Future Of India Lies In Hindu Unity

Dr. Koenraad Elst who is no stranger to any of us said the following in a blog. He has written a lot on the topic and sees our religion for what it is (quite unlike the extreme right wing Hindus who are willing to kill for it and the leftists / liberals / pseudo secularists who hate it and blame it for all our problems).

Indeed, whereas the Christian Middle Ages were bedevilled by fear of the irrational, Hindu civilization learned to cope with it. It had a fundamental sanity where Christian and Islamic civilization were based on a belief in the divine intrusion into history. But Romila Thapar cannot bring herself to seeing this fact and naming it by its proper name: Hindu civilization had a fundamental sanity. It reminds me of Mani Shankar Aiyar, a Minister in the last Congress government, who wrote in his Sunday column some twenty years back to this effect: "There is something in the air here that makes us tolerant"-- but he didn't dare to name that something because it was called Hinduism.

We also have written a lot on the subject and fervently believe that Hinduism is the glue, which unites this disparate country of ours. We know that regionalism and casteism have created a very nasty atmosphere in the country where we face xenophobia even without leaving the country. But as much as we may hate each other, we stay united not because of any reason but Hinduism. If you believe that (unless you are a leftist liberal) then you realize that the future of our country as it is now, depends solely on the Hindus staying united in face of pseudo-secularism and militant minorityism.

Why do I bring this up? It is because of a statement made in the wake of the so-called “Beef Festival” by a Muslim leader from Andhra. This man claims that

"We do not want the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideology to rule the new state. The Congress had played its cards right when it put down the Leftist movement. Under that movement there was only the talk of a cause and no religious feelings. Telangana was the religion, but today, that is not the case. All of us, Christians, Muslims and the Dalits have decided to stay mum and not take part in the movement because in today's situation if the state is created then it will be hell for us," Khan adds.

The Muslims are welcome to have their own agenda. But what is insidious about this statement is that very cleverly, the Muslims have grouped themselves with Christians and (what is really alarming) dalits. We all know that Muslims have no sympathy with anyone except their ummah. Inclusion of Christians is a convenient way of consolidating power as we have seen in Kerala. Of course after gaining the power, they have turned their back on Christians as we have seen in the case of chopping the hand of a Christian Professor. If they can do that to their Semitic beef-eating brethren, what do you think they are going to do with hapless Hindu dalits?

But the problem of Dalits breaking rank from the Hindus is not going to go away by pointing this out. Our dalit brothers and sisters hear stories of atrocities being committed on fellow dalits even in this day and age. Some dalit gets his hands chopped off because he drank from a well or some dalit gets shot dead because he sat in a chair at a wedding and these are examples that we have heard off. If these dalits decide to join hands with the Muslims or worse convert to Islam, whose fault is it? We have written on that topic many times and in one blogpost this is what we wrote.

We therefore have two very different kinds of Indian leaders (Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda) agreeing on the subject of conversion. To put in mildly, they were against it. My own feeling is that if the missionaries or the Islamic scholars present their case without threat, lies or enticements, then it is fine for them to try to convert Hindus. There are a lot of dalits in India who get brutally discriminated against. Their leaders badger them with quotes from Manu. Their detractors do nothing to keep them into the fold. The dalits should have the right to convert, if Hindus cannot help them. It will be our loss. That is what is known as freedom of choice.

So, for the sake of India’s future, we all have certain responsibilities. The so-called upper caste people have to acknowledge the past and present (though a lot less now) oppression and brutalization of Dalits and OBC’s. Unless we do that, doubt and suspicion will remain. To move forward the slate has to be clean. We have to make a solemn vow to eradicate the evil of casteism and work towards enforceable laws, which make the practice a felony crime. We also need to acknowledge the growing numbers of dalits and OBCs and if necessary, concede political leadership to them. Remember, some of our tallest leaders are OBCs (Bhai Narendra Modi and Uma Bharati). Of course for every Modi we have an OBCs like Karunanidhi and Mulayam Yadav who are directly or indirectly victimizing the so-called upper caste and dalit Hindus. We have to watch out for such bad seeds.

For our Dalit and OBC brothers and sisters, the task is a lot harder. They need to forgive and forget in the interest of the nation and their kids. They also need to realize that aligning with Muslims is not the solution. Either they should convert or align with Hindus because eventually, after their interests are fulfilled, the Muslims will betray them. That is “Al Taqqiyya” for you. That would my warning to the Indian Christians too. They just need to see the fate of their brethren in Kerala. 

The Choice could not be starker for modern day Hindus. We are facing a very cunning enemy. The only way for us is to bury the hatchet, forget the past, forgive (if need be) and unite. If we stay divided, then we are going to fulfill the dreams of Osama Bin Laden and his friends in Pakistan, which is converting India into Dar-Ul-Islam. Its either Har Har Mahadev or Allah ho Akbar.

The blog by Dr. Elst can be read at: http://koenraadelst.blogspot.com/2012/04/romila-thapar-on-hinduism.html
Our blog on religious conversion can be read at: http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2011/01/religious-coversion-and-our.html
The rediff article can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/report/why-telanganas-muslims-dalits-prefer-a-united-ap/20120419.htm

Rahul’s Alternatives To Narendra Modi

We had written a blog in response to a blog by MJ Akbar. Both the articles were written before Rahul’s flameout in UP. The Akbar article was spurred by a choreographed meeting of Rahul Gandhi with young students in Gujarat. It was a meeting that the Rajkumar would like to forget. He thought that he would be able to help his party win one of the by-elections. He first lost face and then the election. In this particular meeting a young girl (God bless her) asked the Rajkumar if there were any leaders in Congress who could measure up to Modi. This what MJ Akbar wrote about that exchange:

Rahul Gandhi had four names on the tip of his tongue: Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and A K Antony. It is interesting that three of the four did not contest the Lok Sabha elections, and the voters in Chidambaram’s own constituency had such a poor view of his development capabilities that he was declared defeated before he was declared elected in the 2009 general elections. It would be interesting if Jairam Ramesh could find a constituency from where he could get elected on a development platform, but his ministry does take its priority cues from Rahul Gandhi’s travel plans.

What was interesting is that Rahul did not contest the statement about Modi being good and that he himself compared Bhai Narendra with his best Ministers. That these four pillars of Congress cannot hold a candle to Bhai Narendra is a different discussion. The point of this current post is to examine what became of these four ministers who Rahul claims to be as good as Bhai Narendra.

The PM’s inability to lead the nation and his party are there for all to see. Since Rahul’s statement (which was over a year ago) his party has lost every state election. Barring minuscule successes, his second tenure has been worse that his first and that is saying something. He does not take any responsibility for his administrations mistakes and has shown that his love for his PMship has taken the sheen of the oft-repeated excuse in his favor – “He is an honest man”.

There has not been a major attack on us during Chidambaran’s tenure as Home Minister. That could be because the Pakistanis are caught up in their own lies (Osama in their backyard) and are too busy to dig out of the hole. Chidambaran is well known for coining the term “Saffron Terror”. His tenure as a Finance Minister (which is his real area of expertise) was extremely unremarkable and he has been indirectly implicated in the 2G mega-scam.

I like Jairam Ramesh only because he showed a missionary zeal for the Environment, a topic close to my heart. He repeatedly spoke up for cleaning up Gangaji and other rivers, which again is a topic close to my heart. However, he never could get anything done and was shunted out to a very unremarkable portfolio which is ironic considering he was one of the four pillars.

That left AK Antony. He was plodding along until the recent episode with Gen. Singh blew up in his face. Antony has a reputation similar to Manmohan Singh. He is an honest man. But is that enough of a qualification to be holding one of the most important portfolios? We are surrounded by wolves (read China and Pakistan) and it seems that we have a dilapidated and a moth eaten Army. The man in charge seems to think that doing nothing is good enough as long as it fulfils the criteria of honesty. NOT GOOD ENOUGH SIR! We need to keep moving with times. As it is our DRDO is not the most efficient organization. We need to be procuring the best possible equipment at the cheapest prices to help our country. During his rather long tenure, Antony has done nothing about weeding out the corrupt practices in arms and equipment procurement. Sitting there and twiddling thumbs (honestly of course) does not count. Every analyst out there worth his or her salt thinks that Antony has been a complete disaster. However, he seems to be in sync with the general UPA plan of action, which seems to be WISHFUL THINKING.

Rahul’s four “maharathis” cannot hold a candle to Narendra Modi who is not only honest but a man of action. If these are the best Congress has to offer then I hope that the voters are taking notice because the next general elections are around the corner and we all need to make an important and a long reaching decision.

Our blogpost mentioned in the article and link to MJ Akbar's article can be found at: http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2010/12/rahul-gandhi-exposed-yet-again.html

Beef Festival? But Pork Is Economical.

In a blog arguing against the idea of Telangana, I had written the following in July last year:

Proposed state of Telangana will have a very high percentage of Muslims. Looking at J&K and Kerala, that is a recipe for disaster.

I hate to say it but we are already seeing evidence of that even when Telangana is just an idea. It seems that several student groups at Osmania University have organized a beef festival.

The liberal rag TOI says the following:

The clashes broke out Sunday night after some Dalit and left-wing student groups organised a beef festival on the campus, to highlight their demand for including beef in the hostel menu. Over 200 students and some professors attended the festival and ate various dishes made of beef.

The beef festival was organised by Telangana Students Association, Progressive Democratic Student Union, Student Federation of India and student groups from English and Foreign Languages University.

Times of India would have you believe that it was Dalits and Leftists who organized this affair. That is pseudo-secularism for you. They are afraid to accuse the Muslims of even this. Shame on Times of India and whomever is perpetuating this crap. If they want us to believe that no Muslims were involved then they are insulting my intelligence. Even though I don’t know but I am sure that the Telangana supporters (read Muslims) are flexing their muscles. A strong supporter of the freedom of expression, I find this wrong at many levels.

1. Osmania University is not a private university. It is funded by the tax payer money and thus answerable to the Indian people. We Hindus do not approve of eating beef and definitely would not like our money to be spent on organizations approving of this practice. While everyone has the right to exercise their dietary practices, in a public place like the Osmania hostel, the other person’s sensibilities should be considered. If the supporters of this festival want to eat beef, may I suggest moving to a privately funded university?

2. The supporters of the festival say that “The organizers claimed that beef is the part of their cultural identity and an affordable source of nutrition. They said the festival was to oppose 'food fascism' in university hostels”. Well this is where the Muslim participation is exposed. Dalits and Hindu leftists cannot claim that beef is part of their cultural identity. That argument does not hold any water.

3. If the organizers claim that beef is an affordable source of nutrition then I would like to point out that beef is the most uneconomical meat. The amount of meat obtained per unit amount of food is very low for cows. However, that ratio is extremely high for pigs. They eat a lot less and produce the most meat. That is why, pork is the most popular meat in the world. May I suggest that this group, if they claim to be dalits and leftists, eat pork?

4. It is clear that this is a simple case of Muslim muscle flexing. They know that while they have a pliant pseudo-secular government at the center and at the state, they can get away with any anti Hindu activity. I am sure that if the meat eating Hindus wanted to have a Pork festival then the ensuing protests would have been a lot more violent.

My appeal to my brothers in the ABVP is that continue to protest. But refrain from violence. Do not cause injuries to anyone or destroy any property. Use whatever limited media support we have. Get the BJP and RSS involved. Take out processions but eschew violence in any or all forms. Peaceful protest is the only way. It is the Hindu way. After all, we are not leftists and we certainly are not Muslims.

Of course immediately after this, reports are coming up as this being part of a political plot to weaken the Telangana movement. But the fact still remains that over two hundred students and more importantly faculty members participated in this debauchery willingly and that speaks of their malicious intent. That is what bothers me.

The TOI report can be read at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Beef-festival-turns-Osmania-University-into-battlefield-student-stabbed/articleshow/12687608.cms

Our blogpost can be read at:http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2011/07/telangana-nation-needs-unity-not.html

The Problems and Inevitability of Narendra Modi

Bhai Narendra Modi has problems. He is an honest man and expects the same from everyone in his government. He does not suffer fools or incompetence. He also realizes that soft peddling does not work which gives him dictatorial look albeit incorrectly. He takes his position seriously and does not deflect responsibility, which gives the incorrect impression that he is managing some sort of a personality cult (a correct example of that would be Mamta Bannerjee or Jayalalitha or Mayawati). For these and other reasons he is hated by a lot of people.

That the leftists and the pseudo seculars hate him would be an understatement. We have written volumes about the relentless campaign against the man but would still like to quote the following statement by Mr. Jaithmalani on the matter.
No politician in independent India has been demonised in such a relentless, Goebbelsian manner as Narendra Modi, and no politician has withstood it with as much resilience and courage as him, notwithstanding the entire Central government, influential sections of the media machinery and civil society arraigned against him.
The extreme factions in the Hindu population also hate him. The VHP hates him because he has not come to the aid of Hindus guilty of revenge killings in the aftermath of Godhra station massacre. Bhai Narendra has done the right thing by letting the courts do their work.

The RSS dislikes him because they think that Modi is becoming bigger than them. They are wrong at many levels. Modi is an ex RSS worker and in that he embodies the best of the RSS. However, he also has a responsibility to all the people of Gujarat and thus cannot toe the RSS line all the time. Moreover, Modi is not trying to establish his name cult because that would only be useful if he were trying to establish a family dynasty. His own brother stands opposed to him indicating the kind of impartial man he is. It is entirely possible that the RSS hatred for Modi is because Modi has redefined Hindutva. RSS brand of Hindutva is rooted in extreme nationalism and protectionism. It often seems to be an inward looking philosophy, which is no longer in sync with the modern day India. On the other hand Bhai Narendra Modi’s brand of Hindutva is nationalistic and yet is forward looking and all encompassing which appeals to Hindus and others.

The top tier leaders of the BJP hate him because he threatens their power. Most of the post Atalji leaders in the BJP are bereft of any real achievement and thus probably do not command as much respect in the party and with the aam aadmi as Modi does. This is why we see them trying to scuttle Modi at every step.

Despite of it all, Modi is the tallest leader in India. His achievements have caught the eye of the world and examples of his achievements are sighted all over. In fact in moments of weakness, Congress leaders have suffered lapsus linguae and praised Modi. This lends credence to the theory that the idea of Modi as the next PM has an aura of inevitability. Shashi Shekhar has written an excellent article on the topic.
Two aspects of this collective wisdom of the voters are relevant to this current debate.
The first is that the voters almost always have made a choice in favour of the option that is perceived to be relatively more credible. This 'perceived credibility differential' and not some abstract 'acceptability' is what we need to pay close attention to.
The second aspect is that the voters have almost always given thumbs down to any kind of ganging up by political parties in Parliament to make someone an untouchable.
It is this propensity of parties to once again practice untouchability in Parliament that we need to pay close attention to rather than some mythical 'unacceptability.'
Ultimately it will be these two factors -- the 'perceived credibility differential' and the 'propensity to practice untouchability in Parliament' that will determine the contours of the next government in Parliament, its longevity and the candidate likely to emerge as prime minister after its premature death.
Either way, the idea of Narendra Modi is inevitable. It is about time New Delhi's punditry and the thinking classes got used to it.
As big a fan of Modi as I am, I do not subscribe to that theory. Maybe I am too cynical. Winston Churchill said the following about Americans:
"Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing...after they have exhausted all other possibilities."
That seems to go doubly for the Indian voters. Our ability to take punishment is extraordinary. Look at the voters of Poschim Bongo. You will not find a more informed set of voters in the country save the voters of Kerala. After suffering at the hands of Communists for almost 35 years, they have voted for a rabble-rouser whose latest decision to arrest a Jadavpur Univ. professor betrays her authoritarian streak and an abject disrespect for freedom of speech. Voters of Kerala seem to have decided that they can still take some more punishment and are continuing with the same old demagogues. People of UP have voted out Mayawati and brought into power a group of ministers, the majority of whom have grave criminal cases against them. Only the voters of Bihar have shown the requisite level of electoral maturity. Of course we all know how the people of Bihar are thought of in the other parts of the country.

Our voters have not yet suffered enough. They can suffer a lot more and will continue to make bad electoral decisions. In almost all other countries, the voters would have carried a capable leader like Modi on their shoulders to the Capital. However for the Indian voter who has been brainwashed by the liberal establishment (read Congress), who often masks his or her intellectual and physical laziness with fatalism, who votes always votes against his interests and for casteism and regionalism, making a decision like voting for Modi will mean going against the tide (a tsunami of falsehoods perpetuated by the media and other sources of information including education). That is too tall a task.

The Jaithmalani article can be read at: http://www.sunday-guardian.com/analysis/the-rise-and-rise-of-tomorrows-prime-minister-narendra-modi
The Shashi Shekhar article can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/column/prime-minister-modi-the-idea-is-inevitable/20120411.htm
A related article can be read at: http://newsinsight.net/archivedebates/nat2.asp?recno=2281

A Muslim prespective on the topic can be read at: http://www.anindianmuslim.com/2011/09/can-narendra-modi-become-prime-minister.html

Indian Army: Another Hero Under Attack

And I believe we need heroes, I believe we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by - Richard Attenborough


To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self - Charles Horton Cooley


In modern day India, there are very few heroes. I am talking about real heroes not the kind who scores runs. In a country where the politicians have the credibility lower than drug dealers and pedophiles, where our protectors in Police are often more corrupt that the ones they chase, where education has become a business and a lot of teachers are just traders selling their wares, where most walks of life reek of dishonesty and despair, we only had our army to look up to. I remember the bravery of our boys during the Kargil war. I have read stories and written on this blog about battles and wars won by these true sons of Mother India. Unfortunately for the Army and for us, they have to report to Netas and deal with babus. That happens in all democracies and there should be and are ways to maintain the balance where the army serves the nation and in turn, the nation takes care of them.

However, one look at the recent headlines tell a story which is depressing at many levels. One on hand one expects the pseudo secular establishment to continue the demonization of Hindu heroes. Bhai Narendra Modi is cannot catch a break despite of being given a clean chit for the umpteenth time. Netas and Babus connected with the establishment continue their tirade against the anti corruption campaigners in the Anna camp. It now seems that improper photo-shopped pictures of Baba Ramdev are doing rounds on the social media sites. All this is expected as they are deemed as threat to the politicians. However the reports where the entire establishment has declared an open season on the last of our heroes, our Army. We have seen that there are corrupt people in the army. It shouldn’t surprise anyone. However the rest of it seems to be a battle of turf between the Army, netas and babus.


Gen VK Singh got into a mess about his age and that spilled over into the other areas he was trying to fix. We all know how deeply rotten is our army procurement system. Gen. Singh’s suggestion of introducing active and retired military officers as part of the defence secretary’s team when decisions are made on arms purchases. If implemented, this would have seriously curtailed the power of the IAS officers. Needless to say the blow back from the babu lobby has be vicious. A report at rediff says the following:

Government sources claim a group consisting of retired diplomats and civil servants have opposed the inclusion of army officers in the MoD.
Rahul Bedi, the well-known defence expert and correspondent for Jane's Defence Weekly, says, "Since the last 20, 30 years experts have given advice to the government to induct uniformed men in the MoD. It's frightening to see delays in taking such decisions. The way this situation can escalate is very frightening. I am not saying that there is going to be a military takeover, but the morale of the soldiers is likely to be adversely affected."
"As it is," he added, "the Indian soldier looks upon the babus (civilian bureaucrats) and politicians as chors, and this is not going to change. This (the opposition to induct military officers at the MoD) is only going to reinforce his belief and his dislike of the MoD and the babus of the MoD and the political class."
When officers of India's armed forces sit along with the babus, Bedi says a certain responsibility and accountability will be imposed upon this newly formed establishment to make change come about.

Then there was the leaked report about how our military is extremely low on crucial supplies. Anyone could have leaked this report. Netas and babus would leak it to make the army look bad. The army would leak it to force the issue and hope that under the pressure of public opinion, the defence ministry would do the right thing. Meanwhile, our enemies are probably licking their chops. I hope that the right thing is being done right now without and heavy-handedness.
Of course the cherry on the parfait was the report in Indian Express, which implied that a coup by the army might have been in progress when two small army units were mobilized without informing the GoI. By use of simple logic, a coup has been ruled out. The GoI and the army chief have joined hands and declared the whole even as a routine mission. A report by Sudha Ramachandran says the following:

Many have responded angrily to the Indian Express report, describing it as an insult, even a slur that does a "great disservice" to the armed forces. Indeed, the Indian army has a fine reputation of being apolitical and professional. India, unlike most other post-colonial states has never had a military coup nor has a coup been attempted.
But did something less than a coup happen on the night of January 16? Were units moved just to spook the government, rather than overthrow it? Was Singh flexing his muscles to scare his political bosses?

It does not matter who did what and for what reasons. What is of paramount importance is that a much-admired nay revered institution stands slighted. The aam aadmi must feel like a boy who discovers that Superman is not real. Loss of heroes hurts badly. In their war for turfs netas, babus and the corrupt soldiers (a few that we have) they have ignored the safety of the nation and feelings of the entire population which already has very few things to look forward to and fewer people to look up to.

The rediff report can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/special/babus-now-oppose-general-singhs-vision-for-mod/20120405.htm

The Sudha Ramachandran report can be read at: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/ND11Df03.html

Our own post on the topic can be read at: http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-indian-army-being-deliberately.html

Militant Secularism and Activism

Congress practices a militant form of secularism. It is the kind, which gets shoved down the throat of the Indian populace by hook or crook. We all know the role of Indian education system, which has brainwashed generations of Indians into abandoning their faith and submit to a pseudo-British system practiced by Congress. Whenever the Congress comes to power they start positioning their pawns into places of decision making so that they always get decisions favorable to their evil interests. One such appointment was that of Justice Katju as the chief of Press Council of India. As per Wikipedia, this is what is said about the PCI:

The Press Council Of India is a statutory body in India that governs the conduct of the print media.

The press council of India is protected by the constitution and its actions may not be questioned unless it is proved to be in violation of the constitution, which makes it exceedingly powerful a body.

As we all know that other than a couple of newspapers and TV stations, most of them are shameless mouthpieces for the Congress and other pseudo-secular demagogues. Therefore the PCI has a responsibility for being neutral in their actions rather than taking decisions based on partisan lines. Recent statements by Katju remind us of the stranglehold that the Congress has on establishments. This is one of his statements:

In its present state, the Bill can create a parallel bureaucracy that could turn into a "Frankenstein monster" and double or triple corruption, he said in a statement.

Justice Katju said that implications of creating a Lokpal had not been rationally thought out and "some people thought that all problems of corruption will be solved by shouting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' or 'Inquilaab Zindadbad' from Jantar Mantar or Ramlila Ground.

Here is another one:

Press Council of India chairperson Markandey Katju on Sunday said the media should restrain itself in criticising the newly formed Akhilesh Yadav government for two years.

Talking to reporters here, Katju said even before Akhilesh had taken oath as chief minister, the media started terming the criminal incidents in the state as return of goondaraj, which is not appropriate. “Akhilesh is a young and foreign-educated chief minister. He himself is taking action. He is suspending (workers). Do not demoralise him now. Let him settle down,” he said, adding that the media should say something about him after one or two years.

First of all, Katju’s job is to see if the Indian media is staying within the boundaries drawn by the Constitution. But it is clear that he is using his bully pulpit to pass judgments and manipulate policies and HE HAS NO BUSINESS DOING THAT! His job is to protection of rules and laws. But it is clear that he is trying to do more than that. Who the hell is he to criticize Anna Hazare’s popular movement. By criticizing the ways of anti-corruption movement he is mocking the aam aadmi who is clearly helpless is the face of extreme corruption and compliant / supine bureaucracy, which he shamelessly represents.

Who the hell he is to tell the press to give a pass to Akhilesh Yadav who rule so far has represented the return to the goondaraj. Katju has never ever given anyone from the conservative side such a pass (in fact he has never left a chance to berate non Congress state governments). The reason is all too clear. Congress needs the SP. SP needs a clean image. Katju is helping the SP. Do you see what is at work here?

Press Council of India chairperson Markandey Katju on Sunday said the media should restrain itself in criticising the newly formed Akhilesh Yadav government for two years.

Talking to reporters here, Katju said even before Akhilesh had taken oath as chief minister, the media started terming the criminal incidents in the state as return of goondaraj, which is not appropriate. “Akhilesh is a young and foreign-educated chief minister. He himself is taking action. He is suspending (workers). Do not demoralise him now. Let him settle down,” he said, adding that the media should say something about him after one or two years.

Who the hell he is to tell the press to give a pass to Akhilesh Yadav who rule so far has represented the return to the goondaraj. Katju has never ever given anyone from the conservative side such a pass (in fact he has never left a chance to berate non Congress state governments). The reason is all too clear. Congress needs the SP. SP needs a clean image. Katju is helping the SP. Do you see what is at work here?

Katju represents the worst of Indian polity and establishment. Even as a judge, he was a secular activist rather than keeper of the law. Someone needs to tell these guys the definition of “job description” and the need to stick to it for the sake of a functioning and fair bureaucracy. Of course I may as well be asking for the moon.

Reports on Katju's statements on Hazare and Yadav can be read at:
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/frankenstein-monster-lokpal-may-increase-corruption-says-katju/20120331.htm

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Katjus-latest-diktat-to-media-dont-criticise-akhilesh-for-a-year-or-2/928484/

The following will reveal the secularist activism of Katju during his Supreme Court days:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markandey_Katju