Storm warning?

Struggling to counter the so-called media bombardment by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the ruling Congress party is trying every which way to discredit the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, never mind the occasion. At a recent press meeting, for instance, a senior Congress leader made disparaging references to the description of Modi's apparent popularity as a "Modi wave" or "Modi toofan" (storm). A storm always leaves destruction in its path, the leader sagely pointed out, and Modi is no different. To underline the message, he even pointed to the recent cyclone in Philippines, which killed 10,000 people.