Those who play political games in these times will find it hard at some point down the road to be seen as patriots and nationalists. They could even be called anti-India. 6 min read May 10, 2026 06:26 AM IST First published on: May 10, 2026 at 06:26 AM IST At the outset let me make clear that I have long believed that the post of Governor should be abolished. It is a colonial leftover from that time when our British rulers felt handing full democracy to us natives was dangerous and unwise. And so was created a spying post to serve the interests of the Raj. It is hard to understand why Narendra Modi has not noticed that the ugliest legacy of colonial times is colonial governance. There is no point in tearing down British monuments and replacing them with Indian ones if inside these edifices people continue to rule like our colonial masters. Why has Modi whose stated mission is to remove ‘all signs of India’s servitude’ not made governance less colonial?…