When majority of people
have quite low standards and little expectations on things, though they have
all the opportunity to strive and ask for better, then to reach the common collective
consensus the candidates will have to touch the lowest denominator with much alacrity.
This is true in politics as also in entertainment. In India visceral need for social
contact, and contract, has to go through the traditional temple squatter’s
framework, this therefore plays a significant role in political representation
too. The mediocre society is so twisted in itself that it doesn’t even know
that it is being cannibalised. This is then left for the elite to manipulate
and control, operate their nefarious greed. Thus the ruses of liberal, secular,
development …so on. In Indian context all these will have to be closely
scrutinised.
The Congress leader, read
Sonia Gandhi, is hobnobbing with mullahs, a breed that has the narrowest
worldview. They are being given the position of community leaders, therefore secular
symbols. On the same day she is seen doing havan,
thus giving credibility to temple squatters, deviance as culture. This is symbolism
of Congress party that is perfected over decades and in it you will see most problems
of India. This is a party that has ruled India for most of the time since independence
–having had refreshing view on independence struggle, I prefer to call it transfer
of power struggle, unfortunately poor Bhagat Singh and his idealist colleagues took
it too seriously!! They just transferred the power, the law and the legal framework
remains oppressive, it is after years of struggle of some committed people and
immense misery to common people that these are changed. The ruling elite in the
meantime were working on new masks to keep the attention of people.
Keeping caste alive,
and condoning regressive rituals also keeps Hindus divided, this therefore is considered
secular. It is a different matter this regressive system has caused immense miseries
to common people and has kept Indian society bounded and mediocre. Assuaging the
possible hurt (of egos, mostly) of elite Muslims is what secularism is reduced
to, it has taken an immense toll on the society. This artificial concern has
also to be put in the context that common people, who whether Hindus or Muslims
don’t have much problems with each other, secularism as understood by Indians
is something ingrained, they don’t need lessons on tolerance. These artificial conceptions
are desperation of elite to accrue power and fill the void left by electoral demands. Another game in
holier than thou framework is that in the struggle of one upmanship they try to
corner each other. This pushes other side to extreme as a reaction, so mild
mannered liberal Jinnah was pushed into mullahs camp. And so in the finality, temple
squatters came out spiritually pure while mullahs scampered for pure land. People
suffered. Land reforms should have been first thing on the list...
The liberal elite based
in cities, at running distance from TV studios, play these fractures all the
time for gains. Feeding mullahs therefore is secularism and feeding liberals is
a step towards liberty, all at the expense of common people. Since these
overlaps with feudalist nature of society have seen to it that no effective
reforms to empower people were carried out (it is only recently that some
movements is happening due to pressure from bottom, as things have started to
spill over). The reason, that despite all grand claims, majority of Indians
suffers at the bottom of table on most international statistics.
There is a ‘Save India from
Modi’ campaign going on, to much amusement of common people. What these
degraded people don’t realise is that Modi’s significance is because of
Manmohan’s insignificance. It was a clever counter point that people lapped,
tired of irresponsible leaders. This blogger though holds the view that BJP shouldn’t
have declared Modi as PM candidate, it was not necessary and has opened up unnecessary
interest. Wherein the discussion should have been focused on matters affecting
common people and how UPA has failed miserably, indeed it is thier arrogance that prevented them from communicating even the achievement, they took people for granted. Insecurities of mullahs and
liberal elite is not an issue, they feed on each other…it is quite likely that mullahs blackmail
is what is seen as threat to liberals secularism. Their concerns can so easily
bypass problems of common people, incidentally this also is a quaint tradition of liberals.
I am also quite shocked
at the tenor of Modi’s speech on issues indicating ‘meat eating’ therefore, by a
careful default, Muslims!! What a stupid thing to bring out, it only goes
against common people. I am wondering at the competence of the brand builders…et
al coca cola boys, if they can package an above average sportsperson
from a stupid game to Bharat Ratna why cannot they package this politician to
PM? Mr.Modi should focus on issues related to common people and hypocrisy of UPA.
I thought he was brilliant in bringing the matter of criminal rotting food grains
and how foolishly arrogant insular PM intervened with his insight, indeed he
could repeat this. He has so many things to bring out. If ever, he can focus on
elite Muslims and their debauchery, they are having quite a cosy ride. There is
huge gap between common people and elites, no matter what religion. Polygamy is
critical issue; this regressive patriarchal conception cannot be tolerated in
any civilised society. Clearly it is meant to keep the elite Muslims in good
humour and is an intensely divisive issue in patriarchy driven society. He should
bring this up, it will put a hole in morality of secularism as is practised!! Indeed
he should go ballistic on these primitive conceptions that are tolerated in the
name of secularism.
Postscript:
MJ Akbar joins BJP!! Kya sirji dariya ka
rukh badalthe he tairakh ho gaye!! Well he should learn from ZK &Co, they
never join any political party but with wonderful muslim brand barge into any
gravy train, licking all the way to top. Mewaaz
khaoz maze udaozz. You will see how without joining BJP they will work out their
mewaa…
Now that it is clear
that the ‘young woman journalist’ was cooking up stories against Tarun Tejpal shouldn’t
she be arrested? It surely was consensual and most likely for gains, and as it didn’t
work it turned sore and so the concoctions and allegations. I knew from the beginning
that there is something very fishy here. These laws are meant for suffering vulnerable
woman, the city based slick movers know how to misuse these, and therefore
should be dealt severely. If senior woman lawyer can release the details of
allegations and tarnish reputation before the convictions then it is quite fair
that counter views are also made public, and
in detail. Great work Outlook
magazine. Tarun Tejpal should be released at the earliest.
