Lotus position: The Modi selfie episode should prompt a rethink by EC

Narendra Modi’s adept self-promotion has backfired this time, after voting day in Vadodara. Modi took a selfie, holding out a tiny metal lotus, and spoke to the journalists gathered outside — which promptly put him in violation of Sections 126 (1)(a) and 126(1)(b) of the Representation of People Act, and in the Election Commission’s crosshairs.

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