Modi’s detractors may be mocking him for opting to stand from a second safe seat from Gujarat despite the so called Modi wave but his move has been hailed by the insurance industry as a prudent move to insure himself.
“In real life as in elections, calamity can strike and one must always take precautions. Just like Modiji decided to contest from Vadodara, I hope all salaried, middle class people also purchase life and accident insurance,” said an elated LIC chairman.
Many insurance companies are now on all set to cash in on the Modi wave and his indirect endorsement of buying insurance. ICICI Prudential has already approached Big B and Narendra Modi himself to star in a new ad with the following storyline: A chuffed up Modi will be gloating about Congress mukt Bharat and the Modi wave, to which Big B will say, “woh sab theek hai. Lekin aap Varanasi se chunav har gaye to?” [All that is fine, but what if you lose in Varanasi?] leaving Modi slack-jawed. Big B will then advise Modi to first insure himself, then make grand plans, and zip out the nomination form for Vadodara. And then the punchline: Modi will say, “I see” to which the Big B will say in his inimitable style, “I see nahin. ICICI” and they both will heartily embrace each other.
Arvind Kejriwal, meanwhile, wasted no time in calling Modi an insurance agent in addition to being Ambani’s agent.