The latest incident in Dantewada have left me shell-shocked & numb......horrific is the sight of those grieving family members whose boys/husbands/brothers have lost their young lives to fight an enemy who people like Arundhati Roy calls "beautiful young boys and girl"....In her latest essay in the Outlook magazine, I don't know how many times she have used the word "beautiful" in the context of naxalites while justifying their acts/struggle in the name of rape/murder and attrocities....(used in general sense as she has not mentioned a single incident and have only quoted it to buttress her arguments).....Either her sense of meaning of the word "beautiful" is flawed or she writes only to further her commercial interests by playing to the galleries......In my opinion, it is both.
Writers, just because they have a fan following and a skill need to be objective in their writing.....I know she will not speak a word now when 76 men were butchered and murdered in broad day light, were kicked and beaten when they were already dead......(even enemy forces give respect to the fellow comrades, albeit from the other side as per Geneva convention) .....Everyone says naxals are misguided youth and our own boys and girls; but given what they have just done in Dantewada and the manner in which they did it; I have no doubt about naxals being worse than our so called enemy across the border........I still remember the hue & cry we have made, and genuinely so, when Captain Saurabh Kalia and his patrol party of 5 was butchered by Pakistani men at the start of Kargil war...........That one incident led to a full blown localised war....Here they have butchered 76 and ones who did it are our so called own men as per Arundhati Roys and Binayak Sens of the world....... Shouldn't this call for a war as well.....
If our forces are at disadvantageous position and the enemy is shooting to kill, shouldn't we use full might of the forces we have at our disposal....why should we hestitate in involving air power support to neautralise the enemy to help our ground forces fight an equal battle......If unarmed supporters of naxalites get killed in the process, so be it as an enemy supporter is nothing but an enemy.....This is war that has been thrust upon state/commoners by so called beautiful boys and girls of Arundhati and everything is justifiled in war.....I am sure everyone would agree that people who have been left grieving for 76 men were nothing but the supporters in one way or the other- some were partners for life, some were hope while some were future of/for slain men.....and now they will die every moment/day till rest of their life.....If naxalites didnt think of these grieving men/women and children, then why should state think of enemy supporters........"Four and not two eyes for an eye should be the resolve"
I am wondering where is Arundhati now, why cant she speak for the rights of the next of kith & kin of those 76 men.....why cant she write essays for her contacts in naxalite movement telling/explaining to them what have they done.......If she has a freedom of speech, it doesn't mean that she will use it selectively so.....either she should use it objectively or do a favor on majority who doesnt agree with what she says biasedly.
Last but not the least, how about Arundhati Roy visualising herself in place of Meena's wife or many other young wives who were left grieving by her so called "beautiful boys and girls".......she cannot feel their pain as she has lost her mental balance which is required for any objective assessment.....please stop writing and do us a favour.
I have to literally stop myself from using choicest of words for her as I can't fathom this dichotomy in one's behaviour- writing long essays about beautiful naxalites, speaking for their rights but then at the same time keeping mum about the action of her so called "beautiful girls and boys" who have mercilessly butchered 76 men ......As mentioned above, she needs to answer the grief of Meena's (and many other wive's, brother's,sister's, son's, daughter's); who are left to mourn for their boys/fathers/brother/husbands........and will have to do it for the rest of their lives.......what has she got to say about the tears that are rolling down the cheeks of many family members of slain men......aren't those greiving men/women beautiful by her standards.
Arundhati- your ability to use words in an eloquent manner doesn't give you an authority to say anything and get away with it.....
Mr Home minister- there are enough laws of this land under which she can be prosecuted and should be, rightfully so. Make no mistake, her article glorifying and justifying naxalites appeared in the media few weeks back only and can be used to justify her arrest on the same lines as same establishment arrested Simranjeet Singh Manns, Yaseen Maliks or Shabhir Shahs from the extremist fraternity......Arundhati is sailing in the same boat as the mentioned names and many more alike.
In the end, I have no words left to describe my pain/sympathy for those 76 men and their grieving family members.....I can only lay down my head in shame as it was no one but the state that they were defending who failed them....for doing nothing when those beautiful boys and girls were taking their beauty lessons in the jungles.......state kept mum for political compulsions and they had to pay the price with their lives.....I salute those 76 men and many others who have lost, are losing and will lose their lives in the war against naxalites-a war, that has been thrust upon the state against its wishes......they have started it at the time of their liking, result thereof will that be of our liking.....This war needs to be won for India at all costs and it has been started to rip apart the very fabric of India.....
Mr Home Minister and our forces will have to do Lord Krishna as Draupadi (The State) is calling for help from the modern day Dushasans (Arundhati and her beautiful boys and girls-naxals).
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
When India & Bharat Won!
.......I felt motivated to write on this space again. Not that I had stopped writing; rather all this while I posted daily on my daughter's blog ........So what prompted me to write here again today?
It was nothing but the results of badly fought elections. I call it badly fought elections as bitter personal rivalry between politicians was at full display, non issues took centre stage while core issues were relegated to the background, money/caste/ religion/regional cards were shamelessly used.
But then like they say all that ends well is well; as in the end it was the Indian voter who had the last laugh. It showed its might and threw out all the opportunists and handed over a decisive mandate for stability.
Congress has all the reasons to feel good about the final result but Congressmen will do well for themselves by seeing this more as an opportunity rather than an outright win. This is a vote against the opportunistic politics of Left and other regional and marginal parties rather than for Congress or their policies. Having said that, credit must be given to the Congress for projecting a viable option to the voter who was feeling cheated by the Left and opportunistic parties.
Congress will now be confronted with a terrible mad-rush of sycophancy to project Rahul as the final saviour of India- an interpretation of the verdict meant to defeat the ultimate saviour-“Indian voter itself; who remains the undisputed king maker”. What Indian Voter doesn’t want to see is the repeat of what it saw during last 5 years of UPA rule. It needs no rocket science to understand his/her needs- access to uninterrupted power, good roads, water, education and dependable healthcare; basic requirements of human life. It is unfortunate that even after 62 years of Independence his demands remain same. Congress, basking in its present glory cannot shirk away from its failures of yesteryears after ruling India for 47 of those 62 years; make no mistake about it! It has to seize the opporunity and begin rebuilding India in the right earnest; in the way it requires to be done.
BJP, the principal opposition party will have to do a serious introspection on many counts. It needs to re-align its thinking to suit the mood of the voter and can no longer afford to do that. Politics of hate will not bring them votes and sooner they realise it, better would it be for them. They need to reign in those elements in the Sangh Parivaar who can easily be labelled as a Hindu version of the Islamist Taliban. Discipline, their biggest differentiator over Congress has already left them many years back. And, now they have a serious issue about leaders who can appeal an average Indian voter. In my various political conversations with colleagues and elsewhere, I came across a perception that BJP lack leaders who can govern this country. I am still clueless as to how a party that was the cynosure of all eyes over the quality of its second rung leadership few years back has this question staring directly in its face. A clear soul-searching will give them the right answer and it need not look anywhere else for that. Also, it needs to focus on expanding beyond its core vote base and for that they can take a leaf out of Mayawati’s strategy in last UP assembly elections. BJP will do a world of good for themselves by shedding the tag of “communal”.
It is high time that we debate on the issue of communalism and secularism. Raising issues of national importance must not be labelled as communalism citing religious sentiments. Till date, I have failed to understand as to how can Congress which massacred 3000 Sikhs in Delhi call itself more secular than BJP who did the same to Muslims in Gujarat or how does it make Left more secular after sharing dais with Madhani, a known Islamic fundamentalist and a blast accused; or for that matter, politicians like Mayawatis, Mulayams, Lalus or Paswans who talk about Muslims not out of their genuine concern for their betterment but for their votes. When would we learn to call a spade a spade? Why talking of majority is communalism and talking about minority secularism? How does Manmohan Singh’s call to forget Delhi anti Sikh riots acquires more legitimacy than Modi’s same call in the context of anti Muslim Gujarat riots? There are many questions that are left unanswered.
This is no time to look for answers to all those questions but to celebrate the victory of Indian voter; and this time both India and Bharat have won, a double victory!
It was nothing but the results of badly fought elections. I call it badly fought elections as bitter personal rivalry between politicians was at full display, non issues took centre stage while core issues were relegated to the background, money/caste/ religion/regional cards were shamelessly used.
But then like they say all that ends well is well; as in the end it was the Indian voter who had the last laugh. It showed its might and threw out all the opportunists and handed over a decisive mandate for stability.
Congress has all the reasons to feel good about the final result but Congressmen will do well for themselves by seeing this more as an opportunity rather than an outright win. This is a vote against the opportunistic politics of Left and other regional and marginal parties rather than for Congress or their policies. Having said that, credit must be given to the Congress for projecting a viable option to the voter who was feeling cheated by the Left and opportunistic parties.
Congress will now be confronted with a terrible mad-rush of sycophancy to project Rahul as the final saviour of India- an interpretation of the verdict meant to defeat the ultimate saviour-“Indian voter itself; who remains the undisputed king maker”. What Indian Voter doesn’t want to see is the repeat of what it saw during last 5 years of UPA rule. It needs no rocket science to understand his/her needs- access to uninterrupted power, good roads, water, education and dependable healthcare; basic requirements of human life. It is unfortunate that even after 62 years of Independence his demands remain same. Congress, basking in its present glory cannot shirk away from its failures of yesteryears after ruling India for 47 of those 62 years; make no mistake about it! It has to seize the opporunity and begin rebuilding India in the right earnest; in the way it requires to be done.
BJP, the principal opposition party will have to do a serious introspection on many counts. It needs to re-align its thinking to suit the mood of the voter and can no longer afford to do that. Politics of hate will not bring them votes and sooner they realise it, better would it be for them. They need to reign in those elements in the Sangh Parivaar who can easily be labelled as a Hindu version of the Islamist Taliban. Discipline, their biggest differentiator over Congress has already left them many years back. And, now they have a serious issue about leaders who can appeal an average Indian voter. In my various political conversations with colleagues and elsewhere, I came across a perception that BJP lack leaders who can govern this country. I am still clueless as to how a party that was the cynosure of all eyes over the quality of its second rung leadership few years back has this question staring directly in its face. A clear soul-searching will give them the right answer and it need not look anywhere else for that. Also, it needs to focus on expanding beyond its core vote base and for that they can take a leaf out of Mayawati’s strategy in last UP assembly elections. BJP will do a world of good for themselves by shedding the tag of “communal”.
It is high time that we debate on the issue of communalism and secularism. Raising issues of national importance must not be labelled as communalism citing religious sentiments. Till date, I have failed to understand as to how can Congress which massacred 3000 Sikhs in Delhi call itself more secular than BJP who did the same to Muslims in Gujarat or how does it make Left more secular after sharing dais with Madhani, a known Islamic fundamentalist and a blast accused; or for that matter, politicians like Mayawatis, Mulayams, Lalus or Paswans who talk about Muslims not out of their genuine concern for their betterment but for their votes. When would we learn to call a spade a spade? Why talking of majority is communalism and talking about minority secularism? How does Manmohan Singh’s call to forget Delhi anti Sikh riots acquires more legitimacy than Modi’s same call in the context of anti Muslim Gujarat riots? There are many questions that are left unanswered.
This is no time to look for answers to all those questions but to celebrate the victory of Indian voter; and this time both India and Bharat have won, a double victory!
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