Manmohan) is not appealing for this reason. It is a shallow nation.
Our god men know this and that is why they appear in costume.

Gandhi’s asceticism was meaningless without its display. He knew it and therefore made much of it. Was bright man.

Gandhi may have been simple but he had to put it on display. Travel third class, go shirtless, spin his yarn.
Modi may well be the most courageous man on the planet but he feels compelled to claim it. Obama will not say he has a chest 56 inches around.

Does any Indian god man not have a fancy name (Sri Sri, Baba, Sadhguru) or not appear in costume?
If they were called Mr Srivastava and wore trousers would you take them seriously?

It’s a nation of morons. Pappu tum ho.