Red: The True Colour of Indian Communists

For the last couple of years we have been watching the skeletons tumbling out of the closets of the Congress Party and their allies (coalition dharma you see!) closet by way of these mega scams. Of course the skeletons in these cases were figurative ones. However we can trust the Indian Communists to actually take things to a new level. Actual human skeletons were found buried in the backyard of the CPM Minister Sushanta Ghosh. Yes. We are not talking figure of speech. We are talking about dead people murdered by these so called messiahs of the masses.

PC Chidambaran has said that the left wing extremism is the most violent movement and worse than terrorism. He is saying this about the Maoists but what he did not say about his erstwhile partners is that they are every bit as violent as the Maoists. Since PC is more likely to blame all the Indian ills on Saffron Terror, this was a deviation from his beaten path. However, I suspect that his motive is far less honorable in this. He just wants to divert attention from the Islamic terror that he has not been willing or able to do anything about

Coming back to the topic of leftist violence, as per yesterdays Express India article: Abdulla Kutty, the two-time CPM MP from Kunoor in Kerala who had to leave the party following his praise for Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, has alleged a Marxist “pogrom” against opposition in both Kerala and West Bengal. He even went on to reveal that "In Kunoor itself, the CPM has killed 145 Opposition supporters that included members of RSS in the last 25 years. This goes beyond the usual Communist “my way or no way manifesto”. Taking a page out of Lenin and Mao, these murdering thugs have made a mockery of all that India and her democracy stand for. For these guys, democracy is just a façade. In reality, they are no different than the third world dictators.

In one of our previous post titled "Liberal and Leftist Nexus" we had had talked about how CPM funded Teesta Setalvad and her NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace, to bring down a democratically elected CM, Narendra Modi. Large sums of money were given to fabricated witnesses of Teesta Setalvad. But it is no surprise. For these people murder is a way of life. Subversion of the truth is far lesser a crime.

But the real surprise is that the two states these people have dominated have the highest literacy. Voters from Kerala and Poschim Bongo are very well informed. Yet they have been electing the commies for decades. One can only shake ones head at this extreme example of irony.

Liberal and Leftist Nexus
In the past, Khan had also alleged that the CJP, a Mumbai-based NGO, was instrumental in organizing payment of One lakh each to as many as 10 witnesses in various post-Godhra riot cases. The money came from the CPI (M) relief fund and was distributed months before the witnesses deposed in the courts, five years after the clashes took place. Four other eyewitnesses received `50,000 each.
Read More:http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2010/09/liberal-and-leftist-nexus.html

Ex-Kerala CPM MP ‘digs’ up past, alleges Marxist ‘pogrom’ in Bengal
Later speaking to The Indian Express, Kutty said: “We used to have tea at the Parliament canteen and there Basu told us what they did with the Trinamool Congress supporters. He used to say that after killing them, the bodies used to be disposed of scientifically, by burying them deep into the soil.” Read the complete article:http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/exkerala-cpm-mp-digs-up-past-alleges-marxist-pogrom-in-bengal/845209/

Maoist menace beats terror: PC
New Delhi, Sept. 13: Home minister P. Chidambaram today described Left-wing extremism as the “most violent movement” in the country as he put the onus of governance on states to win the battle for minds and hearts in Maoist-affected areas
Read the complete article:http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110914/jsp/nation/story_14504968.jsp

Narendra Modi and Post Godhra Massacre Riots

Faisal Kidwai (whomever he is) has written an article only a Muslim and a leftist can write. I am sure that he is a leftist only when it comes to dealing with Hindu-Muslim issues i.e. Secular when dealing with Hindus and Conservative when it comes to Islam. The article he has written in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling which essentially exonerates Modi. The article is obviously biased and reeks of desperation

Kidwai indulges in some cheap theatrics inspired by the movie “A Time To Kill” and panders to fellow Muslims and bleeding heart liberals. He refers to the post Godhra massacre riots as a pogrom. The word Pogrom means “an organized massacre” like the killing of the 50 plus Karsevaks, or the slaughter of thousands of Sikhs in 1984 or what happened in Moplah before partition or what has happened to Hindu population in Pakistan where the percentage is down from 12 in 1947 to less than 2 today etc. What happened after the Godhra station massacre was nothing but reactionary revenge killing. Kidwai has no clue of the meaning of the word pogrom and if he does, he likes to use it selectively. He also ignores that out of about 2100 killed, more than 700 were Hindus. He has used examples of Hindu inflicted cruelty which have since been proven to be incorrect. Those examples seem to be from the history books when Muslim marauders like Ghazi and Ghouri inflicted on the hapless Hindus.

I do not want to sound petulant and proud of what happened in Gujarat. No sensible Indian can. But people like Kidwai need to stand and say that if the Muslims had not killed the 50 karsevaks, none of the rioting and killing afterwards would have happened. Take a breath Mr. Kidwai and accept that often ignored fact.

But none of what he said bothered me because we have been hearing these lies and distortions for the last decade. What bothered me was when this liar says the following:

So, those of you sitting on the sidelines cheering Modi should take a deep breath, pause and really ask yourself whether you want a leader under whose chief ministership hundreds were killed, who has by extension linked Hindus to terrorism and who did not even have the decency to resign, even though maintaining law and order is every chief minister's top duty.

He says that because he knows that he and his ilk have lost this battle and now he wants the Modi supporters to introspect. What I want him and every anti-Modi liberal is that how can you live knowing that you have repeatedly voted for Congress or enabled them knowing that they were responsible for killing thousands of Sikhs (now that WAS a pogrom). Jagdish Tytler who was allegedly in charge of choreographing those riots is still part of Congress leadership. It is also well known that a most Hindu Muslim or Shia-Sunni riots have happened under the Congress and other pseudo-secular party rules. Yes, how DO YOU LIVE WITH YOUR SELF MR. KIDWAI?

But even that is part of repeated efforts to bring down Modi and we know all the tricks. However what really riles me is when He tries to deny Modi credit for the upsurge of growth in Gujarat under Modi. It seems to be a pet excuse of all anti Modi brigade to say that the development in Gujarat is due to the entrepreneurial skills of the Gujaratis rather than Modi’s leadership. No one can or will deny that the Gujaratis have the entrepreneurial skill in spades and have succeeded the world over. However without the proper infrastructure, there is only so far your spirit or ability will take you.

Small and seemingly common sense decisions by Modi have resulted in drastic improvements in availability of power and water in a perpetually parched state. Farmers and industrialists are prospering together. It also claimed by the liberals that Modi is being coached by the Industrialists into making these decisions. Maharashtra used to be one of the most productive and prosperous states. Now it ranks in the bottom five. Where are those industrialists now? Why have they not helped a “secular” Congress government which has run the state into the ground? Why are farmers killing themselves in Andhra (another Congress ruled state) and Vidarbha which is Sharad Pawar’s backyard while Gujarati farmers are now exporting food? They also say that Modi has nothing to do with the large amounts of investments. I guess these people ignored the Tata Nano move from Poshchim Bongo to Gujarat. Do you think if some corrupt person were in Gujarat CM’s seat demanding his cut, Ford, BMW and others would be investing billions in the State? Imagine Raja or Kalmadi or anyone associated with UPA in charge of Gujarat and the amount of money they would have made? The fact that Modi is personally honest in the middle of such a huge flow of money speaks volumes of the man’s integrity. Of course all this eludes Kidwai and his ilk.

Mr. Kidwai, we do not need lessons in what Hinduism teaches us but you do. No Hindu is proud of what happened in Gujarat. It was a crying shame which we have trouble living with. However, we will not stand and take the blame for the entire tragedy. I wish that Muslims had not started it and killed the fifty plus karsevaks because that way I would not be here defending a great leader like Narendra Modi.

Should Modi's burden be India's too?
Faisal Kidwai.
Firstly, the court has not announced a decision on the verdict, so the victory claim is pretty out of place. Secondly, even if Modi is given a clean chit, which would not come as a surprise considering that the Congress -- read the UPA government -- was never serious about pursuing Modi, thanks to party insider Ahmed Patel's view that going after Modi would hurt the Congress party's prospects in the state, how does that become an event to celebrate?
The article can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/column/should-modis-burden-be-indias-too-column/20110913.htm

BJP: Party With a Difference or Congress Lite?

After decades of being an afterthought, the Jansangh (which was a gift to the nation by Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee) transformed itself into the BJP and became a political alternative to a corrupt, misguided and misruled Congress (except for the brief period when PV Narsimha Rao was the PM). They went from two MPs to a ruling party. The vacuum in the ranks of a suddenly expanded party was filled in by politicians with no allegiance to the Jansangh ideology. They were in it for power and money. Some old time RSS workers succumbed to the lure of power and money. Case in point is BS Yeddyurappa. Since then, the BJP lost its way. They were the party with a difference. The Honest Hindu Nationalists! I guess the combination of personal human frailties and demands for money to be a national party was too much of a burden for the BJP.
Now the BJP looks like they are trying to get back into power by taking shortcuts. They have done things that would make old time Jansanghis wince. As Mr. TVR Shenoy asks:

Was it necessary to form a coalition with the Janata Dal-Secular?
Was it necessary to broker compromise after compromise to keep the wealthy Bellary Brothers happy?
Was it necessary to give B S Yeddyurappa the same long rope?
Finally, was it necessary to rush to embrace Janardhana Reddy after the CBI arrested him (along with B V Srinivas Reddy) for illegal mining operations?

Another thing he does not ask is
Was it necessary to support Shibu Soren (knowing his background) in Jharkhand ?

When the BJP came to power the first time around, there was optimism in the middle class of actually having a genuine alternative. Even though they were not elected with a huge margin, yet it was significant that the middle class had ignored the pseudo-secular parties and voted for someone with RSS support (despite of a total demonization of the RSS by the Congress). But the BJP lost its way and now has been reduced to being lesser of the two evils rather than a party of difference.

They are at crossroads right now. The country is hurting for a party of difference. The BJP can atone for its sins in Karnataka and shed the corrupt leaders in its ranks. They need to energize their grassroots level workers. They should not shy away from asking the RSS for help. They need to sideline leaders like Arun Jaitley who are nothing but good looking spokespersons and have never won Loksabha elections. They need to showcase the leaders who are actual performers in the party like Narendra Modi, Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Raman Singh. They need to widen the support base of the party and strive towards increasing their vote percent. If it takes time then so be it. If they take short cuts like fielding DP Yadav from Western UP to counter the SP thugs then they are no better than any other party.

We have seen from the history of our country that the pseudo-seculars and the liberals have no ideology or a vision for the country (at least not one where India of tomorrow has roots in India of yesterday). They are short on everything including morality. On the other hand, we have seen from examples in other democracies than religious nationalists have to carry a bigger cross and cannot make compromises on ideology. The onus of being the honest and moral party is on the BJP. They need to come through on that. As corrupt and immoral as Congress is, they can always harp on history and get the voters attention. BJP cannot claim that (mostly because even the conservative freedom fighters fought under the same umbrella as the rest of the Congress). So my appeal to the BJP supporters is that they should not demand any less from the party they support. The BJP have a responsibility to the party and their supporters but a bigger responsibility to the nation. This is what they do not realize.

How the CBI has helped the BJP
T V R Shenoy.
Consider how the Congress responded when skeletons have come tumbling out in the past year.The Commonwealth Games [ Images ] Scandal? "What is the BJP doing in Karnataka?" The Adarsh Housing Scandal? "What is the BJP doing in Karnataka?"
The 2G Telecom Scandal? "What is the BJP doing in Karnataka?"
And now, with its almost frenzied backing for Janardhana Reddy, the Congress doesn't even bother saying that because the BJP seems bent on doing all its work!
The article can be read at:http://www.rediff.com/news/column/-how-the-cbi-has-helped-the-bjp/20110909.htm

Leave Modi Alone, An Appeal!!!!!.......

Lalloo Yadav appointed judge could not rule against Bhai Narendra Modi. All the NGO’s funded by Muslim countries and other liberals groups and assisted by UPA have miserable failed in bringing Modi down. Entire Indian media who are like bloodhounds when they want to be have been unable to make anything stick to the man. And all this is not because the man is Teflon coated. So why is it that the worst by the likes of Lalloo, Digvijay and Teesta Setalvad has failed to establish any guilt. Well I have the answer. BHAI NARENDRA MODI IS INNOCENT! This maybe well near impossible for these hyenas to digest but if they do not believe me then they must believe someone like Sherlock Holmes (or rather Doyle) who famously said: "When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains--however improbable--must be the truth." There you go folks. The activist Supreme Court of India filled with judges appointed by the UPA has decided to defer the matter to the local DM thereby exonerating the man again for the umpteenth time. I can only guess why they have not put this matter to rest, once and for all.

So how many tests must Bhai Narendra Modi pass before the leftist and the pseudo-secular jackals leave Modi and Gujarat alone. Enough already! Let the man do his job and push Gujarat to new heights. There are many other states willing and able, in the union to be ruined by these “my way or no way” hyenas. If people of Gujarat want a Hindu nationalist government then that is their own choice whether Setalvad and other idiots like it or not. Let Modi and Gujarat do their work. After all someone has to make money for the rest of the country to waste and steal.

Delhi Blast: Weak Leaders and Weaker Voters

In most countries, a bomb blast would wake up the government and make people angry. Not ours! As per Congress Minister for Tourism, Subodh Kant Sahay, Delhiites have become habituated to the terror attacks. As preposterous that statement is, it is a non routine and an honest statement. What we have seen so far (and we have seen enough of these to see a clear pattern) is that after any bomb blast, the response of the members of the GoI is extremely predictable. Like Pavlovian dogs, the PM and HM will go on to describe the attacks as cowardly and ask the public for restraint. They will also offer payments / pittance to the victims. The local government affiliated with Congress would come out and play a blame game. The US will praise the restraint of the Indian government. Of course no arrests are ever made. No local connection is ever found. Even if some Indian outfit is found to be blamed, no arrests ever get made. Eventually, Digvijay Singh would come out and blame the Hindus for the attack. Chidambaran would start dropping terms like Saffron terror. English language media would come to the rescue of the government with a timely expose of some kind on BJP or better yet Bhai Narendra Modi. Eventually, all will be forgotten. Cricket or the latest Khan movie or some sleazy reality show will take over the space.

If platitudes and speeches could fill stomachs and make a population happy, India would be paradise. That is all our leaders are good for. What Subodh Kant Sahay has said is really the truth. Our leaders are worthless is protecting us. We as voters are enabling these worthless leaders so that should give you an idea of our worth to the nation. We must be the only true Catholic nation on the planet. You see, we keep turning the other cheek. Insult us and we turn the other cheek. Kill our people and we restrain ourselves and the forgive and forget. Even the countries who are largely Catholic do not have this kind of patience and forgiveness. I would like to remind my fellow Indians about another tenet in Christianity. Christians say that the Lord hates a coward. Repeatedly turning the other cheek, is not a virtue. It is cowardice. We make it a virtue because the alternative means action which we are too lazy to take. God forbid if it is too hot outside to go and cast your vote. The most of the middle class is either brainwashed by government / education system / media into believing that somehow, Secularism prohibits us from placing the blame where it belongs and the rest are too lazy to go out and vote.

Casting our vote is the only action that civilization and democracy allow. We need to rise up from our slumber and vote for the right people in the forthcoming elections. We need to become immune to seduction in the name of secularism, casteism, social classes, regionalism and see through the bullshit that our politicians feed us. Mayawati pretends to be the champion of the dalits and yet her own lifestyle would put the biggest elite and blueblood to shame. We need to vote for performers and not pretenders. We need to vote for the person and not the family. We need to vote on the basis of recent record and not the history. If we think that all parties are corrupt, then we need to pick the lesser of the evils. We need to look at states with good leadership and bring those local leaders to the national stage against the advice of national media and liberals.

We need to wake and take our country back. Otherwise, as Subodh Kant Sahay says, we better become even more used to these attacks. Maybe even start treating deaths of loved ones as cost of living in India.

Mayawati, Julian Assange and Wikileaks

In a response to a wikileaks cable, TP Srinivasan, a career babu has said that MK Narayanan has higher credibility than Timothy Roemer. TPN is forgetting that Narayanan was associated with one of the most corrupt regimes India has known. Roemer does not have that to his name. Mayawati wants Julian Assange in an mental asylum. Predictable responses indeed.

Wikileaks are a double-edged sword. On one hand they have put covert operations and operatives’ lives in jeopardy. On the other hand they have revealed what the media can and will not leak. The Indian media would rather be spreading lies about Bhai Narendra Modi than speak the truth about people like Mayawati. Shame on them! From the perspective of Ram Chandra Bhartiya, Julian Assange is a godsend who is revealing about our leaders that even bad Bollywood movies are wont to show.

Who would think of sending a private jet to Mumbai to fetch a pair of shoes? That sounds like Imelda Marcos. Who would build a private road from their residence to their office to avoid traffic? Sounds like Kim Jong-Il. Who would punish other public servants with sit-ups or force them to clean their shoes? Sounds like the villain from Manmohan Desai movies. Who would employ nine cooks and two food tasters? For answer to that you may have to go back to ancient Egypt and look at Cleopatra.

And yet all these and other acts of extreme corruption were not committed by a third world dictator! They were committed by an elected MLA / Chief Minister in the world’s biggest democracy. Our own Behenji, the champion of the downtrodden and the weak- Mayawati. A very cruel joke indeed!

Either something is wrong with the concept of democracy or people who enable this form i.e. the voters. Democracy is a successful concept and better than any other as shown by many countries including our own sometimes (people still sticking with Narendra Modi despite of all the disinformation). By implication, the other answer must be right. In democracy we deserve the government we elect. People of UP have elected Mayawati multiple times and before that Mulayam Yadav. Wow! That is the power of seduction and caste politics. The UP voters have repeated voted against their own interests. But this kind of criminal naïveté is not endemic to UP voters. Look at people of Bengal (or shall I say Poschim Bongo) who voted for the commies for over three decades. What about the people of the state with highest literacy? Keralites are still voting for the commies. Bihari voters were also guilty but have since rectified their electoral missteps.

Point is that it is the voters’ responsibility to not fall for regional or caste politics and elect people they would not normally let in their homes. It is the responsibility of the media to accurately show the true nature of our politicians. I would urge the politicians to look in the mirror once in a while but that would work for people with a sense of honor. People like Mayawati who hide behind the “dalit ki beti” card and shamelessly indulge in militant minorityism cannot be expected to be shamed. She will continue to do what she does and so will the voters of UP. She will be back. Maybe the voters of UP need to look into the mirror.
Acouple of articles on the topic can be read at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mayawati-sent-empty-jet-to-Mumbai-for-sandals-WikiLeaks/articleshow/9870389.cms
http://www.ndtv.com/article/wikileaks-revelations/wikileaks-mayawati-s-eccentric-paranoia-included-9-cooks-2-tasters-131434

Anna Hazare: Only a Moral Victory

As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Anna Hazare brought down to its knees, one of the most arrogant and corrupt governments in our history. He succeeded because of his determination and help from the otherwise complacent middle class. I don’t think that the world and we are going to see something of this kind in our lifetimes. In the world today where violence is often seen as a legitimate means to ends like human rights, Anna is a reminder of all things good. Even though I do not agree with his demands (we have written on that topic in details on this blog), I am in awe of the man. When a hungry and weak Anna got up and said Vande Maataram, I got tingles down my spine. He once again got the country especially the middle class out of their mall and McDonald induced slumber and stand up for Mother India. Proud moment indeed!

But as we have said on this blog, yet another law without teeth is not going to solve anything. Giving teeth to mortal men and expecting to behave in a fashion conducive to “Satyug” is unrealistic at best. People who will be on the lokpal will have extraordinary powers. We will be expecting them to be impartial. But absolute power corrupts absolutely. My fears are that the new Lokpal bill may give rise to an unsustainable and a corrupt bureaucracy, very much under the influence of the politicos we are trying to make accountable. We already have the first example.

Now even the worst detractors of Narendra Modi grudgingly acknowledge the progress made by Gujarat under him. His enemies (entire left wing, liberals, pseudo-seculars and their ilk) have done all they could, including lying and cheating to bring the man down. Case in point is Teesta Setalvad. Despite of their worst, the man has not been hurt. If he were corrupt (imagine a UPA led government in Gujarat with all the money pouring in!) he could have made a lot of money. If Mayawati can become mega-crorepati in a poor state like UP then for Modi the sky could have been the limit. But entire media and government machinery has not been able to stick anything to the guy. So what does the Congress do? They use their pet trick of using the party loyal governor to appoint a Modi baiter as the state Lokayukta. The governor Kamla Beniwal who looks as inspiring a leader as a wet sock, is doing her best to make happy her masters in the Family.

Normally, a pro-Congress lokayukta would not be a problem for Narendra Modi. He can defend himself without any help. But we are too close to the next election. What Congress is hoping that they will accuse him of everything short of the Kennedy assassination and hope that mere appearance of impropriety would score points with the undecided voters. Being so close to the election puts the onus of proving innocence on the defendant rather than proving guilty on the prosecution. But we should not be expecting anything less that this from a party like Congress, which is completely devoid of any morals and achievements.

It is clear that the Congress is trying to take Modi out of the 2014 equation so that the BJP cannot project him as a PM candidate. If Modi could do for India, what he has done for Gujarat, then we would really be on our way to achieving our full potential. But the Congress and the liberals cannot have that. They are the kind of people who love to cut their nose to spite their face. Such is our luck. Yes. Anna’s victory is going to be a moral victory only.

Anna Hazare And Politicians Response

The response of the politicians has been very predictable. It started off with ignoring Anna. That is the way the UPA has been working. Ignore the issue and hope that it goes away. In this case, the problem persisted and then the dirty tricks department was unleashed. When demonization aided by the media did not work then they came back with a more subtle approach. The glib Kapil Sibbal took advantage of Anna’s trust and got him to quit his fast. Now once bitten, Anna came back better prepared with more resolve.

This time around the UPA has run out of their usual tricks. Anna has wisely asked to keep Sibbal and PC out of the equation. However, the UPA has found allies- the opposition. Now why would the opposition work to help the party they want to bring down? It could be that they are also afraid of the Jan lokpal bill. That would make sense because there are corrupt politicians even in the party I support. Of course no one would come out and say that reason. So the line being handed is that they do not want to have a body more powerful than the elected parliament. Now that is correct. After all, we are living in a democracy and the body of elected members of Loksabha who are also the keepers of the Indian Constitution should be the most powerful body in the land. But judging by the mess we are in, it is obvious that the system is not working.

Most successful democracies have a powerful system of checks and balances that keep the politicians honest. Not being a lawyer, I do not know if this mess is due to a flawed constitution or a gross misuse of it. What I do know is that creation of a Lokayukta is going to create a very powerful body. This body will have the power to bring down the corrupt but highly powerful and rich people. This body will also create a mammoth bureaucracy especially if we bring the lower level babus under the purview of this bill. What I do know about human behavior is that power of this kind can and will corrupt anyone. Then who will police the Lokayukta personnel? Will we then create another body? What about the expenses due to this parallel government? Will that not be a major burden to the taxpayer? These details cannot be ignored.

My bigger concern is who will get to be on this body? Who will decide that? Will the leftist liberal NGOs have a say in this? Because if it were up to these people, hey will work like attack dogs hunting men like Bhai Narendra Modi. A leftist Lokayukta will be like Teesta Setalvad on steroids.

But then the politicians deserve every bit of this misery. They have had chances after chances to solve the corruption problem. If they have not actually dipped into the dirty money pool they have ignored it for love of power (like Manmohan Singh). They have let it fester until it has become the cancerous tumor it is. Now even if Anna is strong-arming them with unreasonable demands, it is their own fault. They and their minions in the media cannot complain about it.

So what is a possible solution? How can the politicians and activist meet half way? If both sides approach the issue with sincerity and honesty (a tall demand for sure) then we could enforce the Jan Lokpal bill for a limited time e.g. 10 years during which the system gets cleaned up. It may not be enough time to revamp the work culture but still could encourage the next generation of employees to approach work with a different set of ethics. Meanwhile the government could put in place the sort of checks and balances in the Constitution which should have been there from the beginning. Whatever the measure, the most basic need is for complete transparency and honesty from here onwards. Does anyone think that our politicians can turn the page that quickly? I for one, am not that hopeful.

Why has PM not faced Anna Hazare between April and August?
A start has been made. Ten days after his 'create disturbances' speech, the prime minister told Parliament that his government 'applauds' Anna Hazare and 'respects' his idealism. Oddly, between April and August, the Congress's 'Mr Clean' has never actually faced Anna Hazare. Why is that?
The answer to that must lie between the prime minister and his conscience.
The complete article by TVR Shenoy can be read at:http://www.rediff.com/news/column/column-anna-hazare-india-lokpal-corruption-manmohan-singh/20110826.htm

Anna Hazare: Response of the Voters

The second attempt by team Anna has invoked very strong response from the voters. The first campaign had support of the economically weakened sections of the society and Baba Rammed supporters. Those are the people who normally go out, brave the elements and vote. However, this time around, the supporters include sections of the society who would not step out of their comfort zones to vote. This also includes the younger population who are too cool to be bothered by the state of the nation. It is precisely because of lack of response from this class that parties like SP, BSP or even Congress get empowered. Now the same class of non voters is realizing the implication of inaction.
What we are now seeing is that people involved in the movement are a much better representation of the society. That is why; even the detractors of this movement are hard-pressed to question its legitimacy and seriousness. We now have celebrities (non famous ones), a couple of sitting judges, IIT graduates who boycotted convocations presided by Manmohan Singh. On a trip from Delhi to Agra, I saw a number of processions by school children. In short, I have not seen this kind of passion in my life time. Of course I do not remember JP’s campaign against Indira Gandhi regime. A passionate and peaceful gathering of Indians has not been seen outside of cricket stadiums. Good things come out of such events.

Of course you would expect some jackass to ruin the party. The Jama Masjid Imam has said that the Muslims should stay away from the anti corruption movement because it’s rallying cries include Vande Mataram and Bharat Mata Ki Jai. For this moron, corruption that the Muslims are facing is less important thing than facing calls of Vande Mataram. Muslims can attend the movement and support Anna without saying the offensive “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”. So when the Royal Family of Awadh (20,000 members) announced that they will not celebrate Eid as a mark of their protest, it was a major slap in the face of the Imam. On top of this, the national president of All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board, Shaista Amber has decided to come out in the support of Anna. She along with her supporters came to the Ramlila ground in her burqa along with the other members. I say, god bless this woman. She went to say that “Bukhari’s statement is illogical and everyone has a right to freedom of speech and expression”. She also accused the Congress government of insulting and exploiting the Muslim Community. Wow! This woman has more guts than most men out there. God bless her. We at this blog have always held that Islam will be brought forth into the modern times by its female followers. Well for that matter, every backward community in Hindus could use the help of their girls and women.

It is a proud moment for the country when her citizens rise and speak in unison against common evil in a peaceful way. That is the hallmark of a proud civilization which is sure of itself.

Some of our articles on Muslim women can be read at:

http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2010/09/muslim-women-can-be-part-of-solution.htm

http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2010/09/womans-jihad-against-islamic-jihadist.html

http://hindu.com/fline/fl2507/stories/20080411250702800.htm

Anna Hazare, Communalism and Some Thoughts.

1. At a loss for a proper way (there is none) to deal with the popular anti corruption movement, the Congress spin-meisters are branding the movement as a communal. They are trying to prove to their votebank that the evil BJP and the more evil RSS are behind the movement. It is a desperate move but one which betrays the diseased mindset of the fear mongering practitioners of the votebank politics. I think it an affront to all voters who are being told that communalism is a bigger problem than corruption. I really wish that Muslim leaders would get up and tell the Congress that they are not buying this anymore.

2. Of course taking a page from Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s book of crisis management, the UPA have also blamed the US for being in “cahoots “with the Anna Campaign. Yes. The two headed monster of RSS and CIA is back. This kind of predictability is indicative of desperation, lack of moral clarity and an abject lack of political sense.

3. Anna Hazare had entered the first fight unprepared. He had brought a knife to a gun fight. Once bitten twice shy, he has started the second phase of his fight much better prepared. Arresting a Gandhian septuagenarian like him to Tihar was a foolish move on part of the UPA but very good for Anna and the movement. The difference between good and evil has now become even starker, if that were possible. The parallels between Anna’s movement and Jayaprakash Narayan’s movement from the 1970s are uncanny. Both were / are being led by non politicians and followed by the youth of India. Both were / are against power hungry, corrupt and authoritarian regimes, only interested in welfare of a family. One can only hope that the end result of the current movement is the same as that of the first one.

4. While Anna learned from his mistakes from the first time around, the UPA have done nothing of the sort. What has become clearer (if that were possible) that the PM and the senior cabinet ministers have little to no power at all. If he were involved, a seasoned politician like Pranab Mukherjee would never make the mistakes being made. So who is running the show? It is the close coterie of the Gandhi family faithfuls (or is it fat-fools?) who are imperiling the nation with their corrupt, myopic and authoritarian approach to ruling. Even gullible voters of the UPA deserve better than this.

5. Our recent posts have discussed the lessons for the BJP in this mess. I certainly hope that the BJP is keeping on top of all this. Recent experience in Karnataka shows that contentious issues should be dealt by leaders who are respected by the cadres. My opinion is that the leaders who have shown their political mettle by winning elections and leading at the grassroots levels rather that nominated good looking public speakers are the ones who are respected and taken seriously. A common worker is more likely to take Narendra Modi seriously than Arun Jaitley. Then using such leaders, the BJP need to start a grassroots level campaign for the next elections. They need to be prepared for early elections and not be caught unawares.

A related article can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-why-government-cannot-put-down-anna-movement-lokpal/20110816.htm

Article Congress accusing Anna of being a US agent can be read at:http://www.indianexpress.com/news/congress-sniffs-us-hand-behind-anna-movement/833336/

Indian Leftists: Useful Idiots or Traitors?

An Indian born, AMU educated Muslim Ghulam Nabi Fai was recently charged with spying on behalf of ISI / Pakistan and trying to influence American politicians. He was the head of Kashmir-American Council and used to hold annual meetings. He also used to contribute to election funds of gullible and greedy American politicians while lobbying on behalf of Kashmiri separatists. This proud son of Mother India was doing his best to help Kashmiri terrorists and weaken the Indian position on J&K in the world. American FBI and the US courts that are not influenced by his minority religious status (unlike Indian courts or authorities), charged him with spying on behalf of the ISI. Since then Dan Burton and Joe Pitts, the two anti Indian politicians have returned all the money. The so called think tanks who had bought into this man’s lies have since backtracked silently. Weak mea culpa has been offered by all.
These annual meetings hosted by Fai were attended by Pakistanis from various branches of the government and media. Of course Indian leftists and liberals were also invited. Many of these are people like Dileep Padgaonkar, are in position of influencing the policies of the Government of India. For these leftists, these meetings were an all expense paid trip along with a chance to thumb their noses at Indian conservatives and establishment – both catnips to leftists. Since Fai’s arrest, these people have offered the “babe in the woods” or the “innocent as newborn babies” explanations. No one in their right minds would believe that people like Kuldeep Nayyar, Dileep Padgaonkar and Justice Sachar could not figure out the actual agenda of Fai. One would think that with all the anti Indian rhetoric and Pakistanis from the defense and political establishment in attendance would have offered them some clue. After all these people are not idealistic college freshers. So the question is: are these people useful idiots or traitors?

As per Wikipedia, "Useful idiot is often used as a pejorative term for those who are seen to unwittingly support a malignant cause through their 'naive' attempts to be a force for good”. A lot of these people are seduced by ideas of peace at all costs and equality by any means. That approach may work with really small segments of population where the social dynamics and the implications can be managed. However with larger and diverse cross section of society or where national interests are involved, the costs and means for peace and equality HAVE to be considered.

Better things are expected from people like Justice Sachar and a veteran journalist like Kuldeep Nayyar. They may be leftists but still have seen enough of the world to know better. Frustrated academics like Angana Chatterji and Vijay Prashad or flash in the pan celebrities like Arundhati Roy who are after cheap publicity are expected victims of manipulators like Ghulam Nabi Fai.

The more important question is: are these people traitors? Probably not. After all they do have noble intentions and seem to be victims of their own bloated egos. However, the damage to the society or the nation because of their actions is as bad as that of a terrorist or an anarchist. The one thing that really bothers me though is that these people do seem to enjoy the power they have over conservatives and the establishment due to their celebrity, biased media and pseudo-secular politics. So are these people working towards peace and equality or bringing down the conservatives and the establishment? That question needs to be asked.

The articles on Fai's arrest and the role of Indian leftists are below.
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/isi-didnt-get-its-moneys-worth/20110813.htm

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/padgaonkar-j&k-interlocutor-is-among-fais/820304/

The Terrorist Leaders Of J&K

A Pakistani once told me that India had to be divided because Muslims cannot live under anyone’s (read non-Muslim) rule. This can be brushed aside as one man’s rant. But then if you look at problems caused by Muslim minorities where they are in a significant percentage, you realize there is something to that statement. It is from this vignette, I wish to examine two threats made by Muslim terrorists (or separatists, as Indian media calls them). Self styled reformed terrorist Yasin Malik has threatened increased violence in the valley if India and Pakistan do not resolve their dispute. Of course resolution to him and his Paki masters means surrender by India. Dileep Padgaonkar, Kuldeep Nayyar and Justice Sachar would disagree with my assessment but they are stooges of a known ISI spy so their opinion of their ilk no longer holds any water.

Another Terrorist Syed Shah Gilaani has said that terrible things are going to happen if Afzal Guru is hanged. To me this means a complete indictment of Guru’s guilt and a gross interference in Indian judicial system. Of course between pseudo-secular politicians and liberal media, justice cannot be carried out against Muslim perpetuators anyway.
Now these two criminal idiots are Pakistani stooges who want to carry out their master’s bidding. Their loyalty is commendable. But these two claim to be representatives of the Muslims from J&K. So let us try to examine what the Muslim aam aadmi in the valley thinks. For the moment, we will do a criminal act on our own and ignore the displaced Hindus from J&K. Now Sanaa Altaf has been writing on newsinsight.net for a while now. She has been a champion of the aam aadmi from the valley. She has written about the lost generation of J&K Muslim youngsters. For a long time these kids have been used by terrorists as cannon fodder. Between fiery speeches and bribes, these kids do not stand a chance. But if you read Sanaa Altaf’s articles on the orphans of the terrorism and other social problems then you will realize that to the terrorists and Pakistani, the aam aadmi is nothing more than a tool and means to meet their nefarious ends. They do not represent the J&K Muslims the way they claim. The moderate leadership which actually represents the J&K Muslims are deemed as enemies by the likes of Malik and Gilani and thus killed. Eradication of terrorism and extermination of terrorists is in the interests of J&K Muslims as well as the rest of the nation.

I can understand the desire of J&K Muslims for some degree of autonomy to preserve their culture. I can understand that as long as they include the Hindus and accept them as part of the solution. What I cannot understand is why the current day Muslim aam aadmi wanting to merge with Pakistan. PoK has never had any kind of elections ever. If it were not for Congress and their selfish policies in the valley, the elections in J&K would have been a lot fairer than they seem to have been. But at least there have been elections. If it were not for terrorism in J&K, the youth from the valley would have a lot more opportunities like the IAS topper from a couple of years ago. A lot more industries like tourism and food processing could have been opened in that state. It could have been a very prosperous state but for the terrorism.

But that is not what these terrorists like Malik and Gilani would have the aam aadmi believe. They want to merge with Pakistan. Let us examine that option. Daily deaths due to violence in Pakistan are in double digits and I do not mean accidents either. If it were up to the Balochis they would like to pull out of Pakistan. A once prosperous port of Karachi is now burning. That war is between two rival gangs. What caused an increased gangsterism in Karachi? Presence of Dawood Ibrahim and his henchmen. That is the ISI’s gift to Karachi. We all know what the entanglement of ISI / Paki army is with the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Pakistan is not a country. It is a criminal enterprise. Muslims in UP have lots of relatives in the Mohajir community in Karachi. How many of them do you think want to move to Karachi right now? Pakistan is a failed state. Anyone with any means is leaving the country. Now why would the aam aadmi from J&K would want to join Pakistan? Either they have a death wish or they have been kept ignorant by these self styled keepers of the valley.

I wish that the aam aadmi in J&K would summarily reject these terrorists and get on with their lives. They need to be represented by moderate leaders who can actually negotiate with the central government for autonomy and development packages. I for one would support them wholeheartedly as long as the Hindus can go back to their homes in J&K.

The Gilani and Malik articles can be read at:http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/08/11/idINIndia-58727120110811

Are Manmohan And Sonia Clean?

Ronald Reagan’s real achievement was being at the right place at the right time. He looked good and spoke well. Other than that, he did not do anything. In fact if anything, he ran up the deficit and laid groundwork for future economic debacles. Yet he is looked upon as one of the greatest US presidents. Folks, it is all smoke and mirrors. Public opinions can be managed by careful media management.

In India, no one manages the media better than the Congress. It does not hurt to have a pliant media also. All these years through systematic brainwashing, subterfuge and careful dissemination of information, the Gandhi / Nehru dynasty has been protected. Despite of repeated blunders, Nehru has been placed on a pedestal as someone the nation could not have done without. Mrs. Gandhi was also protected in the same way. After the Bofors scandal, one would have thought that the Gandhi family was dome in politics but not in India. They were brought back by the Congress as saviors.

Which brings us to the present times when despite all kinds of scams and corruption cases, opinion polls indicate that Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi are thought of as above the sleaze. While everyone thinks that the UPA is corrupt and yet somehow the two people in charge are innocent. All these scams are part of an organized effort to rob the country and in organized crime, money flows from the bottom to the top i.e. from the doer to the person in charge. Then how can the money flow stop below the person on the top? Of course the media mavens would have you believe that despite of the sleaze around them, these two were unaware of it all. Even if one is gullible enough to believe that, how does one explain this astounding degree of naïveté? Or is it incompetence? Or worse? How do people of this kind deserve to be in charge?

The fact of it all is that the lust for power or money or both has forced the so called clean people to look the other way. In legal terms this is called aiding and abetting which are felonies in their own rights. My point is that despite of any overt proof, one can safely say that these two people are definitely guilty of something.

So why do people still think that they are above it all? Careful image management with help from media lap dogs is one answer. Of course you also have men like Digvijay Singh who is a master of diverting attention. You have men who are taking all the blame either out of loyalty or fear. How else can we explain the silence of A Raja or Kalamadi or Kanimozhi? Why are Balwa or Hassan Ali keeping quiet? But the bigger question is why the voters of India are not asking these questions?

May be the people cannot believe that they elected this bunch not once but twice. Maybe their need for something or someone to place their faith in is blinding them to the obvious. Maybe the years of media assisted brainwashing has made the Gandhi brand name impervious to any suspicion. Whatever the reason, the aam aadmi needs to open his eyes otherwise he will end up making the same mistake a third time. The nation cannot afford any more mistakes.

The article on public opinion can be read at: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sotn-corruption-scams-dent-upas-image/174359-37-64.html

Corruption is The Big Issue: http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/archive/00748/State_of_the_Nation_748120a.pdf

Strengthen the Hands That Rock the Cradle

I have a nearly eleven year old daughter. When I think about her, all I can think are what toys I can afford or what books to buy or what are her strengths or her school. All my efforts are focused on keeping her healthy and happy. I DO NOT think about her getting married. I am a Hindu and traditionalist but I am also educated and forward looking. My religion and culture afford me the luxury of questioning the wrong and the incorrect. So when I see people marrying or their almost adolescent daughters, it chafes me to no ends. No one can justify child marriages. If it is tradition then it is wrong. Just because a man is a girl’s father, it does not give him the right to ruin her life based on some perceived male superiority. Ours is not a traditional patriarchal society. At least not in the way Islamic world is. On one hand we abuse women in every possible way and then we worship various devis. This dichotomy is baffling and needs to be addressed.

Indian girls have matched the successes of boys every step of the way. In a lot of cases they have well exceeded them. So why do we still cling on to traditions which demean and humiliate girls? I don’t think there is a simple answer to this. Boys do not have any interest in correcting this. Men with daughters do but somehow, instead of fighting the system, they seem to be succumbing to it which is a damned shame. So who should pick up this fight? Of course the girls. They really do need to stand up for their share in India’s future. It is their interest and it is in India’s interest. One of the factors common to all third world countries is the status of women in those countries. Half of our population cannot be held back and denied the fulfillment of their potential.

It is in this spirit that I want to talk about this young Rajasthani girl Sapna Meena. Instead of getting married, she wanted to get more education and get a job. In any other country, this would be a normal dream. However in the world of chauvinistic Indian men, she may as well have been asking for the moon. God bless this girl, she stood up elders in the family. When she could not get the help she so deserved, she went to the authorities. Amazingly, the sarkari babus stood up for her and her wedding was put off. She was awarded a certificate of gallantry by the government for being an "agent of change" in her community. Good for her!! It will be Indians like her who will carry the country to the next level.

What is the responsibility of others? The men should listen to the aspirations of their daughters and recognize their potential. The establishment should enforce the anti child marriage laws as they do other laws. They should also stand up for girls like Sapna. Instead of peddling their usual sleaze, the Indian media should tom-tom Sapna’s case and others like that. India deserves to hear stories like this.

The complete story can be read at: http://news.yahoo.com/india-schoolgirl-defies-tradition-reject-child-083022998.html

Is India A Shithole And Ganga A Garbage Dump?

Kevin Ruud used to adopt a very hard-line sanctimonious attitude when it came to India. He criticized our policies on Nuclear issues and human rights. Yet, when it came to China, he was a different man even though the Chinese are the worst proliferators of nuclear technology and are not aware of the concept of human rights. If the Chinese put shit on a plate, Kevin Ruud would call it pudding and eat it. You see, the Chinese are the largest consumer of Australian natural resources. Australians are the descendents of the criminal rejects from England. They have all of the worst English traits but are yet to master the British art of masking their hatred for the “lesser” races. So if some shock-jock radio host like Kyle Sandilands calls India a shithole and Ganga a garbage dump we should not be surprised. We should ignore this orifice of the posterior and deny him the cheap publicity he so desperately seeks.

As I have suggested many times before, we should boycott products from nations who do not treat us with respect or are inimical to our interests. Buying Chinese made stuff is equal to treason in my opinion. We should also treat stuff from Australia with similar disdain. They need to be punished for this and completely failing to protect Indian students.

That said, let us examine the statement made by that puddle of vomit Sandilands about India and Ganga. If an ignorant and heartless buffoon especially of European descent travels India, what is the most likely impression of the country? It will be that aside from prosperous pockets, it is a very dirty country. What about taking a boat ride in Ganga? They will see industrial and human waste being dumped unfettered into what we deem as a holy river. Sandilands may be a crude bastard but he has struck a very raw nerve here. Our reaction to it is also genuine and expected. It is one thing for me to yell and scream at my son for any mistakes he may make but entirely another if someone else does that. I will pick a huge fight with the other person. But our reaction, however genuine it may be, does not and should not end the story.

We have written many articles on this blog about the sorry state of our rivers especially Gangaji. As per WHO standards, the water in Hardwar is not fit to be used for agriculture. Think about how bad it must be downstream in Kanpur and Prayag. Please read the articles mention below for exact details. The worst culprits are unscrupulous industrialists who treat the river as a waste disposal unit. The worst of this criminal lot, of course are the tanneries in UP. Since most of them are owned by Muslims, it may be worth examining if they are getting away with it because the pseudo-secular parties in UP treat Muslims with kid gloves. Be that as it may, a zealot like ex Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is needed to clean up our rivers. It is a pity that he has been shunted off to another portfolio while his portfolio has been given to Congress mouth piece Jayanti Natrajan who is battling accusations of land scams in TN. The central government and our religious leaders need to get involved in this. Mayawati cannot do this work. The city administrations also need to be pulled up for laxity in human waste disposal into the rivers. Someone needs to light up a fire under all the IAS babus along the banks of Gangaji.

As far as the country being dirty is concerned, we are all guilty. Amazingly, we Hindus clean our houses, light up an agarbatti in front of our “eesht-devta or devi” and throw the garbage out. We need to be very scrupulous about where and what we throw. Of course, the Municipalities also need to be held responsible for the filthy condition of our urban and rural areas. We need to do all this so we can shut up worms like Sandilands forever. Otherwise, we should be prepared to listed to hurtful jibes from every jerk in the world.

Australian radio host says 'India is a shit hole'
Melbourne: An Australian radio show host is facing criticism from the Indian community over his reportedly derogatory comments on India and Hinduism, in which he called river Ganga a 'junkyard'. A Sydney-based Indian group is seeking an apology from the radio station following a report that host Kyle Sandilands made anti-India comments on his "Kyle and Jacky O" show. According to a report by a local ethnic TV programme 'Desi Kangaroos', Sandilands said "India is a shit hole" and went further to describe river Ganga as a 'junkyard'. The Council of Indian Australians (CIA) lashed out on Sandilands for the "insulting" remarks, and has said it would take up the issue with Australia's media regulatory body if it was not amicably resolved.
The article can be read at: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aus-radio-host-says-india-is-a-shit-hole/172044-2.html

Other articles on state of our rivers is below.

http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2011/01/abuse-of-ganga-ma.html

http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2010/10/we-are-killing-ganga-ma.html

http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2011/04/bengal-tiger-gomti-and-hinduism.html